Being physically fit is my number one goal in life. I love pushing myself to the limit. I love seeing how far I can take my body to
do something and seeing myself progress.
I've played many sports and activities that involve using my
strength. For example, when I was in
middle school, I participated in my schools wrestling team. I was sketchy about it at first because this
was going to be the first time that I tried a sport and actually compete. I took the opportunity anyways because it
would've been a good experience and at the time I would watch wrestling on
TV. The first day was nerve
breaking. I didn't know anyone on the
team. We all started our warm up of
running around the gym and learning the basics of wrestling. For example, sprawling, single leg take downs, and double leg take
downs. We played a game called King of
the Hill. Two people wrestle each other
until one person falls, the person standing has to fight the next person in
line. When it was my turn to fight I was
nervous, but I let my instincts take over.
I took down four different people.
I felt like I was unstoppable until I lost to a friend who was then
known as my rival. My team and I
competed against other schools and I was a decent wrestler. In high school I started to play many
different sports. I played Ice-Hockey,
Football, Baseball, Boxing, Kickboxing, and Mixed Martial Arts. I liked all these sports but the one that I
loved the most was Mixed Martial Arts. I
loved MMA because in order to win a fight you had to be smart and
tactical. I loved training like a
professional fighter. Most of the time
you see a street fight and both guys never trained for a fight. When I trained for MMA, I took it
seriously. I started working out every
day, learning new moves and combos. I
don't train to be over confident about myself or to brag to other people or to
scare other people. I train to be
prepared for anything and I just love training like a professional
athlete.
Do you still compete? I think this would have been better split into a few paragraphs so the reader could follow you.
ReplyDeleteI know how much you love MMA and I see how hard you work at it. There is no doubt in my mind that this is your calling, and this is something that can help your mind and body become one.
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