A fourth-degree black belt in Bushido describes nearly 30 years teaching kids at a local parks program. He watched uncertain children discover their own strength and courage, transforming into confident versions of themselves through martial arts training.
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Now I am a fourth degree black belt in a multidisciplinary martial art called Bushido, which translates as the Way of the warrior. And it is multidisciplinary in that it incorporates what are known as the linear styles and the circular styles. And the Way of the Warrior is also about philosophy. I taught at a local parks and recreation department for almost 30 years, and I would take kids who didn't even know why their parents were bringing them to my class, and then I would bring them through certain things where they. They found out they had skills, they found out they were competent, they found out they had courage, and they grew and they grew and they stretched and they became more than they were.