What makes you proud?
17/Mar/10
I did an interview with the Martial Arts Masters of Texas podcast last week. Steve Pinder asked me what my proudest accomplishment in the martial arts was. I didn’t have to think about it. I answered that my students are my proudest accomplishments. When I’m gone (which I hope isn’t too soon, by the way) I don’t want people to just remember that I won x-number of tournaments, or wrote articles or books. Those things are temporary. But the influence that I may have had on students is, I trust, something that will long outlast me. I’ve seen bumbling white belts transform into champion black belts. I’ve had the privilege to see little kids become college graduates and some, go on to open their own dojos and start influencing a new generation. That is an accomplishment that I’m proud of. You can go to www.mamastersoftexas.com to hear the interview.