Combat

Nature

During the break, Aadi started his story of that great boxer

Aadi:
The black panther is the fiercest boxer in the history of our country. His real name is Rickie Singhal. He is the most decorated boxer. He has many won medal in Beijing Olympics, commonwealth games and world championship. He is just awesome. You should see him fight. He is really quick and his punches are really fatal.

Isha:
Wow! He really is something.

Sam:
Whatever. It's not like we are gonna meet him or something. We would only see him from distance. What's so much excitement in it?

Aadi:
Yeah, but still. Not many people get the chance to see him in person.

All of them had their food and went for the remaining classes.

After school, they all went directly to their houses as all three of them were still grounded.

Aadi was excited to share this news with his dad. But his dad didn't show much excitement. In fact, he looked quite stressed and angry. He asked Aadi to focus on his studies instead of these personalities.

Aadi looked disappointed but returned to his room.
He dreamed of his ideal for the whole night.

Next day:
Aadi went to the ground started with his schedule. He performed better than yesterday.

The coach was amazed to see his energy. Even in the run, Aadi got behind only twice.

After they were almost done, Aadi said," Sir, I had a question in mind. Can I ask you?"

The coach replied, "Sure. What you do want to know?"

Aadi asked," Sir what quality is the sign of good fighter? I mean, what makes a good fighter?"

The coach answered, "Hmm.. that's a really good question. Now listen carefully.
Most people will say that fitness, good technique, concentration, speed, endurance etc makes a good fighter. Yes, it is right. A good fighter must have all these qualities.
But you know what is the most important thing that makes a particular fighter unique and different? It is his ability to learn from nature. Nature is a great teacher. It can teach you everything. But there are very few people who have this wisdom of learning from nature."

Aadi became confused. He asked, "But who? Who can nature teach us?"

The coach then pointed towards a tree. He said," You see that bird sitting on the branch of a tree. What would happen if somehow that branch broke?"

Aadi replied quickly," The bird would fly so Nothing will happen."

Coach nodded and said," The bird doesn't worry because of its trust is not on the branch but on her own wings. So it teaches us to trust our capabilities and not to have too much expectation from others.
Every animal has it's own virtues which help them to survive. A lion or tiger is a ferocious animal but can't run for long-distance. So they use their cunning behaviour to get close to their prey and then attack.
A deer can run fast but is not so strong. So a quick pace can only help him to win.
A wolf is safe only when he remains with his pack.
So you see, a good fighter learn these things from nature and apply it during the fight. He found out his virtues which can help him attack and also try to understand the style of others. "

Aadi understood and thanked his teacher for this precious knowledge.
He completed his training and went home.

He took rest for some time and then started getting ready for school.

At school
He found Isha and Sam on the way to his class. They started asking Aadi about his training. Aadi shared with them all he had learnt today. As they were about to enter the class, one of their classmates started talking with them. He said," Hey guys, did you heard the latest news?"

Aadi replied," No what is it?"

He said," The school is also organizing a small boxing competition on the day when the great Rickie is coming to our school. It is getting more exciting with every moment."

And then he went to share the news with others too.

Sam started saying," No Aadi, I know what's going in your brain. But don't even think of participating. It's been just a few days that you have started your training."

Aadi smiled brightly and  said, "Hey don't worry. I may get a few punches but you know there's a chance I may be able to meet Rickie sir. Let me take the risk please."

Sam replied, "Changing your mind is impossible. So do whatever you want."

Aadi quickly ran to get the form for the fight.
On the way, someone pushed him from behind and he fell down. He looked back to see who the hell that person was. But his face turned white on seeing him. He knew he is in great trouble...