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nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:18:00 GMT

今日から数回シリーズに渡りＯＫＣジャパンツアーの思い出を綴ります。先ずはＪＷの面白画像２本をどうぞ（笑）

OKC Hofu Workshop Level-1

nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:38:00 GMT

防府市に集合した”鉄愛集団”（？）見よ、この勇姿を！！

WKC cert course in Hofu City

nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:58:00 GMT

こんな美しいケトルベルイベント会場はＪＷも私も初めてであった！！！！感激！！！

Natural disasters, Hitchhiking, and Kettles

johnwild@orangekettlebellclub.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT

So, the two day OKC Tokyo workshop feels like it was a huge success! I enjoyed the students and working with Mr. Matsushita again. Mr. Yamada was a great host and we all worked very hard on some new and difficult technique. The next morning I woke up physically crushed! I was sore from head to toe and 100% exhausted! But it was a travel day and Nazo and I had to leave the hotel and head down to the Onsen by Yamaguchi Pref.

It was tough to get moving but when we got to the train we settled in for our 5 hour ride. After about 4 hours they told us via loudspeaker that there was a huge storm in the south and the last leg of our train ride would be cancelled. This left us about 150km from our next stop. After 3 more hours we were let off the train in Hiroshima and the train station was full with over 15,000 people! There were blue tarps all over the floor so people could sit and wait. There was no estimate for how long. Maybe 5 hours, maybe days, nobody knew. They said tat there was flooding and the tracks were in bad shape, the bullet train could not run.

Nazo and I were feeling worse for wear. Both of our bodies were hurting and we had a decision to make. Should we sit and wait or should we push on. We decided to try and push on. One taxi outside told us he could take us the 150km to our next stop and we jumped in. Traffic moved for the first hour but then it stopped, completely. The roads ahead were closing down, it was pouring rain, and all the trains had stopped running. We inched along until the gas almost ran out, then we stopped at a gas station. He said his cab used a very special kind of gas and he could take us no further. It was a mess.

Our frustration was building but while at the gas station we got word that the highway was closed because of a landslide that killed 13 people. Then reports started coming in about 6 people dead here and 3 people dead there and 40 people missing. There was a story on the news about a nursing home that had flooded and almost washed away entirely. We were not frustrated any more. Now we knew that this was beyond serious and that our situation tough but not compared to the tragedy around us.
We knew we could not stay where we were. We looked for options and there were few. Nazo suggested we try to get a ride with a trucker passing through. It’s not something I had ever done but desperate times right? She was talking to this Trucker and our taxi driver and the night time gas station manager and convinced the trucker to drive us. I jumped in the cab (behind the seats where he had is bed) with the luggage and Nazo squeezed in a little open space in the front. He drove us through the rain for 4 hours. He brought us all the way to our hotel.
We were both exhausted and somewhere along the way I picked up a stomach bug. I was the happiest man alive to reach a bathroom! We both just collapsed and slept for a while. In the morning the News was incredible. There was so much damage. So many people had been killed. It was a real disaster.
I have been pretty sick for the past few days and I could not have been more greatful. Every time my stomach turned I knew I was still alive.
We finally made it down to Yamaguchi Pref. where we are teaching today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Believe me when I tell you, we couldn’t be happier to be here!

Natural Desaster !!!

nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:34:00 GMT

この日本で、JWとヒッチハイクする事になるとは誰が想像をしたであろうか！？しかし、窮地に陥り私はもう「何でもやってやれ！」という感じであった。

私達は広島駅からこのタクシーで３時間、徳山まで行き、そこから上の１０トントラックに乗り換えて更に４時間、計７時間掛けて広島から山口県の湯田までドライブ。東京からはなんと１５時間以上掛かってしまった！！！

２つ目の写真は、私達の荷物（トランク４ケ）をトラックに載せるJW.

Day 1 of OKC Tokyo and 66kg fun!

johnwild@orangekettlebellclub.com — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:29:00 GMT

OKC Japan Tour !!

nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:44:00 GMT

OKC Japan ツアーが始まった！！！

WKC Fitness Trainer Certification: Tokyo

johnwild@orangekettlebellclub.com — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:37:00 GMT

Japan's First WKC Fitness Certification at Bungeling Bay Gym in Tokyo!

Japan !!!

nazo@orangekettlebellclub.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:00 GMT

いつの間にか日本に着いて既に３日目である。行きの飛行機の中では少なくとも１０時間くらいはぶっ続けで仕事をした。ジャパンツアーの為の書類作成や、５００ギガバイトのハードドライブを購入したので、そこにPC内にファイルしていたKBビデオを一気に移し替えたりした。（これ数時間掛かった）私の隣の席の日本人のおばさんが、マイクマーラーのプレスやJWの人間リフティングビデオなどを横の席から覗き見して、ついに「それは何をしているビデオですか？」と聞いてきた。おばさんにケトルベルの説明をしたら、周りに居たキャビンクルーの（日本人）おねいさん達までもが、とても興味を持ってくれ、狭い飛行機の通路で、彼女達に身振り手振りで説明した。

１日目は東京に入ったのは夜８時頃、疲れてその日は寝るだけ。昨日はイベント会場視察や挨拶周りや、事務処理など。そして今日はタイケイさんのKBをお借りしに伺った。私は父から借りたオンボロの車でJWと伺ったが、KBを幾つか積んだら車の後方がガンと下がってしまった。そこに体重１５０キロ近いJWが載ると、、、、いまにもパンクしそうだった。仕方なくベルの数を幾つか減らし、（JWの体重はすぐには減らせないし、、、笑）、、、何とかホウホウ帰宅できた。タイケイさんご協力ありがとうございました。何とか車つぶさずに帰りました。

～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
さて、今回OKC関連イベントにご参加される方々にお知らせいたします。

まず、OKCワークショップにご参加の方で、第一日目のみ、或いは２日続けて最後までワークショップを受けた方々には、OKCよりワークショップ修了証書が渡されますので、 A4サイズの書類が入るような大きさのバッグをお持ち下さい。

また、今回はWKCコース、OKCワークショップどちらも、会場の都合により、裸足になる可能性もあります。

そして、今回東京からリクエストを頂いたので、OKC-Tシャツをご希望の方に販売いたします。
サイズは米国サイズの M と L のみ、色はグレーかロイヤルブルーです。数に限りがありますのでお早めに！！価格は２０００円です。若し購入をご希望の方がいらしたら、なるべくで良いですので、２０００円で、お釣り銭の無い様にお願いいたします。

では、明日からいよいよOKCジャパンツアー開始です。

Nazo

Friends

johnwild@orangekettlebellclub.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:31:00 GMT

It's funny, I don't write that often and I feel because of that sometimes I fall out of view. Every once in a while the idea that I should blog more kicks in and bang out several in a row and then I drop off. I don't really feel like anyone reads this, why would they? I am so inconsistant that they never know when I write.

Now I feel like I have gotten myself into a pickle. Every day I seem to be hurting people around me. It is not just one person on one side of an argument but rather it is several people on all different sides. They are my friends and I like them all in very personal ways. It hurts me to think that I will lose one or all of them. But every day i seem to do something that pisses one of them off. I have always felt like a neutral person in this whole kettlebell racket. I really do enjoy all different sorts of training and I like meeting people who enjoy what they do. Traveling around and meeting all the great lifters that I have has made me a better person. It has made me the kind of person that my friends like, or liked.

Nothing has changed in me. I am still just a guy who lfts and drinks beer and eats meat and loves Star Wars and has all the bad habits to keep my good ones balanced. This whole thing is killing me and I don't know what to do. Maybe we can't work together. Maybe we can't train together. Maybe we can't teach together, or maybe we can. Whatever though, I just want to be friends, as stupid as that sounds. I just can't give up my friend for something like a kettlebell. Even though I love it too.

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