Wutschingen: The sporty era ends for Frieda Schlatter from Wutschingen after 44 years

Frieda Schlatter spent a large part of her life with her hobby of judo. After 44 years as a trainer and on the board of the judo center in Wutschingen, she said goodbye and looks back. When talking to this newspaper, Frieda Schlatter remembers the beginnings: “With our children Peter and Susi, my husband Rolf and I started judo, first in Tiengen and later with our own club in Wutschingen. The regular championships on Sunday were a challenge for the family, ”said Frieda Schlatter, looking back and saying with a smile that she really had nothing else to do but to actively participate.

She first encountered the sporting hobby of judo as a parent. Convinced of this, the whole family was very committed. Daughter Susanne Schlatter, principal at the Hohenlupfenschule Sthlingen, was chairwoman of the association for 18 years. Son Peter Schlatter, grammar school teacher, became European champion. Like his wife Frieda, Rolf Schlatter is a founding member, he was on the board for five years and is still the club’s trainer.

The martial arts JudoThe translation of “Judo” means gentle or flexible way. The Japanese martial art Judo was developed by Kan Jigor from the 1880s, he created a symbiosis of old Jiu-Jitsu styles. This is based on the principle of “winning by giving in”, similar to the minimum principle. Today judo is practiced in more than 150 countries, making it the most widespread martial art in the world. Clubs already offer judo for children from the age of three, and the playful transition to judo-specific forms is fluid. Because of its many facets, judo can be actively practiced into old age. Judo is not only a way to physical exercise, but also a philosophy for personality development, which also includes mutual help and understanding for mutual progress and well-being.

The list of her extremely great commitment is long: Frieda Schlatter was a founding member of the Judo Center Wutschingen on May 14, 1977. After she was active as secretary in the first year, she was involved as a trainer from 1979 to 2019. In November 1979 she completed her training as an exercise leader, followed by the basic course and the exam course. She obtained the Kyu-Prfer license in 1986. She obtained the 2nd Dan in 1997, the 3rd Dan in 2002. She was involved as a district judge (1985), district judge (1988), regional judge (1990) and group judge (1993). She had her first assignment in 1985 at the Baden Cup in Wutschingen, her last assignment in 2004 with the Sddeutsche U15w in Nrtingen, and she had a total of 215 appearances on the mat as a referee.

From 1995 to 2001 she was a district 2 counselor for the Badischer Judo-Verband. She was involved in the association’s board from 1999 to 2003 as the second cashier and from 2003 to 2021 as the first cashier. She has been an honorary member since 2002, when the 25th anniversary of the association was celebrated. Then it was time for a break.

At this year’s annual general meeting of the Judo Center, the board of directors was newly elected with the chairman Dirk Bche (since 2017), deputy Michael Haas, cashier Mona Brachlow, secretary Elena Weienberger, assessors Christian Kromer and Philipp Weienberger as well as auditors Fabienne Morath and Christian Schalk.

The long-standing board members Hans Siehler (25 years auditor), Sybille Trndle (twelve years assessor) and Doris Jger (ten years auditor) were adopted at the meeting. Due to the compulsory break during the pandemic, no membership fee should be charged for 2021. This was decided unanimously by those present at the general meeting. The chairman Dirk Bche can be reached by phone 07746/92 86 05 and by email ([email protected]). The club’s website: www.jz-wutoeschingen.de