*Eli's P.O.V*
I was pretty thrown off when Mr. LaRusso invited me over to Sam's place. Walking up to their door, I felt a weird mix of nerves and curiosity.
Mr. LaRusso greeted me with a warm smile that took the edge off a bit. We didn't waste much time on chitchat; it seemed like he had a plan.
Sitting in the passenger seat of his car, I kept turning it over in my head. The silence during the drive was heavy, filled with my own anxious thoughts.
Pulling up to the dojo only cranked up my confusion. Training was the last thing I could do right now.
"Why are we at Miyagi-Do?" I asked him, "I can't necessarily train right now because my arm is still in a cast."
But Mr. LaRusso, he has this way of looking at you, like he sees something no one else does.
"Just trust me, Eli." He said as he got out of the car.
I frowned, but left the car as well and followed him to the dojo.
And stepping into the dojo, its peace hit me differently this time.
Mr. LaRusso started telling me that being a warrior isn't just about how much you can lift or punch.
It's about the mind, about what's inside. And maybe, just maybe, I had more to learn than I ever realized.
"I know your arm is still in a cast, Eli." Daniel said, "But sometimes you just need to focus on the mind and that's what we're going to do today."
"And how is that going to happen?"
"I'll show you. Let's get started."
As Mr. LaRusso started flowing through the kata movements, I stood there, watching every deliberate step, every smooth motion.
It was like some kind of dance, but with purpose behind every turn and stance. I knew I was supposed to follow along, but with my arm in a cast, I had to take it extra slow, careful not to jostle the healing bones.
I mimicked the movements as best as I could, my good arm tracing the air with precision while the other barely moved.
I focused hard, trying to sync my breathing with the motions, feeling the air push and pull around me. It was all about the mind, Mr. LaRusso had said, about easing into it and finding that balance.
And for a moment, I felt it—the pain in my arm faded into the background, and it was just me and the kata, a quiet kind of harmony I hadn't known I was capable of.
I haven't really done kata before. I've seen it happen because Sam would do it but I never tried it.
Until now.
When Daniel is showing me the movements and I'm easing into it, despite my left arm being in a cast.
My eyes stayed closed as I continued to demonstrate the kata movements to the best of my ability. But hey, I'm doing it and I'm doing it well.
I bet Daniel is impressed with me.
"You look like a natural when you're doing the movements." Daniel told me, which made me stop doing what I was doing and losing my focus.
"It's a bit tough because of the cast but I was able to ease into it."
"You found some balance?"
I nodded. "Yeah. I made myself focused and I just channeled myself into it. It was so peaceful."
"That's good, that's good." He nodded, approvingly. "Now we do the next thing."
"Which is?"
"Just some meditation exercises."
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