Commitment & Consistency

Committed, and Consistent - which reminds us that only with commitment and consistency can success be reached.  Again, it's no mystery that success comes from hitting the anvil, pounding not until your done, but until you've done your best.   - Chris Gardner

The anvil is the hard heavy steel or iron block that a blacksmith uses in their trade.  They heat up the metal that they are moulding and then pound it into shape using a hammer and the anvil.  The blacksmith has a vision or a goal of what they would like the finished product to look like.  Much like any artist, the finished product can't be truly seen by others until it is finished.  It takes hard work to shape it into that vision.

It is the same with our journey in the martial arts.  We all have an idea or vision of where we would like our year to take us as we proceed along our journey.  Our instructors give us the tools to help us start shaping those ideas or visions for ourselves.  The IHC is one of those tools that help with this.  It is only with commitment and consistency that mastery in the martial arts can truly be pursued.  Mastery though is not a destination.  There is no real finish point, no point where you are truly done and can say that you've been there, done that, check it off the list.  Success in an art can't be defined as a finish point but is best realized as we put our best forward each and every day.