“The Eternal Flame shall live and the Legend shall never die.”
This promise of eternal life is said after each celebration of promotion. We pledge our loyalty to our school and to our students. Our promise is to the founders of the Legend and for those who came first and withstood the unkind sneers and the hateful insinuations that was said about our dojo. Our competitors disliked us because be come from New York and for the Legend Flame that we wore proudly.
But most of all they disliked “Flame.” They did not understand the true meaning of what the flame meant to us and of course like true New Yorkers’, we let them think what the wanted to think. We went to tournaments to win not to make friends; and win we did.
As time went by, our competitors began to respect and understand us and our accomplishments; the flame gained their respect. As new students to we will tell you the true meaning of the flame we wear. It is our dojo kun, words to live by.
The Flame represents Knowledge that is passed from Sensei to Student.
The Reaper represents Life. We respect all forms of life. We never harm or hurt another living thing.
The Eyes are Enlarge to remind us to always be aware of our surroundings.
The lack of a Mouth is a reminder never to be boastful and to always remember you are representative of the martial arts and a member of our school, “The Legend”
The Jade amulet is very significant. It is believed that when a craftsman carves a piece of jade, a portion of the craftsman’s’ essences is woven into the Jade. When you receive the symbol of our school, you receive a part of your Sensei’s spirit.
We, the Sensei’s of the Legend welcome you to our dojo and our home.
