CrossFit Hawaii Coaching Team
Many virtues go into being a great coach. It is our obligation to bring out the best in all of our athletes. Helping our members achieve a level of fitness that surpasses their expectations and keeping them safe at the same time is a constant goal.
To sympathize with someone’s struggle is to TRY and understand how they must be feeling, to empathize is to KNOW, FIRST HAND, the struggle. We fight our own battles daily to have sufficient empathy. Our encouragement stems from understanding what it takes to conquer a workout to the best of one’s ability. Whether it’s 10 lbs or 500 lbs, challenge yourself daily and don’t take the easy way out. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. Here’s to victory!
CROSSFIT
KAKA’AKO
KAKA’AKO
KIMO KOCKELMAN
| Favorite Book: | The Notebook |
| Favorite Quote: | Inu A Kena – Drink until satisfied |
| Favorite Meal: | Beer and a Burger |
DI KOCKELMAN
| Favorite Movie: | Pretty Woman |
| Favorite Restaurant: | The Food Company in Kailua |
| Perfect Day: | Kids asleep, cold beer in my hand, anytime anywhere |
TODD TAMANAHA
| Favorite Pastime: | Watching sports – “ESPN or Live, all levels, high school, college and professional.” |
| Bucket List Item: | Travel to Japan, Okinawa and Sports Hall of Fame Sites |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Hy’s Steakhouse – Rack of Lamb |
| Favorite Movie: | Sixth Sense |
| Favorite Book: | Da Vinci Code |
SABRINA NGUYEN
| Favorite TV Show: | Knight Rider – It is my ringtone |
| Favorite Book: | Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand |
| Favorite Quote: | “Don’t Fear Failure, but low aim is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” – Bruce Lee |
| Favorite Holiday: | Halloween |
| Favorite Pastime: | Watching Jeopardy with my family |
| Little Known Fact: | Earned black belt in Jeet Kun Do at age of 13 |
MAX KANESHIRO
| Favorite Book: | Tuesdays with Morrie – “It’s a great book about self-dignity and highlights the importance of love, friendship and family.” |
| Favorite Quote: | “If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have 2 mouths and 1 ear.” |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Ichiriki – Prime rib simmered in yuzu broth |
RICK BRUNO
| Favorite Restaurant: | Sushi ii – Omakase Style |
| Favorite Book: | The Stranger by Albert Canus |
| Favorite Quote: | “Still water runs Deep” |
| Bucket List Item: | Through Hike the Appalachian Trail |
RICKY LEW
| Favorite Movie: | Dark Knight |
| Favorite TV Show: | Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
| Favorite Restaurant: | 100 Sails Buffet – Prince Hotel – Crab, shrimp, prime rib and sushi |
| Favorite Pastimes: | Traveling and Snow Boarding |
MICHIKO BRUNO
| Favorite Author: | Kazuo Ishiguro – “His English is plain yet his characters are so real” |
| Favorite Movie: | Momento – “Mind blowing and brilliant” |
| Perfect Day: | Play tennis, have some wine and cheese, walk my dogs and curl up with a hardcover book. |
SALANI AINUU
| Favorite Restaurant: | Side Street Inn – bone-in kalbi |
| Perfect Day: | Singing, Laughing while spending time with family |
VANESSA SIMPKINS
| Favorite TV Show: | Brady Bunch |
| Favorite Restaurant: | La Mer |
| Favorite Book: | The Power of Emotional Intelligence |
| Perfect Day: | Coffee, Workout, beach with her dogs and then some wine |
MICHELE TAKAHASHI
| Love / Goats: | Loves Thrusters, Power Cleans and Rowing and struggles with Pull-Ups |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Tokkuri Tei – Sushi |
| Bucket List Items: | Travel to Lake Louise, Canada and Barcelona, Spain |
UI CHONG
| Favorite Movie: | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – “lived their lives on their own terms and went out balls out” |
| Favorite TV Show: | Electric Company and Schoolhouse Rock |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Chiang Mai – Drunken, Pad Thai and sticky coconut milk rice with mango |
| Animal Lover: | 8 Dogs, 4 cats |
STEFANIE SWEENEY
| Favorite Restaurant: | 12the Ave Grill : Ribeye Steak and Whiskey Cocktails |
| Favorite Pastime: | Traveling to new places to experience the people, culture, language and food |
| What fills your cup? | Teaching Elementary School Kids and CrossFit adults |
CROSSFIT
HAWAII KAI
HAWAII KAI
KIMO KOCKELMAN
| Favorite Book: | The Notebook |
| Favorite Quote: | Inu A Kena – Drink until satisfied |
| Favorite Meal: | Beer and a Burger |
DI KOCKELMAN
| Favorite Movie: | Pretty Woman |
| Favorite Restaurant: | The Food Company in Kailua |
| Perfect Day: | Kids asleep, cold beer in my hand, anytime anywhere |
AMANDA HELGESEN
| Little Known Fact: | Danced ballet |
| Favorite Quote: | “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Chick-fil-A – Breakfast Chicken Biscuit |
CHARLES SOUZA
| Favorite Movie: | Back to the Future – Reminds us that everything we do today has an effect on our tomorrow. |
| Perfect Day: | Meat on the grill, drinks in the cooler and Spikeball with friends |
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