Eye of the Tiger

A conversation with my senior of the Karate club reminded me of something in my mind.

After promoted to the yellow belt, I sometimes sparred with him. He already had the green belt, two level higher than me at that time. And now he, wearing the blown belt, is still two-level higher than me.

(Level and the color of belt at Seido karate)
Dan - Black
1kyu - Blown
2kyu - Green
3kyu - Blue
4kyu - Yellow (allowed to join sparring)
5kyu - White

Anyway, he said "Usually yellow belt guys are hungry and upper levels are getting cooler as promoted. The same is true of you. You were so aggressive at the yellow belt."

Even though he didn't mean that I became weaker, the word lifted my soul. It reminded me of the age of joining sparring, when I kept hitting him just because I was scared to be heavily attacked as soon as stop and take the defensive.

Moreover, it reminded me of the time I had been struggling for tomorrow. It's true that I was hungry mentally and physically always after I quit a company and went to the US. I still remember how one dollar was valuable for me at that time.

As reconsidering not only on Karate but also on most parts of the life, eye of the tiger must be what guids me to the next stage.