"Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today"
- Robert Mckee
Ann "Athena" Osman is considered one of the most popular mixed martial artists out of Malaysia. She currently fights with One Fighting Championship. Recently, a great short documentary about Osman recently came out on the Aljazeera, called "Malaysia's Woman Warrior". I don't know about you, but I love listening to stories about how people initially found martial arts and then subsequently incorporated the arts into their life. Just as Ronda Rousey is inspiring many women here in the States, Osman is having a profound impact in Malaysia as well.
The documentary gives a brief glimpse into her life, her training and the people around her. At one point during the story the producer talks about her diet prior to a fight, I am pretty sure I was thinking I wanted to send Osman food. Like an entire chicken. Luckily, she did eat lots of food....eventually.
It is a great story and I recommend, you the reader to watch the program and see what might help you in your own story. One item I personally picked up on, was her mental state and how she specified that she needs to have "control" to feel in the right state of mind. I am sure that not only dealing with all the training, but also with all the media can be an endurance trip itself.
To conclude, viewing resources like these always gets me motivated to participate in Martial Arts and hopefully it inspires many of you as well. How will your story unfold?
-Dwight
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