Bullying is too good at martial arts (153)
“Chairman!”
It was none other than the standing army boxers of the national team belonging to the unemployment team who burst through the door of the conference hall.
“Hey, are you crazy!? Why are you guys here!”
National team coach Hwang In-pyo looked at the committee members and criticized them with bated breath, but the players seemed to have a lot to say.
Out of a group of about 10 fighters, the ones at the forefront were heavyweight aces Jung Han-ul, Yang Dong-seok, and Kang Ho-joong.
After that, heavyweight boxers who performed well at the Asian Championships in the National Sports Festival lined up.
Even lightweight boxers who seemed to have little to do with today’s meeting followed.
The head of the association threw a question to Jeong Han-ul, the leader, with an uncomfortable expression.
“…what’s going on?”
As if he had already thought of something to say, Jeong Han-ul held his neck stiff and opened his mouth proudly.
“Please allow Cha Moo-gyeol to participate in the national team selection!”
“Kuhmm-.”
He cleared his throat with a rather nonchalant expression, but it was an unexpected reaction as the president of the association.
Only one person in each weight category can stand on the Olympic qualifying stage as a national representative.
Since it is a difficult stage to stand on once throughout a player’s career, players will be more eager for that opportunity than anyone else.
Even if the public opinion is on the side of the car, I thought the unemployment team coaches and players would sympathize with the association’s position.
Therefore, the president of the association did not understand why the players were asking for the selection of Mu-gyeol Cha as a national representative.
“It is not a matter for you to discuss.”
“!”
“There is a picture we have in mind. The selection for the national team remains the same…”
“I don’t know what kind of picture it is, but isn’t the selection for the national team the process of selecting the strongest players?”
“Kuhmm-.”
“The best boxer in Korea, or the world, has decided to compete in the Olympics as a national team member. I don’t know complicated procedures, but I don’t think it’s really a good idea to omit Cha Moo-gyeol from the list for the preliminary round!”
The members looked at each other in bewilderment, but the will of the players seemed quite resolute.
A member of the committee sitting to the right of the association president tried to break their will with a rather frivolous tone.
“Jeonghanul, are you saying you know what that means!”
“What do you mean by that?”
“To represent your country in the Olympics is a great honor that can only happen once in a lifetime!”
“Yes, I know.”
“But you’re going to pass that honor on to a guy who used to do mixed martial arts? Are you insane?”
“It’s mixed martial arts, not mixed martial arts. And I never said that I passed the qualifications. I want Cha Mu-gyeol to be able to participate in the national team selection.”
“under! Dude Jeong Han-ul, do you think you can beat him?”
“If we can’t win, shouldn’t we represent the national team?”
Jeong Han-ul’s simple words stopped the members from speaking.
“No matter how you you dude…”
“Am I wrong?”
“That’s right. military exemption! How are you going to do that? Aren’t you going to think realistically?”
“To be honest, is anyone close to winning an Olympic medal right now in the heavyweight division? Me, Dong-seok, and the crowd are all at the level of pouring water and praying that the Eastern Europeans are in bad shape.”
“!”
Even though the topic of the ‘military’, which is the most sensitive issue for athletes, was brought up, the players did not waver at all and carried through with their will.
The reason they came together was simple.
Overwhelming respect for a man named Cha Mu-gyeol.
No athlete starts a speculative event to receive military exemption or to prepare for old age by becoming a coach.
It always starts with a simple desire to ‘become a strong person’.
And a monster with Korean nationality who chews, gnaws, tastes, and enjoys the world appeared in front of them.
So how could I not be enthusiastic?
In particular, for boxers, Cha Mu-gyeol vs Alexei Kravets became a bible-like match.
Some of the players who came through the conference hall watched the game dozens of times and even shed tears.
yes this is a real man!
Cha Mu-gyeol’s presence had an impact on the players first.
“Please allow Cha Mu-gyeol to play in the national team selection match. This is not a request, but a recommendation.”
“What?”
As if they were full of energy at the word ‘recommendation’, several committee members laughed.
“suasion? If you don’t include it, it’s going to be one-on-one?”
“Can that be? We don’t have the power, but people probably think differently.”
“!”
“If you disregard this recommendation, we intend to take the matter to public opinion.”
When the word ‘public opinion war’ came out, the laughter of the committee members completely disappeared.
“If I put this agenda up as a petition, how many people will sympathize with me? Maybe we can set a new record.”
“Jeonghanul dude!”
“We have stated our position. Also, the 65 national standing army boxers who were unable to join us are of the same opinion. Commissioners, please reconsider.”
Jeong Han-ul and the boxers bowed their heads to the president of the association and then turned to coach Hwang In-pyo.
“And the director.”
“Huh huh?”
“Sorry for messing around.”
The boxers also bowed their heads to Hwang In-pyo.
“Oh yes yes. Hurry up and run the roadworks.”
“yep.”
Unbeknownst to anyone, Hwang In-pyo raised a thumbs up to his students from under the table.
‘Children, you are better than me!’
* * *
However, there was no chance for the boxers to fight public opinion.
Three days after an emergency meeting was called by the Korea Boxing Association.
The boxing association, which was skeptical about Cha Mu-gyeol’s joining the national team, suddenly changed its attitude 180 degrees.
[Korea Boxing Association “There is no problem in participating in the Cha Mu-gyeol national team selection event.”]
[Association president “The most important thing to qualify for the national team is skill.”]
[Cha Mu-gyeol Olympic team, which has become eligible to participate in the national team selection, is it possible to board? ]
[Heavyweight boxing legend Park Jong-pil “It’s not about getting on board, it’s about how overwhelmingly you win a medal. It should give great joy to the people.”]
Of course, there was no such joke as ‘the association’s heart was moved by the enthusiasm of the players’.
A phone call from the president of the association the day after the emergency meeting was held.
The phone call contained a message from a place so high that the president of a single event could not handle it.
For a long time, the people are very tired of the unfair social atmosphere.
Prior to the international festival of the Olympics, the ruling party tried to emphasize the value of ‘fairness and justice’ above all else.
Nothing goes against this slogan as much as not including Cha Mu-gyeol in the selection round.
Of course, the association has full authority to select the national team, but the second ‘recommendation’ was so heavy that the president of the association could not ignore it.
In the end, he changed his position 180 degrees in three days.
As the dispute was settled in boxing, the wrestling association finished its work more quickly.
Athletes, regardless of boxing and wrestling, were waiting for Cha Mu-gyeol to enter Taereung.
Most of all, the people were watching the association with both eyes on.
Look at the trick this time around!
Now, Cha Moo-gyeol’s status had risen to the level of the heroes of the past, Son Heung-bin and Kim Yeon-hwa of ‘Three Parks’.
Even if there was no pressure from the political world, it was obvious which side would be crushed if the public opinion war started.
After twists and turns, it is finally December 2027.
In winter, when the national team final selection is held, Mugyeol boarded a plane heading to Korea.
For the first time in my life, to hang the Taegeukgi on my chest.
* * *
December 17, 2027 Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium.
The Korean boxing national selection match was half of the atmosphere of a fan meeting.
“Hey, you’ve really arrived!”
“Wow, that’s great, really…”
“Look at that crazy frame.”
“Didn’t I say it would come out in the -91kg class? What about those weight class kids?”
“What should I do? It would be an honor to be able to mix fists once.”
“Well, that’s right. To be honest, there are no medalists anyway, right?”
The players couldn’t easily approach him even though they were buzzing watching Mu-gyeol from a distance.
For the martial arts players of the present era, perfection was almost like a god.
In addition, it was not easy to talk to the barrel that was watching something with a frown.
“What are you thinking?”
“Maybe it’s like mind control before the game.”
“Ugh, be careful in a game like this.”
However, Moo Kyul was not particularly mind controlling.
The undefeated weight division, the heavyweight division, starts at 2:00 p.m. after lunch.
However, because I misunderstood the time, I arrived at Jangchung Gymnasium at 10 am.
‘Didn’t you come here too early?’
However, as soon as he showed up at the gym, everyone in the tryouts, journalists, and even female players started paying attention to him.
After receiving everyone’s attention, it became difficult to go back.
‘Where should I shade?’
If you try to shade lightly with the intention of loosening up your body, ‘Ohhh’ explodes from all sides! I just sat there, embarrassed by the sound.
‘This is embarrassing.’
However, it wasn’t particularly boring.
It was fun enough to watch the lightweight division fight.
‘Ah, that’s going back there.’
‘now! I should have eaten the staff and went inside!’
‘good! Left! Hit the body there!’
Around the time when I was sitting alone and doing inner shadow boxing watching the match.
A lightweight athlete who had just finished the round of 64 approached Mugyeol with a nervous expression and talked to him.
“That car, car flawless player!”
“hmm?”
“I am such a fan! I’m a really, really, really big fan!”
“Oh yeah? thank you.”
“no! I am more grateful!”
“yes? What…”
“Thank you for just being! Thank you for being born!”
“Ahaha yes.”
You’re the one who just won the round of 64 with two right hooks?
It was a happy feeling inside that someone talked to me when I was bored.
“If it’s okay with me, can I ask for an autograph on the glove…?”
“sure.”
Yeah, that’s why I’m a little less bored.
Mugyeol happily signed the glove and talked to him.
“Isn’t that the player who played in Area B earlier?”
“uh? yes! that’s right! Did you see it?”
“I enjoyed your game.”
“oh my god! Is that true? Cha Mu-gyeol played my match…”
“It was a nice right hook.”
“Thank you! It’s a real honor. I was really, really, really impressed!”
The lightweight athlete lowered his head with tears in his eyes as if he was sincerely moved.
“I will go then! Sorry to break your concentration, then good luck!”
uh? Are you going like this?
Don’t go for a second! I’m bored!
Mugyeol grabbed him as if he had regrets left.
“Hey, but…”
“Yes?”
“what is it. When it hits the right hook. Did you intentionally open your face and aim for the counter?”
“Uh, nothing like that…”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“Has there ever been a problem with my game?”
“Hmm, rather than a problem…”
Mugyeol slowly opened her mouth, trying not to look as bored as possible.
“There were parts that I thought would be good to improve.”
“What part!?”
The lightweight athlete looked at the integrity with his eyes shining brightly.
‘Ah, should I release this trade secret?’
Mugyeol started to open his mouth as if he couldn’t help it.
…The perfect boxing lecture lasted 20 minutes.
The light weight athlete’s eyes, which were shining at first, are now slowly losing their luster.
“That flawless player…?”
“So, when you eat the opponent’s forepaw properly, it can be useful to enter while chopping it into smaller pieces. Since you are an orthodox player, put your hair to the left like this…”
“Now it’s time…”
“But if you do this again, your temple will be exposed by the opponent’s front hand hook, right? So you can read it again and feed the parrying counter. I see your wrists are quite flexible…” “
I’m sorry, but I have to go…”
“It was when I played in Vegas, was it with Carly Dragunov? At the time, the opponent was very strong and the staff was strong, but I…”
“Ha-.”
Due to the unexpected Hunsu bombing, the lightweight athlete fell into a groggy state.
The flawless mouth continuously poured out TMI as if a motor had been turned on.
Maybe everyone gathered at Jangchung Gymnasium didn’t know.
I never thought this charismatic king of fights would have the temperament of a two-much-talker.
“Ah, was it before Kravets? At that time, you only remember the moment when Kravets and I started fighting, but in fact, the more important time…” * *
*
The time of advice that seemed to bleed his eardrums passed.
Finally, with the start of the -91kg class selection, the atmosphere at Jangchung Gymnasium has also changed.
‘The chamougyeol is out!’
At that moment, all the players except for the ring, where the match was in progress, looked at the integrity.
Even the fighters competing on the ring had no choice but to be conscious of their integrity.
It was perfect to catch one lightweight player and chatter to the fullest, but the atmosphere changed 180 degrees as soon as the glove was put on.
An overwhelming fighting spirit that subdues everyone at once simply by stepping into the ring.
That bloody energy was enough to suppress even the referee.
‘Is this the intimidation of a guy who played on the world stage!’
The referee broke into a cold sweat and warned the two players.
Sometimes -.
At the same time as the gong rang, the first game of the national team selection match began.
