Soke Takayoshi Nagamine Passes Away

[sensei8]

Just wanted to repost something I found on the Karate by Jesse blog and wanted to pass along in part. A reminder that even those with karate "in their blood" are just like us.

From an interview conducted by Sensei Michael Clarke in 2005 with Nagamine Takayoshi in 2005:

Michael Clarke: Did you find it easy to do karate or was it difficult?

Nagamine Takayoshi: “I found it difficult, and in some ways I still do. I guess there are some genius people around who can do karate very easily, but my way was to just try harder and harder over a long period of time. Sometimes I have had a plan, but it didn’t always work out the way I wanted, so I just keep trying.”

Solid post!!