Bonds

Above is a picture of my team from my time in Japan, Sakaguchi Dojo.  They are wonderful people, all of them, and I consider myself extremely lucky to know them.  

Japan can be a difficult place for someone who goes there, maybe a little arrogantly speaking close to no japanese as was the case with me.  Getting used to the culture, knowing virtually no one, and just trying to get my footing was a trial of sorts.  Odds were pretty stacked against me from the start, but everything changed because I met really great people at Sakaguchi Dojo.  I no  longer felt lost and was happy to belong.   I made great friends and have so many good memories training and just being around everyone there.  I was truly blessed.

I am writing about my team back there in Tokyo today, because the dojo I trained at closed down this week and I really wish I could have been there for the last couple days.  I have a strong bond with everyone there and would have liked to be there at the end.  Training there and just seeing everyone day in and day out my time in Tokyo was one of the happiest times of my life.    Life was busy but there was always good people around so it was a happy existence. 

Things are good though.  There’s a new Sakaguchi gym in Yokohama now with my good friends, Yukio, Eriya, and too many other great friends.  I miss everyone and hope I can catch up with everyone soon.
Steve Magdaleno

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