The October issue of Black Belt magazine features a special on Korean Arts. In the article "Korea's Best: 20 Masters Reveal the True Treasures of the Land of the Morning Calm" compiled by Edward Pollard, Alain Burrese is featured as one of the martial artists quoted.

From the article regarding Korean martial arts:

"Its arts teach Americans a host of skills and attitudes that, year in and year out, are improving the lives of their students. The following is a list of some of those benefits as identified by 20 movers and shakers in the martial arts."

This is the quote by Alain Burrese, Hapkido teacher, author

"One of the most significant facets of training in the Korean arts is the relationships you form with your instructors and fellow practitioners. When I returned to Korea to train in 1997, one of my teachers, Lee Jun-kyu, provided me with a place to stay. I lived with him and his family and trained in every class he taught. When we were not in the dojang, I did many other things with them. These memories are extremely important to me."

Check out the rest of the article in the October 2007 issue of Black Belt magazine!

If you visit Chuck Norris' official site chucknorris.com you will find his words to live by:

Respect

Love

Discipline

Enthusiasm

Loyalty

Integrity

This is a good list, and a martial artist, or any person, would be doing very well by living by these words and actually incorporating these principles into their lives.

I don't think I need to discuss them much further here. We all know what these words mean and we all know if we are living by them as much as we could. (I bet all of us could do better if we really tried) So think about them and follow Chuck Norris' advice and Live By Them!

Yours in Training,

Alain

A young man came to a Zen master and asked, "I have come here seeking the Truth. Where can I start to get into Zen?"

The master asked, "Can you hear the murmuring of the mountain stream?"

"Yes, I can hear it," said the young man.

"Enter Zen from there!"