次！ Greetings from a place called not-Heidelberg!!! But close enough :) My journey began rather stereotypical - like almost everybody had a similar motivation. Watching movies and documentaries, as well as anime (almost nobody can deny pop culture having having some kind of impact in this journey), I wanted to learn more about it and tried several martial arts for multiple years, predominantly Ninjutsu. The science behind the movements and the concepts were more important than rules and competition. Strategic thinking, decision-making and effectiveness became a great part of my training and especially the effects on others was stuff that also put fear into me and my abilities. In short: the meta around martial arts and the influence on peoples behaviour is what's currently led me to this community. And previously already having such a community but having lost it, I can tell you: "Howdy, it's difficult to find people with that mindset!" The last question is a tricky one, so I'm answering with a question to myself: "Do others also look at the darkness next to the illuminated path?"

I haven't incorporated a next step every time but tried to introduce the method in daily activities where saw it fit. I'm not yet able to put the progress into words but it certainly helped in one or the other cases