This past weekend was our dojo's 6th anniversary: It was exactly six years ago that I first taught karate classes in the dingy basement gymnasium at one of the local high schools. We've come a long way over the years. We've held our classes in a number of places (even outdoors when we didn't have a place to work out), and while many people have come and gone, our membership has grown. And it gives me great satisfaction to know that some of the students who were there in those early days are still active members of our dojo. It's been one hell of a ride, and I'm grateful for it.
I can't help but feel, though, that for all the fun that we've had, and despite all of the good that we've accomplished as an organization, that our dojo is still very much in its infancy. I know that I have much, MUCH more to learn and give as an instructor, and I know that my students have only shown HINTS of their true potential as karate students and as martial artists committed to changing the world.
Just imagine what we could do and who we might become — as individuals and as a collective group — with just a little more focus and effort!
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