{"id":42,"date":"2023-09-18T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:30:31","slug":"photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/index.php\/photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-7\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-7\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-141\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; 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400w,https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MAF_Group_2023-1024x751-300x300.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"220\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-21\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-77 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VAAikikai2009.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-7 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery7\" title=\"VA Aikikai 2009 Group\" data-envira-caption=\"VA Aikikai 2009 Group\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-21\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-77 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VAAikikai2009-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VAAikikai2009-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"7\" data-envira-item-id=\"21\" data-envira-caption=\"VA Aikikai 2009 Group\" alt=\"group photo\" title=\"VA Aikikai 2009 Group\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" 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envira-gallery-item-81 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/brigade_boxing.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-7 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery7\" title=\"Rich - West Point Boxing Champion 1979\" data-envira-caption=\"Rich - West Point Boxing Champion 1979\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-29\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-81 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id=\"envira-gallery-image-30\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-82 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dan_amanda-1024x765-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dan_amanda-1024x765-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"7\" data-envira-item-id=\"30\" data-envira-caption=\"Daniel Practice Test in 2021\" alt=\"two people kneeling on mats\" title=\"Daniel Practice Test in 2021\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dan_amanda-1024x765-300x300.jpg 400w,https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dan_amanda-1024x765-300x300.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"224\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-34\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-83 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aman_rich_ikkyo.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-7 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery7\" title=\"Amanda with Rich in Ikkyo\" data-envira-caption=\"Amanda with Rich in 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srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-36\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-84 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0488-scaled.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-7 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery7\" title=\"Lubbock 2022\" data-envira-caption=\"Lubbock 2022\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-36\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-84 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0488-1024x765-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0488-1024x765-300x300.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"7\" data-envira-item-id=\"36\" data-envira-caption=\"Lubbock 2022\" alt=\"group photo\" title=\"Lubbock 2022\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0488-1024x765-300x300.jpg 400w,https:\/\/vaaikikai.com\/wp-gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0488-1024x765-300x300.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"224\" 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