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Jul 10: The Air Force decided it was time for me to move again.  In Jul my family and I packed and made the long journey from Florida to Deerfield, New York.  The summer is great here -- wondering about the winter?  Below is a photo from our last training session at Eglin AFB.  I promoted Jake to San Kyu and Stewart to Go Kyu.

11 - 18 Aug 09: Another great trip to Okinawa, Japan.  I got to train with Shinjo Sensei and watch the Okinawa Traditional Karate/Kobudo World Tournament.  There were some outstanding martial artists from around the world competing and practicing.

16 - 18 Mar 09: I got another opportunity to visit with Roy Hobbs Sensei, Dentokan Hombu.  We presented Ms Jennifer Byrd with her Ni Dan Certificate and had a great time training.  Hobbs Sensei helped with advanced bunkai while we practiced kata and taught Suparinpe to Jennifer.  

1 Mar 09: I had the pleasure of training with Bob Bolton Sensei at the Tampa Family Martial Arts Dojo again.  We spent the evening working on GekiSai and stances.

19 - 22 Nov 08:  I visited the Dentokan Hombu.  Roy Hobbs Sensei, Jennifer Byrd, and I spent several days reviewing and practicing Goju-Ryu kata.  As always Hobbs Sensei helped me further my understanding of Karate Do.  Jennifer Byrd's knowledge and karate skills have improved significantly. 

6 Nov 08:  I visited the Tampa Family Martial Arts Dojo.  Bob Bolton Sensei led a great class and allowed me to train with his students.  

27 Sep - 1 Oct 08: I made an annual visit to the Goyu Kan Hombu Dojo.  During the visit I got to train with Anyu Shinjo Sensei and senior yudansha.  Traveling to Okinawa is always an opportunity for me to improve my karate kata and receive mentorship from Shinjo Sensei.  My annual "tune up" went well.