Everything of any value does not come easy or quickly. In Martial Arts, Karate and Aikido, we believe in what we practice. We believe in what we do and that it will work. If doubt your moves, your technique, it will not work for you. Faith and confidence. While there is so much doubt presented in our daily life, we lack faith to overcome it. Whether is training of Martial Arts, work, or school. What makes a person irradiate confidence if the belief on what they do or say, their faith. Our Martial Arts training encourages students to be humble and appreciative, but confident in their every action because of our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, who strengthens us. The success of your action needs to be cultivated constantly to make little improvements all the time, every day. That requires patience and hard work. How many times we have heard stories of someone who overcomes all kinds of obstacles, physical, economical, mental or any other kind and by working hard and putting their faith in the Lord, they have achieve otherwise unimaginable accomplishments in many fields. Believe in your practice and practice with patience. Everything takes time, effort and hard work, but confidence and faith will get you there. Proof is in your heart. A college degree takes an average of 4 years to attain, after 12 previous years of study and learning. Why would Martial Arts be any different? You get there by working hard, practice, study and belief that you can do. It applies to everything.