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Yep, we had a fashion shoot at West Side. We flew world famous photographer Niki Tonks down from the Netherlands to shoot some pics for the website and other projects that West Side is involved in. All joking aside, we really did have a fashion shoot and it was actually pretty fun. Niki keeps talking [...]

My mind is always on jiu-jitsu, but some unknown force keeps showing me signs, keeps guiding me towards the art. Here are three examples: 1) I’m reading a book on surfing and suddenly the author talks about a party he goes to that is at the house of some guy named Relson Gracie. He goes [...]

My son and daughter are participating in a soccer-summer camp this year. The camp is being coached by high school girls and to burn up some time, they play games that have nothing to do with soccer—one of the games is Red Rover—one of my favorites as a kid. I had both momentum and mass [...]

We are having a grand opening at West Side (Ogden) for our new building (yes, we’ve been in this building for almost two years, but hey) WSgo stands for West Side grand opening and I want it to be an all day event. Here’s the plan (all tentative of course): Saturday, Aug 21 (Everything will [...]

. . . I returned from Cali this morning. I had a good time—the drive was a killer, but well worth it. I helped my sister and brother-in-law move some tables at my aunt’s house and on the trip back both my brother-in-law and I noticed an older Chinese man waiting for the bus. He [...]

We made it to Cali. I’m at my sister’s house right now and I’m seriously typing this outside, on a laptop, by the pool– I feel like a professional writer. Yesterday my wife and I took our kids to an amusement park called Great America; it was the place to be in my youth–a great [...]

This morning I’m leaving to Cali for a week; I’m going to visit my sisters and a couple of my buddies; I’m looking forward to it. We’ve got plans to hit the beach and an amusement park called Great America, maybe the Monterey Bay Aquarium—my kids will love it. I asked my wife if she [...]

John Lobaido enhanced his gi this week with a West Side Octopatch; it’s time we all did. I am the worst offender. My own gis are patchless. The problem is, even though I have two gis, I’m constantly using them–there is no down time–no time for the seamstress. I like the patch though, and out [...]

Today West Side was a part of a kids’ parade downtown. It was small and last minute for us so we slapped some signs on a wagon and threw out some candy. It was fun. My kids and I all wore West Side shirts (which a lot of people asked about, even a guy singing [...]

. . I just finished the book West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief. I liked it. For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with surfers—with surf culture in general. I’ve never surfed; I don’t have a real desire to learn how. I think I’m more fascinated with [...]

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