{"id":359,"date":"2026-01-10T00:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:08:33","slug":"friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/2026\/01\/10\/friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, Jan. 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09-Santa-Monica-Shiroma-1024x593.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09-Santa-Monica-Shiroma-1024x593.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09-Santa-Monica-Shiroma-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09-Santa-Monica-Shiroma-768x445.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09-Santa-Monica-Shiroma.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 6 AM morning class, Shiroma Sensei taught <em>kihon<\/em> and <em>Bassai Dai<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls preload=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8455.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls preload=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8457.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a quick breakfast with Sensei Shiroma and a brief rest period, some of us took Sensei Field and Sensei Shiroma to lunch.<\/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\/IMG_7402-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7402-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7402-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7402-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7402.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we returned to the dojo for more training. Miyuki Kuroha taught a special class on <em>Bassai Sho<\/em> (one of her competition katas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Miyuki-Bassai-Sho-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8475.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8475.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8475-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8475-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8475-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8462-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8462-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8462-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8462-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8462.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8477-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8477-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8477-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8477-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8477.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the evening classes, Sensei Shiroma taught <em>Jion<\/em>, <em>Empi<\/em>, and <em>Kanku Dai<\/em>.<\/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\/20260109_192319-1-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192319-1-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192319-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192319-1-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192319-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192734-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6669981766948451;width:366px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192734-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192734-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192734-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192734.jpeg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\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\/20260109_192323-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192323-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192323-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192323-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260109_192323.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7420-1024x602.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7420-1024x602.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7420-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7420-768x451.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7420.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We concluded the evening with sushi, sashimi, chicken karaage, and drinks, at the dojo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7432-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7432-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7432-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7432-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kangeikosantamonica.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7432.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, 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