A resident at Jita Kyoei Judo 34, the Venezuelan and neo-Montpellierian returned with the money from the competition organized in Russia in mid-December.
Maria Guedez won her ninth world bronze medal in Serbia (under 48 kg category) on November 7.
On December 19 in Moscow, Maria won, with her coach Mactheuicx Castellanos, a silver medal at the World Cup! This neo-Montpelliéraine is hardly known here. And yet, it’s been over three years since she put her suitcases there. It was in 2015, the day after obtaining his world title in sambo
, a Russian combat sport close to judo.
Meeting with the little judokas
Maria was then international Venezuelan in the discipline and in judo. Holder of nine world medals including two titles, she is considered a legend of combat sports in Latin America!
In addition, she puts her notoriety at the service of the most disadvantaged thanks to the Mæderia Guz Foundation to help Venezuelan youth.“When during a first meeting, you are immediately won over by his infectious laughter and good humor”
, said Mounir Mouh of Jita Kyoei Judo 34. He pursues :“Crossing her on the tatami is a whole different story! Despite her 48 kg, the experience is much less pleasant for her opponents, even heavier!”
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Back from Russia and before returning to the reality of her studies and her work, the 2015 world champion met the young licensees of her club, Jita Kyoei Judo 34.
On a Christmas camp in Juvignac after two months of videoconference training, the forty little judokas reunited with their teachers: Marina, Clémentine, Charlène and Chloé, with a physical recovery program accompanied by games and relaxation workshops.
Qualify for the French championships
This meeting was a nice surprise. The time to admire the last two world medals of Maria and the questions have flared. How did she prepare despite the closure of the dojos? What were her beginnings as a fighter in Venezuela? What are her secrets to becoming a champion? A moment of wonder which may give birth to vocations!
After this internship which was a breath of fresh air for the children, teachers and judokas hope to resume a practice adapted to the dojo in January.
For Maria Guedez, the judo objective will also be collective with a beautiful female team at Jita Kyoei and whose ambition is to qualify for the French championships in 2021.
With her teammates, they will do everything to brilliantly represent the city of Montpellier… as well as Venezuela!
Les ambitions du Jita Kyoei Judo 34
Jita Kyoei Judo 34 takes its source in the district of La Paillade where it is anchored in a voluntary social policy to allow the greatest number of children in difficulty to access a sport by teaching judo and values of respect and self-control.
Today, its training sites have developed from the Palais des sports Veyrassi, the Rabelais college in Malbosc, the Caf social center in La Paillade or in Saint-Jean-de-Fos. And, since this year, at Juvignac and at the Maison pour tous Léo-Lagrange. Its development of a social component promotes mass practice and allows to continue this mixing between judokas of good level and students of the University of Montpellier 1. The competition pole is one of the most developed in the Occitanie region with first division competitors. and each year, national and international podiums.
Martial art and combat sport created in what was then called the USSR in the 1930s. This combat sport mainly mixes judo, boxing and wrestling.
