I am a Scholar and a Warrior

     I am a Scholar and a Warrior, a devout Martial Artist, and my body—all parts of it: Mind, Body, and Spirit—are my weapons.

     My body is a Sword—a weapon of righteousness—thus, I internalize loyalty, integrity, and honor, and am committed to enlightenment, improvement, growth, introspection, analysis, and teaching—the sharing of knowledge, so that others may come to internalize and live to promote these values as well.

     Like a Sword—sharpened, balanced and forged in fire—I too have, and must continue to go through and be refined in the crucible of fire at times—the sacrifices, trials and fires of life to improve, grow and become the best I am called to be, and do all that I am called to do.

     As a balanced weapon, it is not merely the physical I am to hone, but the emotional, mental, and Spiritual as well—as all of these make up the whole, and are intricate components to self and my Martial Art philosophy. (Mind, Body, and Spirit—The Pyramid of Knowledge).