ChunJiDo Blog

An amazing realization occurred to me this week. Today like no other time in history martial artists are starting to come together to share ideas, philosophies, and friendships. In a single day I talked to a good friend and Chunjido International affiliate in New York who trains in Hawaiian & Filipino arts, sent an email to another affiliate and friend who runs a Kyokushin organization in the Ukraine, and signed a promotion certificate for an affiliate in Pennsylvania who received this rank from a Jujitsu Grandmaster Chunjido International affiliate in Florida! In addition, I also corresponded through email, phone, and Facebook with several other Masters and Grandmasters throughout the USA, Saudi Arabia, and Spain… all without ever leaving Indiana!

As martial artists we should continue to nurture these friendships and value the relationships that we are developing across cultural and system boundaries. When I founded Chunjido International, this was exactly my hope,to nurture collaboration among different styles and systems to support the continued growth of the arts in an environment of integrity and honor. Working together as one martial arts family, regardless of styles, systems, or cultural differences, in hopes that it would strengthen us collectively, as well as individually. Let’s hope the next generation of martial artists will continue this positive trend and look beyond their own geographical, cultural, and political boundaries.