Last Saturday, my students and I completed an "environmental self-defense" project by planting 15 trees and a bunch of new flowers to make a "Black Belt Garden" in the green space adjacent to our dojo. We had about 20 people from the dojo participate, and a few of the city councilors also dropped in to help.
It was wonderful to see members of the dojo of all ages and ranks working together — digging holes, spreading mulch, and smiling the entire time. When we were done, the area was transformed! I'm sorry to report, though, that less than 12 hours after our planting was completed, the flowers that we put in the ground had all been torn out by vandals/thieves.
No worries, we will rebuild!
We will show the community what Black-Belt-level determination looks like!
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