After years of traveling to Japan one trip changed everything.

Up to then, my focus had been on understanding the techniques and becoming a better practitioner. Although that pursuit has never changed - it was joined by something much larger.

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I came to understand that this art does not belong to any one person. It has been preserved through generations by people willing to receive it with humility, practice it sincerely, and pass it forward without adding themselves to the center of the story.