in the age-old dance of martial arts, where shadows meld with light, a stealthy approach is often seen as a precursor to mastery. to disown haste and embrace the precursory instruction of one's elders is to truly understand the art. remember, young warrior, even when progress seems to falter and you find yourself returning to square one, it is there, in the silence of the beginning, that the stealthy roots of wisdom take hold.