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How to Stay Calm Under Pressure:A Kung Fu Lesson on Inner Peace | Ari Pereira | TEDxSan Diego Studio
TEDx Talksยท 2025-09-25 16:37
[Music] [Applause] My hands were sweating. My heart was beating so fast I thought it would explode. I couldn't catch my breath.No matter how hard I tried, it just felt like there wasn't enough air. Suddenly, a wave of panic hit me so hard I thought, "That's it. I'm having a heart attack." Looking back, that may have sound a bit dramatic, but at the time it made sense. It was October 26, 2013, and my first kung fu tournament.At that time, I had been practicing kung fu for two years, and I had performed that ...