 Konnichiwa. My name is Master Sergeant Mason Bergeron. I work in aircrew flight equipment. I've also been studying Okinawan Weichiru Karate for most of my life and I'm currently a Shihan 5th degree black belt in Weichiru Karate, a 4th degree black belt in Rukyu Kobudo as well. One thing I've noticed is a lot of people there in the military they end up in Okinawa and then they're like oh well cool I'm in Okinawa I guess I'll try karate. My story was different I was a kid doing karate for 10 years I followed my teacher listening to his stories about Okinawa and when he died I traveled to California because I heard Master Shinjo was teaching a seminar in California so I said I'm gonna go there I'm gonna go to the seminar and meet Shinjo sense it. I went there and I trained with all these other Weichiru people and I was so amazed by the training that I asked some of the other Americans that had been to Okinawa how can I go there and live in Okinawan one of them goes why don't you join the Air Force and I was like you can do that and he goes yeah they got a pretty good over there so I ran to Shinjo sensei who was teaching the seminar and I said sensei I'm gonna join the Air Force and I'm gonna come to Okinawa and train with you and he said oh when and I said it'll take about a year I think the next day I went to Shinjo's dojo and I didn't think he remembered me so I said sensei my name is Mason Bergeron I'm here to train with you and he laughed and he said I know who you are says we've been waiting five years for you to show up karate training helps you a lot more outside of the dojo than it does inside the dojo it goes with you in every aspect of life teaches you confidence self-discipline but mostly humility I found a valuable trait that I've gained from karate