Prestigious and important call for Cristian Bianchi (in the photo), the ju jitsu athlete who was invited by Fijlcam, the Italian federation of judo, wrestling, karate and martial arts, as an athlete and as testimonial of the non-profit organization “Amici” (a association for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases) at the finals of the Italian championships in Ostia, scheduled for next 11 and 12 December. Bianchi will participate in the opening conference to talk about Crohn’s disease, the disease with which he has lived for some years, will tell his story, but on the mat he will also compete for the Italian title thanks to a wild card.
“I will talk about my life as an athlete between tatami mats and pathology, given that at the moment I am the only Italian athlete suffering from this disease – says Bianchi who is also adviser of the Panathlon of Carrara and Massa -. I will tell the commitment to be able to compete in national and international level to send a message to all those suffering from invisible disabilities because sport is also inclusion “.
The origins of Ju Jitsu to Japan of the Kamakura era that goes from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, when the warriors developed some techniques to neutralize enemies with or without weapons. Today it is a contact discipline, not an Olympic one. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease and is characterized by severe abdominal pain, with periods of well-being alternating with periods of flare-up.
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