The fight starts when your strength is out – this is the philosophy of a 25 year old girl from Burgas who studies law, but her beautiful looks hide a professional karateka with black belt in kyokushin karate.
The martial art, which apart from its technical side, the locomotive training and the methods of self defense, is also a way to communicate and avoid conflicts.
The beginning
“Kyokushin is the heaviest karate style, full contact. In order to achieve professional skills one has to know what he/she is up to and if the desire is there. There is a massive difference between amateur and professional karate. This art is not on which you learn fast. One has to have a lot of patience and has to endure hard training. ”, so says Stanislava Boycheva.
“From the time I got my first belt I got a piece of paper and wrote down all the things I will achieve in karate. 15 years later all lines are checked. I have not regretted a single moment for choosing this sport. With the aid of the Bulgarian Karate Kyokushin Federation I lived all my dreams and achieved all goals.”
And 15 years of training later, the will and skill of Stanislava have made her virtually unbeatable at national level, National Team Member, European Champion in junior female category in Riesa, European Champion for senior female category, 4 times vice-champion of Europe and titles from the open championships of Japan, Los Angeles, Vienna, Poland and others.
Keep your head low (humility)
Stanislava dedicated herself to karate when she was 11 years old: “The art picked me. I was just very drawn into the spirit and discipline of the dojo where I met the best coaches.” and one of the most heart-breaking moments came in 2012 in Bulgaria:
“Then I participated in the world championship for senior female categories in Sofia. I was very motivated for it was the last missing title, which I aimed at in professional karate. My fortune, however, denied me the win back then as I was not ready enough. I did not become the European Champion back then.”
Eyes aimed high (ambition)
“I gave myself one year worth of break without karate training and lots of time for self analysis. I was taking care of my injuries as well and then I stood on the crossroads to end my sports career. But there was no piece for me I could not just drop it all like that. I was sure then that I need to try one more time. And despite the strict ban from all the doctors, who told me all about the risks of undergoing a new training cycle I did return. And so in 2015 I became the European champion in Habarovsk Russia”
The true nature of bushido can be realized only through experience. Knowing that, one must learn never to fear its challenges.
Kyokushin gave Stanislava tenacity, respect and self knowledge. She learned how to release her spirit from forms and stereotypes. In times where she was convinced that there is the limit of her possibilities, karate gave her strength to go on and should she be defeated – to get back up and go on. She also likes to train other sports:
“I have always believed that a good karateka has to be ever developing and improving and this does not end with the art itself. Getting familiar with other sports, one can have information to use in his own craft later on. I personally occasionally visit sessions of muay thai, boxing, wrestling and yoga.”
At the end of our interview, Stanislava did not talk about karate, but about sports in general leaving us with an important message:
“Kids have to go and practice sport, because that way they will grow disciplined, well organized, healthy and more confident. Sports are the ultimate child health prophylaxis. The build the body, bring the immunity higher, develop the locomotive skills, consume their excessive energy. And most of all – sports can teach them to be concentrated and motivated”.
Mouth shut (calmness)
Source: webcafe.bg
