{"id":76365,"date":"2017-02-20T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T06:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=76365"},"modified":"2017-02-20T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T06:38:50","slug":"surf-and-poke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=76365","title":{"rendered":"No Pain, No Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-7.57.54-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 7.57.54 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76368\" \/><\/p>\n<p>supposed to be the most windy day today but not where we surfed.  paddled out with Namikoshi-san and Tokukura-san to some epic glassy morning conditions.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.06.52-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.06.52 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76369\" \/><\/p>\n<p>so stoked to surf with Namikoshi-san again.  super cool black belt karate surfer from tokyo.  small hole in his left knee from the reef, but nothing hurts when you&#8217;re surfing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.01.19-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.01.19 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tokukura-san just started surfing 6 years ago when he was 50 years old.  he told me now he has a much better life, and a much healthier body.  i&#8217;m so happy for him.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.03.21-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.03.21 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i just love photos like this.  Namikoshi-san on the take off of a 30 second ride.  maybe he&#8217;ll get a 40 second ride tomorrow.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-7.59.09-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 7.59.09 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tokukura-san caught so many waves today.  it&#8217;s his first time to hawaii and he&#8217;s loving every moment.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.03.48-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.03.48 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the whole island was super windy but for some reason, the winds stopped for the 3 hours we were out.  so lucky!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.06.31-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.06.31 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>had a great time sharing waves with the boys.  there were only 2 other surfers out.  couldn&#8217;t believe it!!!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-8.08.32-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-20 at 8.08.32 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-76366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then took the boys to eat poke for the first time.  they didn&#8217;t even know what poke was until now.  haha.  we all loved it and will surf and eat tomorrow again.  hope you guys are sleeping good!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>supposed to be the most windy day today but not where we surfed. paddled out with Namikoshi-san and Tokukura-san to some epic glassy morning conditions. so stoked to surf with Namikoshi-san again. super cool black belt karate surfer from tokyo. small hole in his left knee from the reef, but nothing hurts when you&#8217;re surfing. 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