He was doing well, so he could not understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
He was the champion. On the way home, the youngster and sensei reviewed the moves in every match.
“Build upon strengths and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves”
A 10-year-old boy who lost his left arm in a devastating car accident, decided to learn judo. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese Judo master.
He was doing well, so he could not understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.
“Sensei,” (Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the Sensei replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced.
For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the Sensei intervened. “No,” the Sensei insisted, “Let him continue.”
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy won the match and the tournament.
He was the champion. On the way home, the youngster and sensei reviewed the moves in every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
“Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in judo. And second, the only known defence for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.” The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
We have all blamed ourselves, our circumstances and others at some point of time for our weakness.
We attribute our failures to our weakness; we attribute our inability to achieve greater things to those weakness, but have you ever thought of turning them to be your strengths?
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