Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 5:07 AM
My first Judo Competition
Today was the first time I participated in an inter-school Judo competition. After registering myself at the counter, I had butterflies in my stomach. I was afraid that I might be matched up against a Secondary 2 student in my weight category. I consider myself quite lucky to be facing someone I recognized. He (Not named for privacy purposes)was a batch mate of mine and my earlier anxieties started to lighten. However, I knew that if I did not keep my guard up, I would be eliminated.My opponent was a tough cookie. He struggled valiantly, causing me to lose my balance. People usually said he was a difficult opponent and now I knew it was true. To my delight, I found a loophole in his attack. I pinned him to the ground and after about 25 seconds, I won.
I was both blissful and frightened at my win. On one hand, this was my first official victory, but this also meant that I would be facing a Secondary 2 student next.
As expected, my greatest fears came true and I met my intimidating opponent. He was swift and overwhelming. I shuddered at the thought of being slammed. Maybe it was a beginner's primevial instinct. In a blink of an eye, I was at my opponents mercy, squirming about in defeat.
I was disappointed but then again I did learn something. Fear was a boundary that hindered my actions, something I needed to learn to control.
Well, I guess you cannot win if you do not practise. "Practice makes perfect". Next time I take part in the tournament, I would not be taken down so easily!
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At March 8, 2009 at 6:51 AM,
casper said…Wong Mun Kit:
Do not feel discouraged, after all this is your first time participating in such a competition. Still, congratualtions on your first win. I like it when you talk about how fear is a boundary that hinders your actions. I hope that you will train hard and embrace yourself for the next competition. May the better man win. Anyway, nice blog though -
At March 9, 2009 at 4:26 AM,
binny said…Congrats for winning the first round of the competition!Even though you lost,I would think that it is quite an achievement to defeat somebody who is regarded as "a difficult opponent".Besides,there are many other opportunities for you when you are older and who knows,maybe you might win the xext competition.
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At March 9, 2009 at 6:15 AM,
joshua said…Jian Kai, Joshua here. Good job on winning the first competition! Continue to be observant and do not give up in anything you do! I know that being in the CCA that you do not really like is hard to adapt to it, but I am glad that you even posted a blog post on Judo! Kudos to Wu Jian Kai! Do not let your first failure 'fail' you as in you do not compete anymore as 'Failure is the mother of success'. Hope you can taste your success very soon!
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At March 10, 2009 at 12:45 AM,
shijie said…Congrats on winning your first round! I know that your judo training is real tough but I know you will pull through the hard times and will strive in your CCA. You already have a talent in observing what the oppenent weakness is, with a little more training, who knows, you may emerge the winner. Don't let this defeat wear you down, but instead sharpen your skills.
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