Andrew Evans
Purple Belt
Excellent post Dan! I think there are many similarities between our Modern Arnis families, GM RP's family and our real families. I hope that we can continue to share and grow. I also hope that our students appreciate us as much as we appreciate our teachers.
The following story is probably something we have all experienced with our parents and teachers and/or experienced with our children and students.
Last weekend while working with Dr. Remy Presas Jr. after the seminar, he keep correcting a couple of techniques and lecturing me (over and over again). Then he became a little reminiscent about his dad. Remy Jr. said that as a child, he hated how his father was such a perfectionist but now realizes the importance and appreciates it. I don't know about you but it sounds a lot like the relationship I had with my parents.
This also reminds me of the country songs "Seein' My Father in Me" by Paul Overstreet
http://www.pauloverstreet.com/audio/forever/seeinmyfather.ram
and
"Song for Dad" by Keith Urban
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00006JOG7001010/1/002-4162418-6555217
In case the links don't work, here's some lyrics:
"Seeing My Father In Me"
Last night we brought the children by to visit their grandpa and it's plain to see they're truly a part of him. While we were there their grandma took out some old photographs and he sure looked a lot like me back then. I'm seeing my father in me I guess that's how it's meant to be and I find I'm more and more like him each day. I notice I walk the way he walks I notice I talk the way he talks. I'm starting to see my father in me.
"Song For Dad"
Lately I've been noticing I say the same things he used to say and I even find myself acting the very same way. When I look in the mirror he's right there in my eyes staring back at me and I realize the older I get the more I can see how much he loved my mother and my brother and me. There were times I thought he was being just a little bit hard on me but now I understand he was makin' me become the man he knew that I could be. In everything he ever did he always did with love and I'm proud today to say I'm his son. When somebody says I hope I get to meet your dad, I just smile and say you already have.
Regards,
Andrew
p.s. I enjoyed my visit with you last year and hope to repeat it in the future.
The following story is probably something we have all experienced with our parents and teachers and/or experienced with our children and students.
Last weekend while working with Dr. Remy Presas Jr. after the seminar, he keep correcting a couple of techniques and lecturing me (over and over again). Then he became a little reminiscent about his dad. Remy Jr. said that as a child, he hated how his father was such a perfectionist but now realizes the importance and appreciates it. I don't know about you but it sounds a lot like the relationship I had with my parents.
This also reminds me of the country songs "Seein' My Father in Me" by Paul Overstreet
http://www.pauloverstreet.com/audio/forever/seeinmyfather.ram
and
"Song for Dad" by Keith Urban
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00006JOG7001010/1/002-4162418-6555217
In case the links don't work, here's some lyrics:
"Seeing My Father In Me"
Last night we brought the children by to visit their grandpa and it's plain to see they're truly a part of him. While we were there their grandma took out some old photographs and he sure looked a lot like me back then. I'm seeing my father in me I guess that's how it's meant to be and I find I'm more and more like him each day. I notice I walk the way he walks I notice I talk the way he talks. I'm starting to see my father in me.
"Song For Dad"
Lately I've been noticing I say the same things he used to say and I even find myself acting the very same way. When I look in the mirror he's right there in my eyes staring back at me and I realize the older I get the more I can see how much he loved my mother and my brother and me. There were times I thought he was being just a little bit hard on me but now I understand he was makin' me become the man he knew that I could be. In everything he ever did he always did with love and I'm proud today to say I'm his son. When somebody says I hope I get to meet your dad, I just smile and say you already have.
Regards,
Andrew
p.s. I enjoyed my visit with you last year and hope to repeat it in the future.
