A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he
had lost his Right arm in a devastating car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy
was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training
the master had taught him only one move. “Sensei,” (Teacher in Japanese) the
boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move
you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the sensei
replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy
kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first
tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The
third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent
became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the
match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.