First Impressions
Jun 7, 2015 7:43:42 GMT -5
Post by Johnny Karma on Jun 7, 2015 7:43:42 GMT -5
June 5th, 3:18pm
Shintaro Majima is sat in an uncomfortable-looking chair in the presentation skills area of the LDFC dojo and looks distinctly unimpressed while the head trainer fusses with the simple one camera setup focusing on him
This'll take a moment, Majima.
Majima gives the trainer a disdainful look, growing increasingly frustrated at having to wait for a simple task to be performed with a minimal level of competence until...
Ah! There it is.
...the head trainer finally gets the focus and white balance exactly right and is ready to proceed
So what we're going to do is have you tell the LDFC audience who you are, so they'll have an idea what you're about prior to your match at the next show
You mean introduce myself?
Yeah, pretty much.
Then I am ready.
Majima looks straight down the camera with a stern expression in his face and he's picking his words very, very carefully as he speaks
Back home, there's a proverb that I find most fitting: deru kui wa utareru, which means the stake that stands up is the one that gets hammered down. I find this fitting, because as I look at the Lion's Den roster I see many stakes that stand, yet no hammer to put them in their place. Or should I say there was no hammer, because...
Rather than finish his sentence, Majima just holds up his hand and appears to admire it
Some people think that using a weapon in their match means hitting their opponent with a chair, but for me that is not the case as I am attached to my weapons at all times, as I know that I can do as much damage to my opponent with one hard, precise strike than what some baka can do by having to find a weapon to make up for their shortcomings as an actual wrestler.
Katie Kensington is that first stake which is standing, meaning she will be the first to be hammered down. Her friend may think he gave her fair warning, but being told that I may hit hard is no preparation for how it will feel that first time I strike, because hearing that I can hit hard is no preparation for the moment that first strike connects and it becomes so real for her.
Majima rubs the back of one hand with the palm of the other to emphasise the point
There is another proverb that springs to mind: nanakorobi yaoki, or fall down seven times and stand up eight - which may be of some comfort to my opponent, until she realises that I have no interest in her getting up that seventh time, let alone the eighth.
Majima lets out the merest hint of a laugh, yet not enough to betray his stoic yet brutish demeanour
Katie-kun is correct in saying there is no dishonour in defeat, but winning my debut interests me less than serving notice, as I want to be the person that is talked about the next day by every person who watched the show. To me there is no honour in failing to make an impression, because to me being an anonymous face in an indistinguishable crowd is an admission that you failed to meet the minimal expectations that are expected of you. You will soon discover I am not one for falling short, nor am I one for having to apologise for not being good enough - and that truth will hit you as hard as each of the six time you fall down, Miss Kensington.
Shintaro Majima is sat in an uncomfortable-looking chair in the presentation skills area of the LDFC dojo and looks distinctly unimpressed while the head trainer fusses with the simple one camera setup focusing on him
This'll take a moment, Majima.
Majima gives the trainer a disdainful look, growing increasingly frustrated at having to wait for a simple task to be performed with a minimal level of competence until...
Ah! There it is.
...the head trainer finally gets the focus and white balance exactly right and is ready to proceed
So what we're going to do is have you tell the LDFC audience who you are, so they'll have an idea what you're about prior to your match at the next show
You mean introduce myself?
Yeah, pretty much.
Then I am ready.
Majima looks straight down the camera with a stern expression in his face and he's picking his words very, very carefully as he speaks
Back home, there's a proverb that I find most fitting: deru kui wa utareru, which means the stake that stands up is the one that gets hammered down. I find this fitting, because as I look at the Lion's Den roster I see many stakes that stand, yet no hammer to put them in their place. Or should I say there was no hammer, because...
Rather than finish his sentence, Majima just holds up his hand and appears to admire it
Some people think that using a weapon in their match means hitting their opponent with a chair, but for me that is not the case as I am attached to my weapons at all times, as I know that I can do as much damage to my opponent with one hard, precise strike than what some baka can do by having to find a weapon to make up for their shortcomings as an actual wrestler.
Katie Kensington is that first stake which is standing, meaning she will be the first to be hammered down. Her friend may think he gave her fair warning, but being told that I may hit hard is no preparation for how it will feel that first time I strike, because hearing that I can hit hard is no preparation for the moment that first strike connects and it becomes so real for her.
Majima rubs the back of one hand with the palm of the other to emphasise the point
There is another proverb that springs to mind: nanakorobi yaoki, or fall down seven times and stand up eight - which may be of some comfort to my opponent, until she realises that I have no interest in her getting up that seventh time, let alone the eighth.
Majima lets out the merest hint of a laugh, yet not enough to betray his stoic yet brutish demeanour
Katie-kun is correct in saying there is no dishonour in defeat, but winning my debut interests me less than serving notice, as I want to be the person that is talked about the next day by every person who watched the show. To me there is no honour in failing to make an impression, because to me being an anonymous face in an indistinguishable crowd is an admission that you failed to meet the minimal expectations that are expected of you. You will soon discover I am not one for falling short, nor am I one for having to apologise for not being good enough - and that truth will hit you as hard as each of the six time you fall down, Miss Kensington.
