ChunJiDo Blog

Yesterday, I had a great phone conversation with a dear friend and an amazing man. This friend is a very high ranking Grandmaster and is probably one of the mentally strongest men I know. I will not use his name out of respect for his privacy, but recently he has been dealing with several severe health issues, including surgeries that have left him very weak and has forced him to try to stay home from teaching and running his school in order to gain his strength back.

I called to check on him and see how he was doing, but rather than be concerned with his condition, he quickly changed the conversation to how I was doing, how my organization was doing, and how my kids are doing at my academy. We also talked about a recent tournament which he apologized for missing due to his numerous surgeries. All the while I was thinking, “Why is he apologizing to me with all that he is going through?” He has been through several major surgeries in the last few months that would have...