Re: Sempai comments that stick with you...
Sensei: "Breathe." (This to me, not breathing, well and truly pinned through ikkyo.)
Me: "Sensei, is there anything I can do to help the dojo?"
Sensei: "Practice."
Chiba Sensei: "Whatever may be the difficulties you face, don't think you are alone. There are hundreds of people out there willing to help you. Okay?" (You had to be there: it was said with a conviction that makes despair impossible every time I recall those words.)
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