{"id":310,"date":"2026-01-04T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/?p=310"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:38:50","slug":"new-years-are-like-white-belts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/2026\/01\/04\/new-years-are-like-white-belts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years Are Like White Belts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New years are like white belts: they represent a calling to make a new beginning. Seize the opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a>Kangeiko 2026 expands our now 52 years of tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are very honored to welcome an esteemed guest instructor for our 53rd annual Kangeiko: Isami Shiroma Sensei, 7th Dan JKA and Chief Instructor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Shiromakarate?__cft__[0]=AZYaY6N534L__9bWdd7j3UidwTi9LhdEeO-ciRW8Drc0BBu-E5dO27HdWScYHS_ZWoTKMjGeZLSq-pnmBf2Fhjdo-8BJLRf-MF44i58VKCNQa4Gd3WVVqEdPsKA9zMC-FeXc2OnQBbrLqbD9kTTHZJg4&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">JKA Karate Shiroma NY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dojo-Flyer-Kangeiko-2026-Shiroma-Sensei-Flyer.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please be part of this historic event, our 53rd Kangeiko Week &#8211; either at the dojo, or online!All week&#8217;s Kangeiko morning classes (6 AM Pacific Time, Jan. 5 &#8211; 10) will also be webcast live online. Train with us from anywhere in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New years are like white belts: they represent a calling to make a new beginning. Seize the opportunity! Kangeiko 2026 expands our now 52 years of tradition. We are very honored to welcome an esteemed guest instructor for our 53rd annual Kangeiko: Isami Shiroma Sensei, 7th Dan JKA and Chief Instructor, JKA Karate Shiroma NY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}