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Old 12-14-2014, 07:34 AM   #20
Rolf Granlund
Dojo: Shinsuikan/Genoa, Ohio
Location: Toledo, OH
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Re: The Importance Of Perseverance

Interesting topic as I am "re-starting" aikido after an absence and training with Peter Boylan. I am reminded of a quote, by Lynn Seiser I think, that goes something like "Sign up, show up, shut up, and train." To persevere in something there has to be some kind of draw. It's not something you can instill. You either have it or you don't. In a similar way, training doesn't build character, it reveals it, in my way of thinking.

With Respect,
Rolf Granlund
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