Guro Davidson,
It’s really great to be back as a returning student. 14 years is way too long to be gone, but we
have to go where Life takes us and Life sometimes brings us back to where we
need to be. Amongst all the new faces in
class I see a few familiar ones and it’s absolutely amazing to see how much
everyone has improved. Wish I could say the same for myself, but on the other
hand I’m very excited to have some new goals to shoot for in my martial arts
development.
Almost everything about the training is so different,
besides the last time I saw you your beard was red and now it’s grey. Everything from the material, to the way you
teach, to the students themselves is on a much higher level than I remember. The group is so “tight” and so much more
supportive than I remember. What would
you say is main factor (if there is one) that pushed everything forward so much
since I last had the pleasure of training with you in the 90’s?
Mabuhay!
Keith
Keith,
Welcome back! The
door always remains open for the right people.
It’s difficult to condense or summarize the past decade other than to
say it has been a monumental journey of Introspection, Discovery, and
Refinement – you know…those certain “incidentals” that are supposed to be the
Foundation of your lifetime development.
One thing that never changes is our desire to grow…to get better…to
leave the comfort zone and be challenged.
And to seek out those who can take you there.
If you open this link http://www.maphilindo.com/web/gallery/our-teachers.html you will see the Great Ones that have
guided us this far. Each picture is truly
worth more than a thousand words to tell the story of how and why we train the
way that we do today. The lessons, the
teachings, the responsibility, and the standards are theirs. The shortcomings are our own.
It’s not an easy Path, and a lot of people can’t understand
it. But then, appealing to the masses
has never been a priority with us. So, as I believe I told you 14 years ago:
all you have to do is set your sights on your Goal, and then decide how hard
you are willing to work to attain It. We’ll
take care of the rest, G-d Willing.
Mabuhay!
JD
1 comment:
Hi Guro,
I'm a returning student since two weeks ago but I agree with everything Keith says about your group Mabuhay
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