Day 1:
After a long 12 hour flight, I finally made it to JAPAN! I flew into a city about an hour outside of Tokyo and about 3 hours outside of Odawara (the city we are staying in). Rumina Sato met me at the airport with his wife and son. We grabbed my gear and headed on the 3 hour journey through the beutiful westcoast of Japan. I wish I could say I took a bunch of really great pictures to share, but unfortunetly passed out in the car for most of the ride. We stopped to take a break from the massive traffic thru Tokyo at this food strip mall. It was so cool. The way everything is set up here is so different from the states its amazing. I grabbed my camera to only find that for some reason the battery did not charge back home..uugh..I promise I will post pics later once I able to take some.
We finally made it to Odawara. Dropped Ruminas family at home. Then off to Roots gym for 1st session of training. We arrived about 8pm. Grappled with a few of Ruminas fighters: Taiki, Shooto Champion Mamoru and a few others. I fely ok except for the jet lag and lack of sleep. We trained until about 9:30-10 and then went to eat.
Food was great. Even the “Natto” Furmented Soy beans for those of you who dont know what is it.
So far it has already been great. The only issue is the language barrier in which I feel like the handicapped kid that wants to fit in and everyone makes fun of!!!
I know im missing alot but Im exhusted and woke up at 6am to fill you guys in.
Day 2 looks to be a great full day of training and more new experiences.
Chad “SAVAGE” George
