Judo In Montenegro
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8. 2. JUDO SCHOOLS<br />
During the season of competitions, athletes, coaches and referees<br />
are preoccupied with the activities undertaken to schedule and organize<br />
sporting events. Coaches, in order to achieve good results within the<br />
shortest time span possible, train athletes and often let them enter competitions<br />
before they are really ready to compete.<br />
Montenegrin judokas never lacked strentgh and aggressiveness;<br />
what is more, these characteristics were the dominant ones. Still, the athletes<br />
were, due to a lack of trained coaches and a great desire to quickly<br />
reach top results, always deprived of learning proper techniques. This<br />
“shortcoming” is still present and has persisted to be the limiting factor<br />
which prevents our top athletes from developing their full potential.<br />
Even those who scored the highest results oscillated in quality and were<br />
often unable to repeat once achieved results.<br />
The above mentioned “shortcoming” caused uncertainty and frequent<br />
surprises when it comes to big competitions. Athletes taking part<br />
in such competitions are, as a rule, physically fit and eventually, the<br />
winner is usually the one whose technique is more refined. Compensating<br />
for the lack of technical knowledge by physical strength is possible<br />
only if the difference in strength between the contestants is great. Montenegrin<br />
competitors, compared to others, practiced less and were less<br />
familiar with the grappling technique, which was why they often lost<br />
decisive fights, even though they were at an advantage.<br />
Wishing to alleviate these deficiencies to the greatest extent possible,<br />
I proposed to the Presidency of the <strong>Judo</strong> Union of <strong>Montenegro</strong><br />
starting a judo school which would work during holidays (summer and<br />
winter school vacation period) and where the original judo techniques<br />
would be taught, exams for belts and referees taken, and coaching seminars<br />
held.<br />
The Conference and the Presidency of the <strong>Judo</strong> Union of <strong>Montenegro</strong><br />
adopted my proposal for starting the Republic <strong>Judo</strong> School “Žabljak<br />
86” and it was held from June 1st to June 10th, 1986 in Žabljak.<br />
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