Powell Combat Arts

Kobe Bryant Just like Bruce Lee ... I believe Kobe Bryant is going to inspire many more people in death than he did in life ... Kobe and Bruce had so much in common ... both put "everything" they had into their craft ... martial arts for Bruce ... basketball for Kobe ... both were focused ... driven ... their hard work paid off in spectacular fashion ... leaving a path for future generations to follow ... I had a poster of Bruce Lee on my wall as a kid ... I still remember the image on t hat poster ... a scene from "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce holding two kali sticks ... I believe the inspiration I received from looking up at that poster every day growing up helped contribute to whatever success I have had in life ... now there will be kids who were not alive during Kobe's lifetime wearing his jersey ... watching old clips of his games on their smart phones ... looking at images of Kobe dunking a basketball on their screensavers ... being inspired to work

Guro Dan and Coach Roderick I look forward to training with Dan Inosanto when he conducts his seminars in Atlanta every year.  I always learn something new from him, because he is always learning something new.  One of the qualities I admire about Guro Dan, as he is affectionately called, is his personal commitment to life-long learning.  Even at the age of 83, Guro Dan continues to explore, research, and learn new ways of expressing himself in the martial arts.  He does not rest on his many laurels.  His thirst for knowledge is the reason he has had so many different martial arts instructors over the years.  From Ed Parker to Bruce Lee to John Lacoste.  Guro Dan knows that no one person has a monopoly on martial arts knowledge.  I have been greatly influenced by Guro Dan's example.  I find myself searching out the best instructors I can find and learning what they have to teach me.  I adhere to what Guro Dan's most famous instructor once said, "Absorb what is useful,