{"id":62298,"date":"2015-12-08T05:08:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=62298"},"modified":"2015-12-08T05:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T20:08:31","slug":"karate-chop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=62298","title":{"rendered":"Karate Chop and Happy Ending!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3079.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3079\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni really was planning to go to okinawa on that last trip but changed the plan because of the typhoon.  then i thought for a second &#8220;um, should i go to shikoku?&#8221;  but barrels weren&#8217;t on my bucket list so i decided to go to mexico to hunt tuna instead.  then i talk to Matchi yesterday and he said it was the 10 year swell over there!  omg!  shock!  after i saw this photo, i really wished there were two of me.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3048.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3048\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62299\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nlate in the night or should i say early in the morning, i was walking my friends back to their hotel.  why?  because i couldn&#8217;t drive due to Mr. Don Julio.  walking over the bridge separating waikiki to ala moana.  kind of spooky.  felt like it was more dangerous than all the places i walked around in cuba.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3050.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3050\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62301\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand looking at all the rubbish in the water, i thought i was really in a third world country.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-07-at-9.55.14-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-07-at-9.55.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 9.55.14 AM\" width=\"632\" height=\"342\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-62307\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ncongratulations to Billy Kemper from maui for winning the big wave contest yesterday.  it was freaking amazing to watch.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-07-at-9.53.26-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-07-at-9.53.26-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 9.53.26 AM\" width=\"335\" height=\"374\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-62302\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe final results.  all the best watermen in the world.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3077.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3077\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62303\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni was craving fondue last night so went to hale vietnam.  omg, i forgot how good it was!  i just love it!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3078.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3078\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62304\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen the rice and raw egg at the end, that is what you call a &#8220;happy ending.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3055.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3055\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62308\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nso stoked to see my gardenia and avocado trees looking so green and healthy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3072.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3072.png\" alt=\"IMG_3072\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62306\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe waves dropped in the evening and pipeline was packed!  a hundred guys?  very dangerous as i heard a local pro surfer is now in critical condition at the hospital from hitting the reef yesterday.  hope he recovers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/inada.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/inada.jpg\" alt=\"inada\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62309\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthank you Inada-san for the cool karate shirt from Kyokushinkaikan. i love it!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kami.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/kami.jpg\" alt=\"kami\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62310\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand thank you Kami-san for the jaga pokkuru!  itadakimasu!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_3054.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3054\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62305\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;ve been hanging on to this kayak for a while.  it&#8217;s worth a lot of money but i don&#8217;t need it anymore.  $200 and it&#8217;s yours.  it will make a great christmas present for yourself.  let me know.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i really was planning to go to okinawa on that last trip but changed the plan because of the typhoon. then i thought for a second &#8220;um, should i go to shikoku?&#8221; but barrels weren&#8217;t on my bucket list so i decided to go to mexico to hunt tuna instead. then i talk to Matchi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}