"Can You Turn Adversity Into Advantage?"

Weakness or Strength?
by: Author Unknown

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest
strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old
boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he
had lost his left 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," 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.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more
experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be
overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the
referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match
when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical
mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his
move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the
tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in
each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to
ask what was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First,
you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in
all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that
move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

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