こんばんは

和歌山市　和歌浦口バス停前

畠中整骨院院長　畠中健でございます

連休いかがお過ごしでしょうか？

さて、本日、講道館杯という柔道のトップ選手が集まる試合を応援に行ってきました

講道館杯とは、各部門(大学、社会人、警察の全国上位選手のみ出場できる試合です)

高校生では、インターハイチャンピオンのみ出場できるという具合です

最近、私は柔道の試合は全日本選手権ぐらいしか観戦に行ってませんでした

健心館の指導を今はお休みしていることもあり、柔道の事情に疎いとも言えます

が、今講道館杯に出ている選手は

小学校のとき、どこの道場でどんな柔道をしたか？把握しているので、大きく立派になったなあと純粋と思います

当館OBも立派に出て嬉しく思います

また、試合を一日みて、ハイレベルの戦いにここを勝ち上がる選手はすごいなあと思います

当館OBも、3回生なので、後1年ありますし今年大きな経験ができたと思います

経験値というのは土壇場の時に威力を発揮しますので是非来年は更なる高みを目指して健闘祈ります

その前に一番重要なことは致命的なけがをしないこと、次にケガをしないこと

ケガだけ気をつけて健闘祈ります

Good evening,

This is Takeshi Hatakenaka, director of Hatakenaka Orthopedic Clinic, located in front of Wakaura-guchi Bus Stop in Wakayama City.

How have you been enjoying the holidays?

Today, I went to cheer on the Kodokan Cup, a tournament gathering top judo athletes.

The Kodokan Cup is a competition where only the top national athletes from each division (university, corporate, and police) can participate.

For high school students, only Inter-High School Champions can participate.

Lately, I’d only been going to watch the All Japan Championships for judo competitions.

Since I’m currently taking a break from teaching at Kenshinkan, I could say I’m out of touch with the judo scene.

But seeing the athletes competing in the Kodokan Cup now,

I know exactly which dojo they trained at and what kind of judo they practiced back in elementary school. Seeing how much they’ve grown and how impressive they’ve become fills me with pure admiration.

It’s also wonderful to see our clinic’s alumni performing so well.

Watching a full day of matches, I’m also struck by how incredible it is that athletes can rise through such high-level competition.

Our dojo’s third-year alumni still have one more year left, and I believe they gained significant experience this year.

Experience truly pays off in critical moments, so I sincerely hope they strive for even greater heights next year.

But before that, the most crucial thing is avoiding serious injury, followed by avoiding any injury at all.

Just be careful not to get hurt, and I wish you all the best.