sometimesyourbiggestweaknesscanbecomeyourbiggeststrength.take,forexample,thestoryofone10-yearoldboywhodecidedtostudyjudodespitethefactthathehadlosthisleftarminadevastatingcaraccident.theboybeganlessonswithanoldjapanesejudomaster.theboywasdoingwell,sohecouldn'tunderstandwhy,afterthreemonthsoftraining,themasterhadtaughthimonlyonemove.
"sir,theboyfinallysaid,shouldn'tibelearningmoremoves?
"thisistheonlymoveyouknow,butthisistheonlymoveyou'lleverneedtoknow,themasterreplied.notquiteunderstanding,butbelievinginhisteacher,theboykepttraining.severalmonthslater,themastertooktheboytohisfirsttournament.surprisinghimself,theboyeasilywonhisfirsttwomatches.thethirdmatchprovedtobemoredifficult,butaftersometime,hisopponentbecameimpatientandcharged;theboydeftlyusedhisonemovetowinthematch.
stillamazedbyhissuccess,theboywasnowinthefinals.thistime,hisopponentwasbigger,stronger,andmoreexperienced.forawhile,theboyappearedtobeovermatched.concernedthattheboymightgethurt,therefereecalledatimeout.hewasabouttostopthematchwhenhisjudomasterintervened."no,thejudomasterinsisted,"lethimcontinue."soonafterthematchresumed,hisopponentmadeacriticalmistake:hedroppedhisguard.instantly,theboyusedhismovetopinhim.theboyhadwonthematchandthetournament.hewasthechampion.onthewayhome,theboyandhisjudomasterreviewedeverymoveineachandeverymatch.thentheboysummonedthecouragetoaskwhatwasreallyonhismind.sir,howdidiwinthetournamentwithonlyonemove?"youwonfortworeasons,"themasteranswered.
"first,you'vealmostmasteredoneofthemostdifficultthrowsinallofjudo.second,theonlyknowndefenseforthatmoveisforyouropponenttograbyourleftarm.theboy'sbiggestweaknesshadbecomehisbiggeststrength.
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