at university, about twenty

I think it worked. I had a respectful place among my friends and nobody did not attempt to solve their problems with me physically. They thought I was strong and my kicks could be dangerous. So I hardly ever fought. Almost never. And I always believed that I was lucky since they thought that way because I knew that I could not be that strong and dangerous in a fight. To be a very good fighter, I needed to be trained by a real master, not by those in movies. Mine was just a show. Nothing else. 

  But I don't think that I would have no interest ,for example, in  kung -fu, tae-kwon-do or jeet-kune-do if I did not have to prove my power. (my so-called power :)) ). 

  I was playing  basketball in school team (I was the captain of the team :) )   in  primary school and I've spent hundreds of hours on football since the age of  ten. Those days were incredible. We did not care if it is rainy or sunny, morning or night, muddy or dusty and we were just playing with my friends. Any kind of action, sports, movement was attractive for us. So, we could not miss far east sports. They were a very good way of spending  the condensed energy. So, not for fight but as a sport they are very attractive. (And we already know that the basic philosophy behind far east sports is against fight. What is always taught is self-defense).

  What makes me sorry is that I can't spend time on sports in recent years. I feel bad because of this and my body is weakening. What I do at home to prevent this is not enough, I think. I should start to do something about this as soon as possible.
 

 in high school, about seventeen

last update: December 12, 2000 

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