bydand
Senior Master
A little while ago Terry posted a thread about where each of us would be without the MA's in our lives. My question is along the same lines.
What do you have in your lives that are a direct result of training in your MA?
Mine would be: More skill of course, More self confidence, My wife and our family, Great friends, and Closer family ties.
The first two are self explaining, the next few are not so clear if you don't know me. I had known my future wife as a close friend for several years before she started to train with me, she started going out with one of the BB's and it hit me like a brick, I didn't want to lose this woman who had become much more to me than just a friend. I risked my neck and asked her out while she was still seeing the BB, the rest is history. Great fiends that have come from years of training together and involvment outside the Dojo as well. Family ties because, the MA's have become a family venture.
The MA's have smiled down upon this simple man, and I feel blessed to be part of it. Another great thing the MA's have brought me is this forum, it has shown me that many different practitioners from many differing arts can come together in a friendly manner. Sure there are viewpoints from as far Left and as far Right as you can get, but, it stays on a mutually respectful playing field 99% of the time.
What do you have in your lives that are a direct result of training in your MA?
Mine would be: More skill of course, More self confidence, My wife and our family, Great friends, and Closer family ties.
The first two are self explaining, the next few are not so clear if you don't know me. I had known my future wife as a close friend for several years before she started to train with me, she started going out with one of the BB's and it hit me like a brick, I didn't want to lose this woman who had become much more to me than just a friend. I risked my neck and asked her out while she was still seeing the BB, the rest is history. Great fiends that have come from years of training together and involvment outside the Dojo as well. Family ties because, the MA's have become a family venture.
The MA's have smiled down upon this simple man, and I feel blessed to be part of it. Another great thing the MA's have brought me is this forum, it has shown me that many different practitioners from many differing arts can come together in a friendly manner. Sure there are viewpoints from as far Left and as far Right as you can get, but, it stays on a mutually respectful playing field 99% of the time.