{"id":56413,"date":"2015-05-28T05:27:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=56413"},"modified":"2015-05-28T05:27:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:27:26","slug":"chest-to-overhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=56413","title":{"rendered":"Chest to Overhead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>between my morning and afternoon surf sessions yesterday, i had a 20 minute break.  i was so sleepy after surfing in the morning and eating a poke bowl and shave ice.  so i parked my car at ala moana park, climbed in the back seat, and slept.  i couldn&#8217;t sleep well.  i woke up 3x!  how?  i woke up to my own snoring!  3x in the 20 minutes.  haha.  i must have been really tired.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.13.38-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.13.38-PM-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.13.38 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56421\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen i feel fresh again.  pick up Matsui-san.  we drive to bowls and i could see some change in the conditions.  the earlier onshore winds made it really ugly, but i felt a slight chill in the air.  that means, north winds!  the winds switched from straight onshore to straight offshore.  nobody around!  only 3 guys out at bowls, and nobody out at rock piles!  so we paddle to rock piles and surf alone.  look how glassy the waves are!  this is called &#8220;epic conditions!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.10.27-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.10.27-PM-640x361.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.10.27 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56419\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nbefore we paddled out, Matsui-san told me the biggest wave he surfed in his life was chest high.  i told him &#8220;today is your lucky day!  the smallest wave out there is chest high.&#8221;  haha.  he looked nervous but i&#8217;m good at pushing people past their limits.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.09.57-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.09.57-PM-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.09.57 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56417\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter 30 or so biggest waves in his life,  Matsui-san felt like a reborn surfer.  i was laughing after each wave he caught because i know that feeling all too well.  then he would paddle back out with the biggest smile.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.10.18-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.10.18-PM-640x358.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.10.18 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56418\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nbeen watching this turtle swim up to me every time i go to rock piles.  i&#8217;m thinking about naming her.  such a cute baby turtle.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.12.18-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.12.18-PM-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.12.18 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56416\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nsince nobody was out, i thought i&#8217;d grab a few waves too.  always looking for the barrel.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.12.52-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.12.52-PM-640x359.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.12.52 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56420\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nin the soup, in the barrel.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.08.40-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.08.40-PM-640x361.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.08.40 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56423\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nimagine coming to hawaii and all of a sudden begin challenged to the biggest waves of your life?  Matsui-san did wonderful going up over the big sets.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.11.18-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.11.18-PM-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.11.18 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56424\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand when he couldn&#8217;t go over the waves, i taught him how to go under the waves.  i swear there were some way overhead sets up to 4&#8242;.  i would have been freaking out if i were him.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.08.24-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.08.24-PM-640x358.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.08.24 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56422\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe afternoon was cloudy so it was pretty dark under water.  look at Matsui-san diving under the hugest freak set!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.09.19-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.09.19-PM-640x402.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.09.19 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56415\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nby the end of the 3 hour session, Matsui-san surfed like a professional.  good style and good balance.  this is perfect surfing!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.14.05-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-1.14.05-PM-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 1.14.05 PM\" class=\"align none size-medium wp-image-56414\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;m sure when Matsui-san goes back to japan, the waves are going to feel tiny.  good job surfer dude!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>between my morning and afternoon surf sessions yesterday, i had a 20 minute break. i was so sleepy after surfing in the morning and eating a poke bowl and shave ice. so i parked my car at ala moana park, climbed in the back seat, and slept. i couldn&#8217;t sleep well. i woke up 3x! 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