[staisacic]

I'm much better at hitting other people with a big stick now....

Seriously, it's been such a long road it's hard to separate kendo from all the other things that have changed me over the last quarter century. I think I'm a better person for the experience but I couldn't prove it to you. I think my wife and kids have had a more profound influence on me as a person than kendo but that's not to say kendo isn't also a strong influence.