Festival of the Kings - Hawaii

This was our first real big trip, to a place of majestic traditions, and incredible beauty. This week was filled with one magical moment after another. Hawaii really welcomed us with their true Aloha spirit. But we are warriors, that went there to battle, and came home with victory. I was really proud of Sifu Willie for winning first place in the Black Belt Breaking division - he started playing the Hawaiian nose flute and stunned the audience with a ridiculous egg break. The boys fought well too, but it was Julio's "FLAWLESS" break, which won him first place, that I was most impressed with. We were up late the night before practicing in the dark of the night at a local state park - with only the car headlights for light. Julio couldn't get the break right, but the morning of the competition his Chi was truly balanced. I could go on about this trip, but all you have to do is ask those that went, I'm sure they will love to share their stories.