One of the most powerful lessons I’ve ever learned? I think probably the most powerful lesson that I’ve ever learned is that our greatest challenges truly do become our greatest successes if we keep working at them. The challenge was literally placed there...
Work ethic. What is it? And, how do we get it? Growing up, we had all kinds of animals. We had horses, we had a mule, we had sheep. We had chickens and ducks. Once in a while, a skunk would wander into the barn. We had all these different animals to take care of. And...
When my brothers and I were growing up, our parents. Well, I can’t really say we were free-range children, but we have very progressive parents. They moved here from Northern California, where they both graduated from Humboldt State University. They were on...
After Mike and I were given permission to train in Merpati Putih, our instructor, Masaru Hendarto, Dr. Saru Hendarto, didn’t like us much. He did not feel that non-Indonesians should be allowed to train. And even though he was requested to do so, basically...
This is a story of dedication. Now, for those of you who know Mike and me, you understand that we’re dedicated to the core of our mission to help blind people, to help all people, to teach martial arts, to further the knowledge of the Merpati Putih arts. And it...