I’m sure you get e-mails like this all the time, but I still think it’s important to let people who’ve made an impact on your life know about it. Both of my parents are black belts. I’ve been studying martial arts since I was four years old. I hold a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, and I’ve studied kendo, wing chun, jujitsu, and akido. I consider myself to be a fairly adept martial artist, but you and people like you remind me how much farther I have to go. Your books inspire me to remain humble, and to continue honing my skills. Your teachings were among the things that helped me get through what was easily the worst part of my life, and now that I feel like I’m truly beyond it I felt like I should thank you. You are truly an inspiration, and you’re one of the people who makes me proud to be a martial artist.