Guam Kyokushinkai Karate

Guam Kyokushinkai Karate
P.O. Box 11935
Yigo, Guam 96929
Guam

ph: (671) 483-1385

Lost Pond Training


 

 The Instructor's Assemble

 


 The class eagerly await to begin.

 


Stretching.

 

Jude Mafnas helps put up the Kyokushin Banner. 

 

Senpai Mat Cepeda going over security check list.  Walkie-talkies and car keys...check! 

 

Training in the water! 

 

 

 Gideon in relay race.

 

 

 

George not too far behind!

 

 

Alfred "Fireball" Mafnas burning a trail!

 


Joshua Cepeda not too far behind.

 


Suzete showing determination!

 

 

Sean Mafnas hauling coconut

 

 

Team Victory

 

 


 

 That's done....or is it?

 

 

 

Wonder what the black belts have in mind now?

 

 

 

Senpai Rodney teaching Kyokushin Kata!

 

 

Doing kata in water is harder than the dry dojo floor! OSU!

 

 

 

 

Sensei Joaquin Pangelinan, Branch Chief talks to the black belts before working on Advance Black Belt katas.

 


Going through some of the motions of Tekki kata.

 

 

 

 

 

Senpai Tony Rodriguez working through the kata.

 


 

 Senpai Rodney Gumabon

 


Senpai Randy and Senpai Rick look on as Sensei Joaquin transitions to the next move.

 

 

 

 Putting it together.

 

 


 

 Senpai Tony explains he rules to the Sumo game using Senpai Randy as example.

 

 

 

How to approach your opponent.

 

 

Senpai Tony explaining if the knee touches the floor, you lose the match.

 

 

 

Or, if you get pushed outside the ring, same consequence.

 

 

 

First match! 

 

 

Hajime!

 

 

Who will win?

 

 

Oh, so tense!

 

 

And the knee touches the sand! 

 

 

The Cepeda brothers size each other up.

 

 

Going in!

 


 

Sorta looks like a dance...

 

 

push and pull!

 

 

Pushed outside the ring! Guess who the winner is?!

 


 

George Garrido challenges the current champion.  Bow!

 

 

 

The pressure is on!

 

 

Suzette looks on as the two titans go at it.

 

 

Pushed the champion outside the circle!

 

 

Uh, oh.  Here come the BIG boys!

 

 

CLASH!

 

 

Is anyone budging?

 

 

Who will win?

 

 

Looks like a tie!

 

 

And the knee touches the floor!

 

 

Brother and sister on opposite end of mat!

 

 

 

Charge!

 

 

Such power!

 

 

Harder than it looks!

 

 

Sure is close to the penalty zone.

 

 

Closer...!

 

 

And big sister throws little brother outside the zone. 

 

More pictures of Lost Pond Training to come!

 

 

 

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Guam Kyokushinkai Karate
P.O. Box 11935
Yigo, Guam 96929
Guam

ph: (671) 483-1385