Sensei Fisher's Challenge To All Students Of The Martial Arts
In our everyday lives we all have challenges we meet and have to overcome to progress further, and to be successful. This is true not only for adults, but children in school. Since we are all human, we all have things in life we must overcome, whether it is a learning problem, attention problem, hyperactivity, hearing problem or a sight problem, like me. Or it may be something just very simple and not that noticeable. We all have these imperfections. This is not only in one aspect of our lives, but in all aspects, whether or not you want to admit it.
In Shorin Ryu - Seijitsu Shin Do Kan we learn to become tolerant to these imperfections and learn how to either control them or outright beat them, to better ourselves? This is achieved by dealing with the frustration of learning, doing something difficult, or simply working as hard as we possibly can to better ourselves, and learn more. Again this is not just in the dojo, this should be done in every aspect of your life. Whether the problems are in school, work, or family life, there are always ways to help overcome them.
My challenge to all the students of Shorin Ryu - Seijitsu Shin Do Kan is strive for excellence and success. Never say you can’t do something. You must be willing to fail and than get back to it again, and keep at it so you may succeed. As a person who has had to overcome an inconvenience of being legally blind, and who did not have any sight at birth, I feel I can make this challenge because I have learned to deal with my major problem in life. I won’t ever overcome it, but I can deal with it and move on. I expect that everyone I teach will try his or her hardest to do the same.
“You only fail when you quit”
Strive for success in everything you do, put everything you have into each and everything you try, and you will be a success. This I promise!! Never give up, keep pushing forward through the pain, sweat and tears, and when you reach your goals you will feel as though you have earned everything.
“Success lies within you, you just have to reach out and grab it”
So trust in yourself and in God, and you will reach your goals in life.
In Shorin Ryu - Seijitsu Shin Do Kan we learn to become tolerant to these imperfections and learn how to either control them or outright beat them, to better ourselves? This is achieved by dealing with the frustration of learning, doing something difficult, or simply working as hard as we possibly can to better ourselves, and learn more. Again this is not just in the dojo, this should be done in every aspect of your life. Whether the problems are in school, work, or family life, there are always ways to help overcome them.
My challenge to all the students of Shorin Ryu - Seijitsu Shin Do Kan is strive for excellence and success. Never say you can’t do something. You must be willing to fail and than get back to it again, and keep at it so you may succeed. As a person who has had to overcome an inconvenience of being legally blind, and who did not have any sight at birth, I feel I can make this challenge because I have learned to deal with my major problem in life. I won’t ever overcome it, but I can deal with it and move on. I expect that everyone I teach will try his or her hardest to do the same.
“You only fail when you quit”
Strive for success in everything you do, put everything you have into each and everything you try, and you will be a success. This I promise!! Never give up, keep pushing forward through the pain, sweat and tears, and when you reach your goals you will feel as though you have earned everything.
“Success lies within you, you just have to reach out and grab it”
So trust in yourself and in God, and you will reach your goals in life.
Brandon L. Fisher
Kyoshi / Nanadan (Okinawa Shorinryu Karatedo)
Nidan (Ryukyu Kobujutsu)
Okinawa Karatedo Seijitsu Shin Do Kan Kyokai - Kaicho
Kyoshi / Nanadan (Okinawa Shorinryu Karatedo)
Nidan (Ryukyu Kobujutsu)
Okinawa Karatedo Seijitsu Shin Do Kan Kyokai - Kaicho
