Before
martial arts I was just a normal kid (not in a bad way :) ) With normal friends,
and a normal life. But ever sense martial arts I have been different. At first
not so much. Like... the way I thought was different. The things I was into changed
also. Even my friends started to treat me different. They thought it was so cool
that I was doing martial arts that some of them started doing it. But the big
change didn't happen until I was a black belt. 
Now that I'm a black belt I feel special. Like I have this power and wisdom that
not a lot of people have. I am able to do things that I was not able to do before.
I am good at solving problems and looking at things from all angles. I am getting
more respect that I would never have gotten if I had done martial arts. In
the future I hope martial arts will get me a great job and a great life. I hope
the discipline that I receive from martial arts will get me great things. I want
my attitude to influence others in a positive way. Brenden Burnett
AKA
"Monkey" | 