Judo’s touch-and-feel technique
Italian expert Bruno Carmeni talks on his vision for the sightless
Navneet Singh
New Delhi, August 15: When Italian judo expert Bruno Carmeni founded a club in the late Sixties to train youngsters in his hometown of Conegliano, north of Venice, he never had any inkling of what the future held on his research work in training visually challenged players.
However, a tragic incident in the late Seventies, in which Carmeni’s best judoka Walter Monti lost his eyesight, changed his outlook towards life. The incident shattered Carmeni, but he didn’t give up and vowed to train Monti for the competition. Hence he began his research into training visually challenged players. And the fact that he gained success in making Monti triumph at the Seoul Para Olympics Games in 1988, it points out to his hard work and passion for the game.
Italian expert Bruno Carmeni talks on his vision for the sightless
Navneet Singh
New Delhi, August 15: When Italian judo expert Bruno Carmeni founded a club in the late Sixties to train youngsters in his hometown of Conegliano, north of Venice, he never had any inkling of what the future held on his research work in training visually challenged players.
However, a tragic incident in the late Seventies, in which Carmeni’s best judoka Walter Monti lost his eyesight, changed his outlook towards life. The incident shattered Carmeni, but he didn’t give up and vowed to train Monti for the competition. Hence he began his research into training visually challenged players. And the fact that he gained success in making Monti triumph at the Seoul Para Olympics Games in 1988, it points out to his hard work and passion for the game.
Recalling the Seoul silver-winning feat Carmeni says: “It was great day for me. It was sort of triumph over adversaries.”
Since then the Italian judo expert had been actively involved in giving tips to visually challenged players, and has also written a few books that outline the training programme for such judokas. Narrating his experience with visually challenged players, Carmeni says their training is bit different, but they learn faster. What is the reason for that? Firstly, visually challenged players can’t see but feel with their hands, it gives them a good grip which is one of the important aspects of the game.
Since then the Italian judo expert had been actively involved in giving tips to visually challenged players, and has also written a few books that outline the training programme for such judokas. Narrating his experience with visually challenged players, Carmeni says their training is bit different, but they learn faster. What is the reason for that? Firstly, visually challenged players can’t see but feel with their hands, it gives them a good grip which is one of the important aspects of the game.
Secondly, says the Italian expert, during training visually challenged players can concentrate more as action is faster than thought. In case of visually challenged players, imagination is limited, its more to do with the grip of the hands, he said.
This doesn’t mean that there is some major difference in training. Apart from few specific drills, the training is generally the same as for judokas with normal vision. He says, since there is no difference in physical structure, its only that the nervous system that deals with sight doesn’t function. Proper guidance is required in the initial stages. “It’s like taking a to school,” he says.
Carmeni has over 200 judokas on the rolls at his club. The age of the trainees varies from six to 82 years. His club has contributed to the country winning seven gold medals in the world championships and over 60 medals in the inter-national competitions. Carmeni, is assisted by his wife Aida Guemati, who is still an active judoka at the International level.
However, what is missing is an Olympic medal. So when is Carmeni expecting his trainees to triumph in the big event? “When there are good times, medals will automatically come through,” he says. FONTE: Delhi Newsline - Delhi, India - http://cities.expressindia.com/f
This doesn’t mean that there is some major difference in training. Apart from few specific drills, the training is generally the same as for judokas with normal vision. He says, since there is no difference in physical structure, its only that the nervous system that deals with sight doesn’t function. Proper guidance is required in the initial stages. “It’s like taking a to school,” he says.
Carmeni has over 200 judokas on the rolls at his club. The age of the trainees varies from six to 82 years. His club has contributed to the country winning seven gold medals in the world championships and over 60 medals in the inter-national competitions. Carmeni, is assisted by his wife Aida Guemati, who is still an active judoka at the International level.
However, what is missing is an Olympic medal. So when is Carmeni expecting his trainees to triumph in the big event? “When there are good times, medals will automatically come through,” he says. FONTE: Delhi Newsline - Delhi, India - http://cities.expressindia.com/f
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