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But first I'd like to propose a toast to those people who did train in a Dahms Academy school. Those who remember! Those who where inspired by me, their Datu Guro! Those who developed the interest, who tried, who spent the time, struggled, developed, did accomplish, went on to get fully trained, programmed in all that knowledge , found their skills, who have become diversely knowledgeable, experienced in many ways, many Martial Arts systems, concepts and principles. You became talented, more then you were before we met! You have traveled the way of Jeet Kune Do;;;

Time for me to remember you! After a Rank Test what did we do, talk of the struggle, goals, accomplishments!

So it is to you now that I raise my glass and I toast to you! Thanks for your time! Your old Datu Glen Dahms

Hear my words!

Are there really any Martial Arts secretes or magic? Let us all show respect, remember our seniors, our roots, the principles, the fast effective techniques, that you might never have known or how to make them a flowing reflex in you; without their experiences shared. Show me respect even though I gray. I will openly invite and welcome all of you, to train or just say hi (any time)!      Celebrate, use your talents while you can, inspire, teach others, but teach the total of the knowledge as designed, (If in doubt of something just ask me), pass it on! Benefit from experience, it saves a lot of time, struggle, trial and error!

But try to be humble, remember when and where you started! A high drive is important but watch out for your ego! Remember me, as I have always remembered those that showed me my path. Remember those important instructors I taught you about, they got me started on my path, and helped me to learn. I gained my knowledge, experience, and ultimately my talents from them!

You got there or started down the path because of my experiences and influences on you. Don’t allow your self importance to over shadow my work and creations. Remember the work in traveling that path, your beginning, your roots! Remember me as your Master! Be my legacy! As you were taught by or at least started because of me. But you must also remember my Masters, their creations, their systems, their legacy that helped make me! Put aside your jealousies and egos; make mention of me, my creation, my masters, the concepts, the efficient, effective techniques, the principles, the founders and their Systems.

Include the places and culture they sprang from. Teach when and where these principles and concepts came from! Help to preserve the memory, broaden the understandings of the Art, the people, the times and culture that created it!

     Have you taught any beginners? Can you remember yourself when you first started this path? Your Datu Guro when he first demonstrated the movements, the lessons he helped you discover! Have you looked at any of your old training videos? See all the simple mistakes, the effort, struggle, repeated drilling of techniques! Try to remember those, and what it took to fix each one. How much did you accomplish traveling down this path? Have you grown, has anything changed, did you develop skills you once saw and thought were amazing? Those were the secrets, that was the magic! Now it’s just you! Look Below, come reminisce, remember with me now, and always; - give credit where credit is due!

Now sip your plum wine and remember those times. Remember your Datu Guro.
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