About Being A Part Of Something Greater Than Yourself

Well yesterday I received a nice little surprise in the form of an email that Sensei sent to me. It was an invitation to attend "a Kobudo Seminar" in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We would be car pooling to attend the day event, leaving dark and early on Saturday, November 21 at 5:00 am, to drive the 6 hour drive to Fort Wayne, then attending the seminar from 12:00 pm to 5:30 pm, then driving back and getting back to Appleton at about 11:00 pm. Sounds pretty nonchalant right? Well, the seminar is the International Shuri Ryu Association Kobudo Seminar hosted by Hanshi Bowles, who happens to be a 10th dan in Shuri Ryu. YIKES!!!!

After doing a bit of questioning and a bit of online research I found out the rest of the information last night and about the International portion today. I had mentioned that it was a goal of mine to meet and train with all the Chief Instructors, well that may just happen, sooner than what I had thought. Very EXCITED!

I am completely in awe of this new found/renewed passion of mine. Years ago up in Canada, I trained, went to tournaments, met but didn't really meet some great martial artists but never had the chance to learn and train from them. I wish I could record all of these special moments so I can review them over and over again... minute detail by minute detail.

I feel like a small little fish in a huge ocean filled with great fish, not being devoured but allowed to swim along side them, learning how to be a great fish. Maybe I'll try to transform from that fish into a sea sponge, and just soak up all the information so that I can go forth and reproduce from my knowledge.