ONE Championship athlete from China, Wang Wenfeng, talks about the impact martial arts had on his life.
Born in Hefei, China, Wan Wenfeng had a bitter childhood. He was often bullied by his schoolmates and considered weak.
However, her parents' decision to enroll Wan Wenfeng in a martial arts school slowly changed her life.
Through the martial art of wushu shanda, Wan Wenfeng began to train both mentally and physically. It was also the moment that made Wan Wenfeng acceptable to his friends.
"My classmates think I'm weak. They often bully me. Often they tell me to sweep the floor, but of course I don't want to do it," Wan Wenfeng said in the release received.
I then got used to life in a martial arts school. Everyone can be good friends. Life there is different from what I thought," Wan Wenfeng said.
Through the martial art of wushu sanda, Wang Wenfeng managed to bring the school's good name and won a number of awards.
It didn't take long until Wang Wenfeng finally made it to the art of eight limbs, aka muay thai.
In order to learn Muay Thai, Wang studied in Bangkok and competed in the country of the White Elephant.
Unfortunately for Wang Wenfeng, he actually suffered an injury while competing in a muay thai competition there. Wang's career almost ended because of the injury.
Atlet ONE Championship asal China, Wang Wenfeng, menceritakan pengaruh seni bela diri terhadap hidupnya.
Lahir di Hefei, China, Wan Wenfeng mengalami masa kecil yang getir. Ia kerap kali di-bully teman-teman sekolahnya dan dianggap lemah.
Namun, keputusan orangtuanya mendaftarkan Wan Wenfeng ke sekolah seni bela diri perlahan mengubah hidupnya.
Lewat seni bela diri wushu shanda, Wan Wenfeng mulai melatih mental dan fisiknya. Momen itu juga yang membuat Wan Wenfeng bisa diterima teman-temannya.
"Teman sekelas menganggap saya lemah. Mereka sering mem-bully saya. Tak jarang menyuruh saya menyapu lantai, tetapi tentu saya tak ingin melakukannya," kata Wan Wenfeng dalam rilis yang diterima
Saya lalu terbiasa dengan kehidupan di sekolah seni bela diri. Semua bisa berteman dengan baik. Hidup di sana berbeda dari apa yang saya pikirkan," kata Wan Wenfeng.
Malalui seni bela diri wushu sanda, Wang Wenfeng berhasil membawa nama baik sekolah dan meraih sejumlah penghargaan.
Tak membutuhkan waktu lama hingga akhirnya Wang Wenfeng berhasil ke seni delapan tungkai alias muay thai.
Demi mendalami Muay Thai, Wang berguru ke Bangkok dan berkompetisi di negari Gajah Putih tersebut.
Apes bagi Wang Wenfeng, dia justru mengalami cedera saat bertanding di sebuah kompetisi muay thai di sana. Karier Wang bahkan nyaris berakhir karena cedera itu.