Martial artist, like high performance athletes, are willing to work on something endlessly, week after week, for months, even years, through painful failure after painful failure, and are willing to take a great deal of physical punishment, to accomplish the virtual impossible.

Why? Well, for me, when I push myself beyond my limits, beyond my personal edge and my personal best, it brings me to a higher level of awareness, confidence and personal strength (emotionally, spiritually and maybe even physically).

Going beyond my limitations forces me to adapt, improvise and overcome. It is in that zone I experience what it is to be #blackbeltstrong …OSS!!!