This Should Be Of No Great Surprise...

[sensei8]

...but...I don't know everything...about a lot of things...including the MA!!

No matter the venue, it is not of my intentions to appear to others that I know everything...cause I just don't. At KF, I've done my share of posting on practically every forum found here, but it's not that I want to stick my chest out and pound on it and roar for all to see and hear. I don't like the sound of my own voice in any venue!!

I've been around the MA for quite some time, and I've travelled in many circles and I've trained with a many practitioners from quite a wide scope of MA...If I may borrow a line from Scent of a Woman, starring Al Pacino..."I've been around, you know?!"

I chime in a lot of forums/threads here at KF, yet, I don't always post anything because of what this thread is about. I don't know everything, and when I do know something, I won't post because I don't like to leave an impression that I'm showing off and/or acting like I know everything about everything.

Perception is reality!! I sincerely believe in this!! I embarrass myself here, and else where by speaking about any given subject; instead of listening, and allowing others to speak about any given subject.

I post a lot, not because I'm this and that, and a bag of chips, because I'M NOT!! Albeit, KF is blessed with some pretty knowledgeable members from all walks of lives, as well as those in the MA that are beginners, intermediate, advanced, and from those who are not MAists. One and all, they have become the pulse...the living blood...the beating heart of KF. It is them that give me the opportunity to share what little that I do know.

And if I don't know...I say so, without any ambiguity whatsoever!!

I also pray that I've not left an impression with any KF members that I show off with my rank or titles or positions; please believe me, this is NOT ME!! I state facts about what I do know, and I pray that I've shared them with you all in a very humble and respectful way. I've shared with you many of things, both professional and personal about me. Not to show off, but to vent and/or discuss one thing or another.

I've been blessed to have had the MA journey that I've had, and I'm fortunate enough to have had KF and its members, that shoulder to cry on and that ear to listen to whatever concerns me, at that given moment.

Thank you all, for putting up with my many faults!!

In closing, if I've made it seem that I act like a know-it-all, then please, forgive me; that was never ever my intentions. KF is my escape from the Shindokan circles...a sigh of relieve!!

[DWx]

From the story of Socrates and The Oracle of Delphi:

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

[sensei8]

From the story of Socrates and The Oracle of Delphi:

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

Thank you, Danielle. With your quote of Socrates and The Oracle of Delphi, I suppose I'm in good company...I suppose. As Shultz, from Hogan's Hero's puts it..."I know nothing!!"

[DWx]

Well the point of the story is that it is ignorant to think you know it all and that true wisdom is to know that there are so many more things in the world for you to learn.

[chrissyp]

I'm the same way...except for the Legend of Zelda on the NES...I know everything about that game....EVERYTHING...but I agree, the more you learn, the less you realize what you really know.

[sensei8]

I suppose I'm concerned that I feel that I don't want members here, or anywhere, to think that I act like a know-it-all. Like I said, it appears to me that I seem to have something to say just about anything posted; that's never been my intent.

I just like to have conversations, and help, if I can!!

[IcemanSK]

I see you as a Senior who is willing to take the time to share knowledge and wisdom. The fact that you don't train in my Art I've see as an asset because you look out of the box of "how it's supposedto be" while still considering the integrity & value of all Arts. Few Seniors have the patience for answering the basic questions repeatedly on the internet. The longer I train & teach, I understand this more & more.

I appreciate & value all of your input.

[sensei8]

I see you as a Senior who is willing to take the time to share knowledge and wisdom. The fact that you don't train in my Art I've see as an asset because you look out of the box of "how it's supposedto be" while still considering the integrity & value of all Arts. Few Seniors have the patience for answering the basic questions repeatedly on the internet. The longer I train & teach, I understand this more & more.

I appreciate & value all of your input.

Thank you for your kind and supportive words; they mean everything to me, IcemanSK. I just love to talk about the MA, and not just Shindokan. Shindokan means everything to me, possibly more than one would ever know, but, like all MA styles, it has its limits, and I've been very fortunate to have a Sensei that allowed us to look outside of the Shindokan circle; that has made a world of differences in my MA journey.

I've cross trained my entire MA life, and I've learnt many things from many MAists outside of the Shindokan circle; priceless!! My mom taught us that reading is the key that opens the door to our minds. When I can't formally train or cross train, I'll open a book a absorb what's useful.

However, the greatest library on the MA is the floor! Nothing, imho, can replace what's absorbed on the floor, no matter the style, no matter the dojo, no matter the rank; learning waits to be learnt. The floor is very patient with those who are honest with themselves, and when someone's not honest with themselves, the floor will teach the price of dishonesty faster than one can imagine.

Again, thank you, IcemanSK!!

[yamesu]

In closing, if I've made it seem that I act like a know-it-all, then please, forgive me; that was never ever my intentions. KF is my escape from the Shindokan circles...a sigh of relieve!!

I've never had that impression of you. I've been coming and going from this forum for may years now, and I can say with no reservations that you are an asset to this online community.

Don't you dare go anywhere!