I’ve just arrived in Japan with some members of the Aussie national team. We are training at Budo University in preparation for the Oceania Championships (where I’m planning on making it three titles in a row!).
International Budo University was established in 1984 and is in the Chiba prefecture. It is a Sports University and the Judo program is headed up by Koshino and Kashiwazaki Sensei’s, both of whom are World Champions.
This is probably the 7th or 8th time I have come to Japan for this sort of training. It’s always the same sort of feelings beforehand. Excitement at being able to do randori (free sparring) for 6 hours a day with phenomenal Judo players, coupled with nerves about injuries. Thoughts go through my head, such as ‘am I fit enough to handle this’, ‘will I get thrown around like a rag doll’, etc, etc.
As they say ‘when in Rome’ so living in Japan means adapting to the local customs and culture. We sample local delicacies, leave our shoes at the door, wear lovely little slippers everywhere, buy every drink out of a vending machine, sleep on a futon on the ground and - oh yeah - EAT A LOT OF RICE!
The Budo is packed at the moment. Usually there are about 100 top Judoka around campus but the pre-season camp has boosted the numbers to about 600 Judoka, all wanting to whoop some ass.
Oh, I failed to mention the morning conditioning workouts. It’s so much fun running laps, sprints, circuits in the snow for 90 minutes!
Well, I’ll post again soon with an update on how it’s all going.
Ivo
Tue
28
Aug
2012
What happens now?
Now that the Olympics is done and dusted I’ve got to make some big decisions. I have refused to make any plans until the Olympics were done and now it’s time to shape my short, mid and long term future.
Tue
13
Dec
2011
Progress – How the hell do you measure it?
Judo is one of the easiest sports to make you feel miserable when you are not winning, and the complexity of the sport can lead practitioners to feel like they are getting nowhere or even going backwards.
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