Welcome to Episode #99 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “You Are a Master.”
Do you ever feel like a martial arts “loser”? Ever feel like you’re so far away from achieving your goals that you might be better off just giving up?
STOP! I bet you’re doing just fine. In fact, I have some good news for you–
You are already a master…you just don’t know it.
Is that possible? Can you really be a master without knowing it?
Well, that’s the advice someone gave me years ago. To be honest, those words of wisdom made no sense at the time, but over the years, I believe I figured out what my teacher was trying to tell me. If you’ve got a few minutes, I’d like to share that message with you!
Uh–42 minutes, actually. But if you listen on double speed, it’s just 21. ๐
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You Are a Master
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My 46 years of martial arts experience has taught me that “mastery” is a process. There is no specific rank where suddenly the “Master” switch is flipped on. This means that there are degrees of mastery and, as you pointed out, different areas of mastery.
I had a student recently (I teach privately) who asked if he should call me by the title of “Master.” I said, “If I am a true master in the sense you speak of, then what else do I have to learn?” This made the guy think for a moment. I then told him that I would never use the title of “Master” because I myself am a student of Martial Arts, just at a different level of experience than he is.
Thank you for the pod cast.
Absolutely! The greatest teachers are also the greatest students. Thank you for the comment, sir! ๐๐ป