132: Ray Ushikubo | Even at 5 He Understood the Value of Consistency

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2017

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Musical prodigy Ray Ushikubo emulated what he saw on television and, contrary to what you might fear, discovered his passion. At five years old and with the help of supportive parents he his calling. Are there days he doesn’t want to practice? Or course. But he practices without fail and is fast approaching the theoretical 10,000 hours of study to reach virtuosity. Ushikubo is already well on his way. Find out what it takes to go so far so fast so young. This young man has advice we can all learn from.

Lessons:

To alleviate anxiety, focus 100% on the task.
Many times when setting out to accomplish a big task it’s beneficial not to know what exactly you’re getting into.
An appreciative audience is a great motivator.

CREDITS
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, Dr. Delle & David Deluca
Synopsis – Matt Baatz
© 2017 Spartan

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0:00.0	All right?
0:02.0	You're 13 years old. What can you possibly teach me?
0:04.8	Well, I could teach you about
0:07.6	practicing, how to go over practicing, which would be disciplined.
0:12.6	All right, we are here.
0:16.4	Pittsville, Vermont.
0:17.4	It's still raining.
0:18.4	I interviewed Ray Yushikaboo.
0:20.7	Did I get that right?
0:21.7	Pretty close. And we're going to talk about him with Colonel Nye,
0:25.5	set on my left, Dr. Johnny, Marion on the camera. This was a tough one for me. This was really difficult.
0:30.9	This was like no other kid I've ever encountered.
0:33.6	13 years old. A prodigy. Let's watch it.
0:38.0	We are back in LA with Ray Ushikabow.
0:41.4	Is that right?
0:42.4	Yeah. Child prodigy. 13 years old. with Ray Uchikabow. Is that right?
0:42.5	Yeah.
0:43.5	Child prodigy, 13 years old, pianist, violinist, and artist.
0:47.5	A little bit of an artist.
0:49.5	And so how did you learn to play the piano or the violin?
0:52.0	Well, I just started playing and well, the reason I started playing was actually I saw a, this Japanese television
0:59.5	drama called No Dom and Cantavale. And the hero of the drama was a professional conductor
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