Ryu said once that “You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance.” Whether he is real or not does not matter. The truth is that you must defeat yourself in order to stand a chance.

A true fighter must train every day, with grit and determination. Learning and unlearning, then learning again. To fight the good fight and live another round.

Sheng Long lives in all of us, and we must defeat him to stand a chance.

Darryl Koster is a Southern California gamer and arcade modder. He has been playing since the arcade boom of the 1980’s and continues to play today. This is his website.

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