Narrative essay: No guts no glory, My karate tournament.

If there is one thing I like, that is fighting sports. I am amazed at fighting hand in hand with martial arts movies. Even when I was young, I was doing some fighting games with my friends. I never thought it would be passionate and I will give some of the most memorable things to my memory.

I have worked very aggressively on martial arts, but when I arrived in the first workplace in Okinawa, I was very serious. My friend introduced me to Okinawa Karate as I was searching for a place for easy training rather than exercise. I am amazed at this comprehensive contact movement. Indeed, for most of these people this is not just sports but a way of life. Compared to many other places I have seen so far, the training here is very rough.

Before the teacher requested me to participate in the first tournament, I was trained in the dojo for about 6 months. The game will be a local tournament with only 16 fighters in my class. I weighed only 170 pounds, but I entered the middle class as a heavyweight. This is thought to be a heavyweight in Japan. I train hard every day, I do not know what will happen. I have participated in this contest before, but I never played a full game against my opponent. This day is coming, I am ready.

The first game is probably the hardest to complete. I am very nervous. At least 100 eyes may be fixed for every move I do. Even before referee fought, I felt tired. It started very slowly, I forgot everything

I have been working as a karate practitioner for about 24 years. When I grow up, I am not a kind of fight; I am more likely to be afraid of my own shadow. When I joined the first karate contest as a beginner, I was scared at the first game - I am not a child, I am an adult in my early 30s! I overcome this, I gained the privilege to learn art, acquire confidence, and learn from an orthodox Japanese coach for many years. He believes that karate education was originally developed as fighting sports. We learned the old way, it was very difficult, but we learned it. The fight with the mentor is not a game, he means business. The bruise is part of the learning experience - for me this includes the correct uppercut (3 needles, a lot of blood, maybe a slight concussion, not intentional but occasional accident)

In a boarding school, my karate coach thinks that I am suitable for a regional tournament where I normally bid for only boys. In the six games he eventually took part in the official competition for the championship. Because the girl did not participate in my game, I was banned from participating in the final game. Among all the children participating in the competition were two brown belts, one boy and one boy. This boy is a designated winner at our level and I am a "running" person. This does not match

Today is my first match this year. Rive-Nord Challenge near Montreal This is my third time to participate in this event. There are some differences. First of all, I will not go with Eldest anymore. She currently attends school and is exploring various other sports and activities, so she decides to interrupt her karate competition. Karate competition (especially for it) was very time consuming and energetic, and she asked me to temporarily be allowed to pay attention to other things. So I am worried about today. (And all the students I coached and encouraged and their parents ... I am still very busy.