It's always fun (funny) to go back and look at the very first goals you ever made, when you started out on a whirlwind journey. I found a list of judo goals I made, about 4.5 years ago, when I was still living in Kansas. It's pretty fun to go through the list and start crossing them off as "accomplished". Quite exciting! So, for your amusement, here's the list of judo goals I had when I first started the sport (in no particular order).
- Perfect TiaOtoshi
- Beat Chelsea
- Win Grand National Championships
- Train with Jason Morris in NY
- Win a USA Judo tournament (at any level)
- Beat a blackbelt
- Tap out someone in a USA Judo tournament
- Participate in a tournament above an "E" level
- Fight in another country
- Train with the best
- Don't give up; even when things look impossible
- Fight in a USA Judo National Tournament
- Medal in a USA Judo National Tournament
- Win a USA Judo National Title
- Get a bluebelt
- Get a brownbelt
- Get a blackbelt
- Coach judo
- Beat someone who is ranked
- Choke someone in a USA Judo tournament
- Ippon someone in a USA Judo tournament
- Armbar someone in a USA Judo tournament
- Win an international tournament
- Place in an international tournament
- Fight in a World Cup
- Medal in a World Cup
- Win a World Cup
- Fight in the NYAC tournament
- Be ranked in the USA
- Be ranked in the world
- Be top 3 in the USA
- Be top 10 in the world
- Earn points for the Olympics
- Beat an Olympian
- Make the Olympic Team