Recent events have caused me to look inward yet again. An almost constant habit I have acquired since I became invested into this path of mine...
You see, this latest foray into introspection was set into motion as an emotional response to having two long term students stop training and leave the Dojo. Of course this is not the first time a student has given up on training and left the Dojo, but there was something about the fact that these two had been involved for so long and pledged... Read More
I met a martial artist today outside of my dojo. We ate lunch and talked about martial arts. After half and hour, he wouldn't stop talking. He kept going about forms, applications, the arts he's studied, his opinions on MMA. The man was all over the page. At some points he talked at length about ninjutsu with authority, never knowing that I have studied Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu with the Bujinkan. During this time I simply listened and kept asking him questions, trying to learn what I could.
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