{"id":335,"date":"2026-01-08T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/?p=335"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:59:47","slug":"shiroma-sensei-has-arrived-from-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/2026\/01\/08\/shiroma-sensei-has-arrived-from-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"First Classes With Shiroma Sensei"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Shiroma Sensei taught three classes in total, beginning at 6 AM in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8390-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8390-1024x577.jpeg 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https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8398.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">The focus was on basics, using the hips, anchoring both feet on the ground, and starting each technique directly and without any unnecessary &#8220;giveaway&#8221; movements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma-1024x690.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma-1536x1035.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Day-4-Kangeiko-Group-Photo-Shiroma.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>After the 6 AM morning class.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08-After-6-AM-Class-Shiroma-Sensei-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08-After-6-AM-Class-Shiroma-Sensei-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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