{"id":48112,"date":"2014-08-20T19:46:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=48112"},"modified":"2014-08-20T19:46:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T10:46:45","slug":"eastside-board-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=48112","title":{"rendered":"Newborn Eastside Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.36.05-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.36.05-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.36.05 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48113\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nit&#8217;s always a pleasure teaching kids how to surf.  i just love doing it because i will never ever forget the first time i surfed when i was 6 or 7 years old.  it was only a few waves but that was the spark that lead to this fire i have for the ocean.  i can still remember that day like it was yesterday.  so for these kids, i know this day will be remembered for a long long time.  Kai is 10 years old and Maika is 8 years old.  two cute kids!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.36.46-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.36.46-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.36.46 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48114\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nfor surfing, it&#8217;s either love or hate.  if you have a great first experience, you will love it.  if you have a bad first experience, you will hate it.  that&#8217;s why i tell a lot of my friends before they take their kids surfing to make sure the surf is perfect, the equipment is perfect, and the day is perfect.  if not, don&#8217;t even try it.  this past sunday couldn&#8217;t have been any better!  just look at the stoke on Maika&#8217;s face as we paddled out.  this is pure stoke!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.38.59-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.38.59-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.38.59 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48118\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nfirst wave!!!  look forward, bend your knees, and everything will be alright!  good job Maika!!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-3.00.07-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-3.00.07-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 3.00.07 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48117\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanother angle as i just watch this kid ride the best wave of his life!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.37.47-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.37.47-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.37.47 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48115\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand yes, a high 5 is mandatory after a good wave!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.38.50-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.38.50-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.38.50 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48116\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni met Maika and Kai a few times before, but this day was the first time i seen them smile like this.  i truly believe that surfing can bring out the best smiles in the world.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-3.01.39-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-3.01.39-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 3.01.39 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48119\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen it was Kai&#8217;s turn.  i could tell he was a little more nervous but after a few waves, he became comfortable with the ocean.  i was so stoked to see him surf so well.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.43.20-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-2.43.20-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-19 at 2.43.20 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48121\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nonce again, bend your knees and look forward.  perfect surfing Kai!!!<br \/>\nwhen i downloaded these photos last night, i couldn&#8217;t stop laughing.  kids are so pure and to see their nervousness turn into happiness just by riding a wave is priceless.  i can&#8217;t wait to take them again!<br \/>\noh, and to see the whole Nakamoto family come down to the beach to watch and support the kids was awesome.  that is priceless too! 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