People enter their studies of martial arts for a wide variety of reasons. Some of the reasons are to get in shape, build self-confidence, or learn how to defend ones self from an attacker. These are all honorable reasons for studying. The wisdom of the ancient masters would listen to our mortal reasons and smile. They know that the pursuit of martial arts goes way beyond our intellectual comprehension. If we listened carefully to their words, we would hear a very different mindset that transcends anything we could imagine. We would hear them tell us that having preconceptions will feed our egos and create wall that will disable us from ever seeing the real depth of the ancient traditions and what it has to offer in our daily lives outside of the dojo. (Please see Mission of Kyu Shin Dojo and Download General Dojo Terms.)