| What do you want from your life? Sound pretty | | | | develop. We have only been around for a few |
| simple. However I bet you that it is not as simple as it | | | | thousand years. Yet many of us keep repeating the |
| seems. Many years ago I got my SCUBA certification. | | | | same things. So if you want to really make change |
| Well the first time that the question was put to me I | | | | look a history and you can see that you have a vast |
| was about 90 feet underwater. I had a scuba tank on | | | | amount of history you can use for your future. Just |
| my back and we where about to take off our masks | | | | look at the book the Art of War that book has played |
| under water to buddy breathe. We had done it several | | | | a major part in history. It has a very positive effect on |
| time in the training pool at about 10 feet but not at 90 | | | | war but it has also affected us and our future. |
| feet. It was a very scary moment for many. | | | | The martial arts as we know them have had a |
| Well at that time we could look up and see the light of | | | | positive effect in the areas of health, safety. The |
| the sun above us. So we knew what way was up. | | | | stories of man and women are also rich in the history. I |
| Yet it was still a scary moment. However we all did it | | | | believe the future of the martial arts be still very strong. |
| and we all made it. That was again my first time with | | | | Martial arts, is one of the best things that you can do |
| which way is up mattered. Then several years later I | | | | on a physical and mental level. This is a healthy activity |
| was listening to a speaker by the name of Les Brown. | | | | that you can do for your mind and body. Martial arts |
| He said if you fall, fall on your back because if you can | | | | like Karate, Jujutsu, Judo and Aikido are outstanding |
| see up you can get up. As a martial artist I understood. | | | | arts not only for health, body conditioning but for |
| Falling is a very important thing for us. Well knowing | | | | self-defense, self-confidence, self-control, balances, |
| how to fall is important. That is another story. | | | | stress reduction, and conditioning. |
| Here is something that I would like you to try. Without | | | | If you stand for nothing, news flash you live for nothing. |
| looking at a compass, get in a room with three or | | | | Many great people have done things for lived on this |
| more people. Ask all three or more to close their eyes | | | | earth and have given to us all yes you and me. What |
| and with their eyes closed point north. Then have | | | | are we doing to repay them? What will you leave to |
| everyone keep pointing and open their eyes. I will bet | | | | those you care about? The body is a very |
| you that all are pointing in different directs. We all came | | | | complicated high performance machine. If you do not |
| in the room the same way yet we are all pointing and | | | | take care of it what will be the outcome. The outcome |
| seeing north from a direct human compass. | | | | is early failure. You have only one life and one body to |
| Now we all know that north for everyone in the room | | | | live that life in. We at the SYBCG school of Self |
| is the same yet none of us are pointing in the same | | | | Defense work to assist all our students in always. We |
| direction. I believe that this is the case with us with our | | | | offer training is karate, jujitsu, cardio kickboxing, rape |
| eyes open or closed. I think that we are all going in | | | | aggression defense, resisting aggression defensively, |
| different directions and have no real ideas of which | | | | positive self-defense, DT and more. Our school, |
| way is north, south, east, or west. In some cases we | | | | systems and instructor are well rounded. Our training is |
| do not know up from down. If it sounds crazy, look | | | | in martial arts, martial arts sciences, natural health, reiki, |
| around you at the people around you. In truth look in | | | | mediation, personal, fitness, trigger-point therapy, CPR, |
| the mirror are you going in the direction that you | | | | first aid, positive self-defense, etc. Please remember |
| wanted to go. Is your life moving in the direction or on | | | | you can be more fit and active. |
| the path that you wanted it to be on at this time in | | | | Martial arts can be a great path to better and longer |
| your life? I know that we all need to stop for a minute. | | | | good health and abilities. Everything is possible |
| In that minute we need to re-look at our goals and our | | | | however you have to really try and really want it. Life |
| needs. We all have dreams we all should work to | | | | and time are precious lets use it and enjoy it for as |
| make them come true. | | | | long as we can. You are where you are by your |
| We all have different types of backgrounds, styles, | | | | habits. Change your habits and change your life. Now |
| likes, dislikes and are from all over the world. As we | | | | let us change it for the better. Let enter the wonderful |
| look and re-look at the world we see past - future and | | | | world of the martial arts and see what it may do for |
| history and learn new things as we go. Look at the | | | | you. If you have doubts get up and find out for |
| body and mind it has taken thousands of years to | | | | yourself are brave enough. |