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This Week In Nosara #40 Late September 2024: Surf, Water Moratorium Updates, Old Honolei, Happy Birthday Brian!!!
This Week In Nosara #40 is late September 2024…Here’s basic outline of this episode:
- Some quality surf photos & a couple videos from Kaiya at Surfing Nosara.
- Take a look from the air Playa Guiones overlooking Las Huacas, Pelada, North Guiones, Main Street Calle Modelo, J & K sections, South Guiones, Punta Garza, Esperanza & South Las Huacas
- Updates from the Playas de Nosara ASADA available to everyone on their Facebook page. They are providing updates about water outages, updates to the system, which areas are to be affected, community updates & answering questions.
- The biggest update is water moratorium in place for new water approval letters. The ASADA can not say when this will change because we need to provide 20 year in advance coverage so need new wells & legal processing all to take place
- Rich predicts existing construction & properties with water meters like K45 & ones with approved water letters like R6 will become highly sought after. However, there are not many properties with water letters in place
- K45 is going on the market for sale (3000m2 with ocean view in K section & a water meter). It is the old Honolei Restaurant & house Brian & Kyle Bombard used to live in. Rich had birthday party there 15 years ago photo with a young Brian in the background & ironically today is Brian’s birthday! Didn’t know about that till after this was done.
- Surf footage from Guiones thanks to Kaiya
- Nosara Civic Association reminds us to celebrate 203 years of Independence!
- NOCA leader Michel came on the Nosara Podcast; he’s an awesome guy check it out when you want to feel good
- WCA water updates & need volunteers
- MoviemientoGuardianes is doing awesome things!!
- Stop by La Roca next time driving into or out of Nosara… Terrific views & great experience
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Nosara Karate Academy at the 2019 National Karate Tournament; Video Highlights of Kaiya & Elisha
There is a pretty solid martial arts scene going on in Nosara. Our kids are fortunate to enjoy high quality instruction in Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Karate. There are regular classes available for visitors and residents alike. Sometimes seminars or even tournaments are available in our area and throughout the country.
This past weekend both Kaiya and Elisha had a great time representing Nosara Karate Academy at the 2019 Costa Rica National Karate Tournament in San Jose.
This scrappy little team from Guanacaste had successful showings to be proud of in both 2018 and 2019.
In karate tournaments there are two divisions: Kumite and Kata. Kumite is fighting based on a point system. A punch is 1 point and a head kick is 3 points. A Kata is series of fluid positions and exercises performed in a routine but with no combat. Both Elisha and Kaiya prefer Kumite but understand the discipline learned doing a Kata is important to advance belts and knowledge in the karate system.
The kids want to thank Sensei Isis, her father Sensei Hector, as well as Sensei Edgar from San Jose for training them for the past several years.
2018 National Tournament
9 competitors, 15 medals, 2 National Champions
- Kaiya: 1st Kumite, 2nd Kata
- Elisha: 1st Kumite, 2nd Kata
- Helen: 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata
- Amira 1 medal
- Nayra: 2 medals
- Tiaja: 2nd Kata
- Jameson: 3rd Kata
- Lochlan: 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata

- 2019 National Tournament
- 7 competitors, 7 medals, 1 National Champion
- Elisha: 1st Kumite, 3rd Kata
- Kaiya: 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata
- Amira: 2nd Kata
- Nayra: 3rd Kata
- Tiaja: 2nd Kata
- Kai
- Aslan

Sensei Hector with Kaiya celebrating a solid finish 
Kai and Elisha enjoyed hanging out watching everyone else compete 
One of my favorite pictures 
2018 celebration with Sensei Hector 

Belt ceremony at Nalu 
Sensei Edgar from San Jose 



Teasha doing her Kata in 2019 
Nosara Karate Academy normally practices on Tuesdays 3:45pm (smaller kids) and 4:45pm (ages 8+) at Nalu and occasionally some private practices at La Banana. Contact Isis on Facebook or stop by Nalu on Tuesday afternoons to see the Nosara Karate Academy in action.




