It really ties back into the community and makes people feel good about what they're doing.

A lot of it is upgrading. People who bought a general admission package in the past may buy a (better) package (next year).

It's just so expensive to put on these events it just made it very difficult to continue without a title sponsor. We probably could have run the tournament, but we probably wouldn't have been able to give this kind of money to charity.

I'd rather we stay a community. That's what we see now, is the sustained commitment to spiritual practice from which all of our actions begin. That's harder than growing.

Generosity. This community has demonstrated that virtue. Every visiting teacher that has come has made that remark. It is one of the most beautiful aspects of this community. We rely totally on donations.

I go into every tournament expecting to win. It was a little tougher here with the cross country travel, but I try to block all that out and just keep my mind and body at an even keel.