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.