{"id":3617,"date":"2013-08-24T15:13:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T21:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2013-08-24T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T21:40:14","slug":"lesson-with-katsumura-san-last-saturday-kunioku-san","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/08\/24\/lesson-with-katsumura-san-last-saturday-kunioku-san\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson with Katsumura-san, last Saturday, Kunioku-san"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, I went to morning training and it was just Katsumura-san and I. I got kind of a private lesson! He brushed up my striking technique, that he’d taught me in the past.<\/p>\n

It was great. He held mitts for me and I did the technique a billion times.
\n\"Katsumura-san<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m so grateful for his kindness. I really look up to Katsumura-san. He played a big role in me getting my confidence back in myself and continuing fighting. And I’m so proud of his English. I’ve been teaching him English for the past year and a half, and he’s really come a long way. He has done ALL of his homework and studied A LOT at home. As a result, now he can converse pretty well with foreign gym members, and explain moves in English! <\/p>\n

So we both gave each other a skill. Beautiful trade.<\/p>\n

I worked in the afternoon, and decided not to go to evening training because my back hurt. Instead, I went to the chiropractor, and Hamazaki san pressed on my back harder than I ever had in my life. I was like shouting in pain, and I tapped, and he was like “Oh sorry, I didn’t see you tap!” LIAR!!!! ;_; I thought I was going to pass out, but when I left, I felt great.<\/p>\n

I’m so confused by that- Mihara-san said that you’re not supposed to do stuff until it hurts, but in the States, I got treatment like that, and then this guy did the same thing. \ud83d\ude41 I don’t get it…. and then he pushed on the painful knot in my foot SO HARD, I was like ‘I GIVE UP!” and he said, “HUH? What? I can’t hear you? HAHAHAHA” ‘__’ Like he enjoys causing pain. haha I felt golden when I left there, though.<\/p>\n

Saturday was my last Saturday at work! :O I almost cried with my 11 year old student gave me a little present and a thank you note. ;_;
\n\"miyu<\/a><\/p>\n

After work, I met my former trainer\/coach Kiuma Kunioku. We trained together every day for 2 years, a few years ago before I entered Groundslam. He took me out to the Japanese Sizzler in Sakuragi-cho! I had noticed there was a Sizzler, but I’d never gone there before today! It was FANTASTIC! <\/p>\n

We reminisced about training and him cornering me all over the world, talked about the future- both of our futures in fighting, etc etc. I wish him the best of luck in his own career!<\/p>\n

As we were parting ways, he put his hand on my shoulder and said good luck…..I literally had to hurry away because I started crying. ;_; It might not be the last time we’ll meet, but it seems like it….<\/p>\n

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\n(Strikeforce, 2010, by Esther Lin)
\n\"roxy<\/a>
\n2011, Cage Warriors, London<\/p>\n

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\nKing of the Cage, Okinawa, Jan. 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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