HUMILITY

Looking around the martial art world or in particular the world of self defence one thing seems to be missing in a big way at the moment and that is humility.

My own journey through the arts started with me as an angry insecure young man however I would like to think that as my self confidence has grown so has my humility. And yet I see people who are undoubtedly very tough and very good bragging about their physical powers and slating everyone else at the same time.I cant help thinking that they have missed the point here!!

Surely as you grow you lose the need to brag and tell the world how great you are but then maybe that is the answer, have they grown? or underneath their bulging biceps are they still the little man with low self worth?Life is a journey and it is a never ending journey of self development and personal growth, if you are at the point in your life where you feel you have learnt it all, weather that be in any area including relationships, martial arts etc, then you have missed the point. There is always something new to learn and everyone you meet is both teacher and pupil.The old martial arts masters by all accounts were the most humble people you could ever meet, not for them the bulging biceps and LOOK AT ME MENTALITY!! remember David Carradine Kung Fu?

Now I know he was only a TV character but what a character. Great political and religious leaders are all humble. Look at George Bush, is he humble? No, Does he have a swagger? Just a bit! But will he be remembered as a great leader? I don't think so!As your inner confidence grows then so should your humility and if you think that is a sign of weakness then respectfully I suggest you go back to the drawing board and start again.I have just finished another master class In Ireland with my good friend Aidan Carroll once again it was a fantastic class full of great people.

The level two classes here are now well under way and are going very well. Stephen Smith a member of the class has written a great review which I have sent to MAI and will be on this site very soon. I have also posted some of the filming he has done on to you tube, so have a look.Matty and myself are running a training day on November 29Th just for people who have been on our master classes it will be very good.New master classes, level one and two will be starting in January we will keep you posted for the dates.I am working on a new fear DVD at the moment which is looking really good, it should be ready for release in the next two to three weeks.

It is not a fighting DVD but has some very powerful content including an interview with the man himself Geoff Thompson.Take care and my warmest Regards to you and remember to be confident but HUMBLE!