Since I am early and usually the only one there at the time, I start to "loosen up." Twisting, pulling, pressuring, and stretching, my Sensei walks out of his office and starts to talk to me. He says to me that Ju jitsu should relate to everything in your life, from school to chores, to your interests. In these things, you learn how to solve and be more confident in what you do. Sensei also says if you fail, you tried, and that is the most important. When some students arrive at the dojo, without them knowing what he told me, he asks, "How has Ju jitsu/Karate helped you outside the dojo?" One student proves Sensei's point by saying, "It helps me to not fear things I am doing and if I fail, I fail." Getting up from the blue, leathery mats, I prepare for class. I realize it is enough to just improve myself by trying my best in every aspect of my life.

Before I know it, my class ends and I gradually push a dispenser and fill a cup with water to cool myself down. My father walks into the dojo to Sensei's office. As I am sweating and resting, my Sensei calls for me. Walking into Sensei's small office, yet big enough for him, I notice my father pay and sign up for another couple of months of Ju jitsu. At the same time, my Sensei says, "Congratulations, you are officially part of the dojo now."

In a surprise way, I walk out of Sensei's office. When I realize what he actuallly means, a great sense of joy comes over me. Sensei's meaning is that he wants me to stay, learn, rank in achievement, and be part of the dojo! That means I would have to work harder in my studies and things outside of the dojo, to stay in the dojo. Yet I feel truly a part of something now. With feelings of sureness, responsibility, and readiness, I now will go to Gon-No-Sen to improve my life because I know Ju jitsu is for me.