The boy and his dog

    Our story begins in 'The Historic Triangle'. Linked by the scenic 23-mile Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown were stops on our nation’s journey from the first settlement to the final battle that secured independence for the citizens of the new nation.
More than a nation was born here, it's also the birthplace of the story of a boy and his dog.

Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings

   The beginning of a new year is seen as a time for for new beginnings, we make resolutions for our transformation and restoration. Despite good intentions, success is hard to come by, behavior change requires a 'change in your default settings' or you'll simply repeat your old destructive behavior.

    The chances of success increases when an incentive is added.

Humans like lab rats will go through a maze in one direction to find sugar water at the end..

More than punches and kicks 'the dojo' offers a lifelong lifestyle choice for health and fitness for the the mind, body and spirit.. Most see the black belt as an end but for a few it is only a beginning. When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense. The martial journey is like a story with three beginnings. One for the audience, one for the teacher, the third is the student who has decided to pay for pain.

Beginnings and endings are just random pieces of the middle that happen to stand out, the value of your story is in your willingness to sacrifice.

     Gripping the wheel his knuckles went white with desire. This was how the boy would reset his 'default settings'.The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the Colonial Parkway like a slug from a 45. His mother scolded him after he quit college pointing out that he "never completed anything". This car  was a symbol of his willingness to sacrifice. 440 Horsepower of maximum performance screaming down this historic road was more than his therapy, it was a dark shadow grey metallic, air ram inducted muscular middle finger to her..... He even named it Annabelle after her.
    He veered off the road and the gravel sapped the momentum from the tires., he then rose from the car and lit a much needed cigarette. While scanning the tree lined shore he heard a whimper and saw what looked like a wet furry ball struggling by the water. He approached the shivering little wet bundle and carefully picked it up wrapping it in his t shirt someone had beaten, abandoned and left for dead a Lab/Wolf hybrid. For several years he nurtured, taught and loved the pup and he named it 'Shinjo'. One day 'Shinjo' jumped a fence and was 'taken' by a large truck. He was gone.

Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth

Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. Change 'your default settings' and sacrifice the unnecessary, Sacrifice comes in many shapes, time, passion and money... don't forget your worth it.Your Championship is forged in the passionate fire of your will and gauged by sacrifice and  'the willingness get up' not the number of victories, titles, pounds lost or pounds lifted.

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