Depok-Lutia Nurfadillah, a student of the Creative Business study program, Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia (UI) took home a silver medal at the Banten Karate Circuit Championship Series 1, Lebak Dandim Cup 2024. Her victory was achieved in the U21 Senior Class Individual Kata category, on July 13, 2024 at the La Tansa Multipurpose Building, Lebak, Banten.
The competition, which was organized by the Indonesian Karate-Do Institute (INKAI) of Lebak Regency and the Banten Provincial Management of the Indonesian Karate-Do Sports Federation (FORKI), was attended by 30 contingents from Banten province. In preparation, Lutia has been training intensively since February. She routinely makes a weekly schedule according to the activities she is currently pursuing. “If I have a lot of assignments or campus activities, I will take a break from practicing at the dojo and choose to practice at home instead. Usually I train at the dojo every weekend,” said Lutia.
For her, this competition was his first experience of winning a silver medal after intense training and achieving a brown belt (chao obi). After passing the preliminary round, Lutia continued her steps to the final round and succeeded in winning second place.
“Of course this competition was my first memorable match experience. Especially because the opponents I competed with almost all played high-level kata. So, I needed to do a strong strategy and endurance during the match,” said Lutia.
(Photo: Lutia Nurfadillah, Creative Business study program student)
Lutia revealed that after the competition, she will continue to pursue the world of karate. In fact, she will try to take part in the kumite competition. “The achievements that I have achieved so far have really motivated me to continue to achieve. Learning from this experience also made me want to develop self-defense in kumite. Hopefully I can once again bring honor to UI’s alma mater in karate,” said Lutia.
Director of UI Vocational Education Program, Padang Wicaksono, S.E., Ph.D, expressed his pride in Lutia’s achievements. According to him, UI Vocational students have diverse potential, both in academic and non-academic fields. Starting from academic competitions, such as business plans, marketing plans, or political debates, as well as non-academic, such as sports competitions, arts, and others.
“I invite other students to continue to excel and work according to their respective talents. These achievements are not only for themselves, but also to bring honor to their families, campuses, and countries. In addition, UI Vocational also continues to support other activities carried out by students, especially to provide a real impact on the wider community,” said Padang.
