Striving for Perfection, Together

Athletes usually try hard to avoid getting injured during practice. However, Indonesian pencak silat athletes Yolla and Hendy did the opposite, and became concerned that they were doing something wrong if they emerged unscathed from their practice.

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Yolla Primadona Jampil (right) and Hendy.

Athletes usually try hard to avoid getting injured during practice. However, Indonesian pencak silat athletes Yolla Primadona Jampil and Hendy did the opposite, and became concerned that they were doing something wrong if they emerged unscathed from their practice.

The two athletes typically stopped practice to discuss progress when they felt that there was something wrong with their training, as their bodies were “just fine and dandy”. “We need to improve our moves. We need to be closer and our moves need to be closer,” Yolla said on Tuesday (28/8/2018) at the Athletes Village.