The strong are the patient ones
Sept 13, 2015 11:01:04 GMT -5
Post by Johnny Karma on Sept 13, 2015 11:01:04 GMT -5
Shintaro Majima is sitting at home, a modest apartment he has been renting ever since he signed with Lion's Den, and he's watching footage of some of his previous Lion's Den matches on a tablet with some degree of intensity, scouring each and every one of them for something that he needs to improve.
At this exact moment he is watching his match against the ignorant brat, AKIRA Kaede, where he has Kaede where he wants her in the corner and he makes his way across the ring before charging in with a Kao No Nai attempt - only for Kaede to catch the foot. Seeing this, Majima pauses the video and flicks open another tab, this time showing his match against Butcher and, once again, Majima has his opponent in the position where he wants them for the Kao No Nai - but once again the move fails to connect, as Butcher dives out of the way in the nick of time. Finally, he flicks the tab closed and calls up another, and he's watching his match against Hana Song from the last show, and a familiar sequence of events takes place - Majima has his opponent in the corner, he backs up and prepares to hit the Kao No Nai, but Song catches the foot and uses the momentum to push him over.
Having watched all of these clips, Majima puts the tablet down and takes a deep breath, before speaking
Most people would be spending this time studying their opponents, but once again, I come back to the question of whether I have this "killer instinct" or if I do not.
I have sat here, watching my matches again, it did not take long to see that there are times where I hesitated when I should have been decisive. For example, time and again I attempt the same move. If the move connects, the opponent will be defenceless for what follows - yet almost every single time I attempt the move, the opponent is ready for it. This means that I am not performing the move properly, as there should be no time for my opponent to be aware of what is coming, let alone prepare for it.
When the difference between success and failure can come down to a split second, to offer my opponent a split second is unforgivable. I should strike immediately, not giving them a second's respite let alone a second to recover, and that needs to change immediately - because giving Nest a second is like giving another opponent ten seconds.
Majima takes a moment to consider what he is saying, comparing it to what he said previously
I am aware of what I said the last time, about how having a match with Nest should focus me on the task of being swift and decisive if I am to win, and how the victory would go a long way towards giving my opponents a reason to be afraid, rather than make petty comments which sound ignorant or arrogant, though some of my opponents do not need my help in that regard. What this exercise has given me is a reason to focus not just on one match against one opponent, but to see what needs to be improved for all matches against all opponents. After all, what good is it to improve for one match, yet make the same mistakes all over again once the match is finished? What I am saying is this match with Nest should not stand alone, it should not be me proving that I can defeat Nest - I am saying it should be a start.
Majima takes a deep breath as he considers his next words
Others may think about this match and talk about defeating the Apex Champion, reducing Nest to nothing more than the belt around his waist. That is foolish thinking, because defeating the Apex Champion means nothing if that person loses the title soon afterwards, as saying you defeated a former champion means nothing. What interests me is defeating the man, not the title he holds, because people consider Nest to be undefeatable - yet everybody has to lose sometime. Yet what means something is not when he is defeated, but who defeated him. For example, if Nest moved up to FGA and lost to Jimmy Page, the loss would not mean as much as many would expect Page to win - but if he were to lose a non-title match to a man who apparently lacks "killer instinct", then the defeat means so much more, for Nest and for the man who defeated him.
Discovering this "killer instinct" will do this, so this is what I need before this match - and for all matches that follow.
Word count: 797
At this exact moment he is watching his match against the ignorant brat, AKIRA Kaede, where he has Kaede where he wants her in the corner and he makes his way across the ring before charging in with a Kao No Nai attempt - only for Kaede to catch the foot. Seeing this, Majima pauses the video and flicks open another tab, this time showing his match against Butcher and, once again, Majima has his opponent in the position where he wants them for the Kao No Nai - but once again the move fails to connect, as Butcher dives out of the way in the nick of time. Finally, he flicks the tab closed and calls up another, and he's watching his match against Hana Song from the last show, and a familiar sequence of events takes place - Majima has his opponent in the corner, he backs up and prepares to hit the Kao No Nai, but Song catches the foot and uses the momentum to push him over.
Having watched all of these clips, Majima puts the tablet down and takes a deep breath, before speaking
Most people would be spending this time studying their opponents, but once again, I come back to the question of whether I have this "killer instinct" or if I do not.
I have sat here, watching my matches again, it did not take long to see that there are times where I hesitated when I should have been decisive. For example, time and again I attempt the same move. If the move connects, the opponent will be defenceless for what follows - yet almost every single time I attempt the move, the opponent is ready for it. This means that I am not performing the move properly, as there should be no time for my opponent to be aware of what is coming, let alone prepare for it.
When the difference between success and failure can come down to a split second, to offer my opponent a split second is unforgivable. I should strike immediately, not giving them a second's respite let alone a second to recover, and that needs to change immediately - because giving Nest a second is like giving another opponent ten seconds.
Majima takes a moment to consider what he is saying, comparing it to what he said previously
I am aware of what I said the last time, about how having a match with Nest should focus me on the task of being swift and decisive if I am to win, and how the victory would go a long way towards giving my opponents a reason to be afraid, rather than make petty comments which sound ignorant or arrogant, though some of my opponents do not need my help in that regard. What this exercise has given me is a reason to focus not just on one match against one opponent, but to see what needs to be improved for all matches against all opponents. After all, what good is it to improve for one match, yet make the same mistakes all over again once the match is finished? What I am saying is this match with Nest should not stand alone, it should not be me proving that I can defeat Nest - I am saying it should be a start.
Majima takes a deep breath as he considers his next words
Others may think about this match and talk about defeating the Apex Champion, reducing Nest to nothing more than the belt around his waist. That is foolish thinking, because defeating the Apex Champion means nothing if that person loses the title soon afterwards, as saying you defeated a former champion means nothing. What interests me is defeating the man, not the title he holds, because people consider Nest to be undefeatable - yet everybody has to lose sometime. Yet what means something is not when he is defeated, but who defeated him. For example, if Nest moved up to FGA and lost to Jimmy Page, the loss would not mean as much as many would expect Page to win - but if he were to lose a non-title match to a man who apparently lacks "killer instinct", then the defeat means so much more, for Nest and for the man who defeated him.
Discovering this "killer instinct" will do this, so this is what I need before this match - and for all matches that follow.
Word count: 797
