Veteran Filipino taekwondo fighter Donald David Geisler III thinks now is the right time to strike in the Olympic Games.
"Im better prepared now than in Sydney four years ago, says Geisler. "And my confidence level is quite high.
The 6-foot-1, 25-year-old veteran of six World Cup, three world and four Asian championships also aims to bounce back from his heart-breaking first round loss in the Sydney Olympics.
"The field is tough, but I believe I can go all the way to the medal round, he quips. "I didnt like the way I lost them (in Sydney). I finished in a tie with my Swedish rival and I thought I delivered the more solid blows. But the referee declared him winner by superiority.
Geisler is happy that this time, the international (taekwondo) body decided to amend the rules on a tied bout. "Instead of letting the referee decide, the World Taekwondo Federation will now have the deadlock broken through a sudden-death, where the first to score a point wins, the lanky Filipino explains.
A silver medalist in the 1998 World Cup competition in Germany and twotime silver winner in the Asian championships. Geisler credits the team�s Korean coach, Tae Hyung Kim, for providing him new techniques and making him more aggressive.
"He pushes you to the limit. He is a master strategist, he says of Kim, who is helping head coach Jesus "Jobet Morales III in taekwondos campaign here.
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