It was really great to meet up with karate folks I've bumped into often before going to Japan 10 years agp, like George Kotaka and John Fonseca, although I ran into both of them at the 2008 WKF Worlds in Tokyo.
AAU選手権大会にいたとき、私は偶然古い友達に出会った。
A warm thank you goes out to those people at the AAU event who embraced my graphic novel once the understood what it is about. Plus, thanks to the American Sports Karate team from Naples for including me in their warm-ups!
Surprisingly, I also ran into Mr. Sugiura, Chairman of Tokaido Martial Arts Supplies from Tokyo, and we both looked at each other like 'What are you doing here?!'
大会で私は偶然 東海道の杉浦会長に会った！びっくり！
George Kotaka.
John Fonseca.
夢いの選手、ジョン・フォンセカ先生！元気そうだ！
Mr. Sugiura.