{"id":134204,"date":"2024-09-18T05:56:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=134204"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T05:16:32","slug":"boys-to-men-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=134204","title":{"rendered":"Boys to Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134205\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-17.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking kids out in the ocean is a risk. \u00a0At the end of the day, depending on their experience, they will either love it, or hate it. \u00a0So putting Ojiro on the nose of my board when he was so young was nerve racking. \u00a0One mistake and a kid will never want to surf again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134206\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But for this kid, he enjoyed it. \u00a0He was only 8 years old and very brave.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134207\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After each ride, Ojiro would smile like this. \u00a0Thankfully, his first experience was a happy one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134208\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-18-747x420.jpeg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now at 16 years old, Ojiro is still smiling from start to finish. \u00a0I asked him &#8220;do you like surfing?&#8221; \u00a0He replied, &#8220;I LOVE surfing!&#8221; \u00a0Keep on surfing kid!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking kids out in the ocean is a risk. \u00a0At the end of the day, depending on their experience, they will either love it, or hate it. \u00a0So putting Ojiro on the nose of my board when he was so young was nerve racking. \u00a0One mistake and a kid will never want to surf again. 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