I have to say that there was a lot of stuff going on a Graham's camp that didn't have anything to do with taking seminars. I was constantly pulled aside with people over the weekend and found lots of them have some very interesting projects going on.
I met some Australians I'd had some contact with online, and it was good to put face with name. Tony Perez had a few guys with him from down-under and we had some interesting conversations. With Tony and his crew from Oz, Jim Rodriguez from New Zealand, the Irish and the Brits, it was like being surrounded by a Geico commercial.
One of the Aussies, Simon Rea, has started a project called Martial Artists for Peace. What he envisions is a huge undertaking. Simon and I spoke at length. (Sorry Graham. We sneaked out of the Challenge Games to talk.) This group from Australia has passion, not just for the arts, but for helping others with the arts.
They will need your participation and your support. This is like some of the other programs martial artists have done like Chuck Norris' Kick Drugs Out of America but on a larger scale and using more than just karate lessons to do it.
These guys "get it". And they're doing something about it.
There is a lot more to it than what I have space for here and when they get their site up and running shortly I will post the address. Watch for more.
Simon Rea and Lee Wedlake
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