People study martial arts for different reasons, for competition, for the high of sparring, for that marvelous sense of fitness. But there's a core attribute that keeps many people in some form of practice. It doesn’t run dry. You’re always learning, stretching the mind with the skills of the body, applying your body learning to everyday experiences. Martial arts, the skills of war, bring a sense of expansion, bring inner strength and serenity to one’s life. Doesn’t make much sense, does it?

Such a paradox, the learning of skills with the intent of not having to use them.

It's said you come back again and again to the beginning of the circle, only to discover you know nothing, like a new kid. But you know nothing more deeply this time around, and you’re ready to have a another go.