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What does “unmeika” mean?

“Unmei” means destiny in Japanese. “Ka”, when used here, is meant to mean practitioner. For example, a “Karateka” is a Karate practitioner. The meaning I intend for this particular word is “destiny practitioner”, or more particularly, “one who follows his/her destiny”. This has long been something I felt I need to do: follow my destiny.

Why am I writing this blog?

The words just aren’t flowing as easily as I had hoped. How should I begin? I guess the best way is to just be honest. My intention for this blog is as a tool, as a means of helping me battle my most difficult opponent. The person who I believe I lost touch with over the past few years. Myself.

I often wonder if other people ponder the same questions I do. What am I meant to do in this life? What is my purpose? These are questions I’m sure most people ponder at least once in their lifetime. But for me, it’s been much more frequently than that. So much so that it’s driven me to create this blog. I’m hoping that it will help me to journey back into the part of my life that I felt most passionate about, when I practiced Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do. It was then that I felt my life had a purpose. I felt this was what I was put on this earth to do: help people by utilizing what I’ve learned in my Karate training. When I was a full-time practitioner, I helped many people. I helped some build confidence, self-esteem, and even helped some find their purpose in life. Even my closest friends and I were introduced to each other in the dojo. These are the very same friends that took part in and shared my most memorable day of my life, the day I married my wife.

A little background…

Like many young people, I had my whole life to look forward to. I was fresh out of college, and fell in love. I had to get my life started I thought. I landed a great paying job, started making money, and started saving. I turned that energy and passion from my Karate training toward my career. I slowly began to train less and less. My girlfriend and I got married, and bought a home. Everything was going great. But before I knew it, I hadn’t been training for quite some time. Boy does time fly.

I really am at a great point in my life, and feel truly blessed. I’m 27 years young, have a beautiful wife, and a great family. I even love my in-laws! I truly am very fortunate to have such a great life. But something is missing. It’s extremely difficult to explain, but it’s there all the time. I know what it is, I always have. It’s just been very difficult to get started again. This is why I started this blog.

Please lend a hand…

I hope that by using technology and the Internet, I can communicate with other Karateka, and they can help to motivate me and share in the experience along the way. I plan to use this blog as a diary of my training, experiences, and thoughts. I implore you all to participate by commenting on my posts. I need all the help I can get!  Domo arigato gozaimasu!

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