Special episode of #nonsolocalcio on Judo: let’s talk about this beautiful sport seen from three different perspectives
In the study of the Capital in fact, the international referee is guests Vincenzo Lo Zitothe technician of the Asd Il Salice di Avezzano Silverio Spurius e Valeria Ceccarellipromising 14-year-old athlete from Avezzano.
The last race played dates back to last Sunday: in Ariccia and Perugia two separate races but in which the Asd il Salice shone, finishing with a bronze by Valeria Ceccarelli.
Judo, the Il Salice gymnasium conquers a new podium
“I approached judo eight years ago” Valeria tells #nonsolocalcio. “My father has always been passionate about martial arts and he approached my brother and me, Edward, to this sport. I have enough races behind me, about 60, not only in Italy but also abroad: I remember the experience a with great joy Maltawhere I got the gold medal, but also the one a few days ago in Austria“.
While she speaks, to observe and listen to us, out of frame, she is also there EdwardValeria’s younger brother: our little “warrior”, Vincenzo Lo Zito renamed it. “He keeps his head down and nobody beats him.”
Also Vincenzo Lo Zito was in Austria: not as a coach (a role he also plays), but as international referee. “From my competitive career I moved on to that of a coach and then a referee. To become a referee you have to be one black judo belt: after which you take a course where, after lessons and internships, you take a final exam where you qualify for a career as a referee. So you start exercising first at the level regional and then at a higher level, that is national. After that, if you are lucky, like I was, you start your career international. I thank our regional representative, Maestro Innamorati, who proposed me internationally and from there I started traveling outside Italy: first Malta, then Spain and Austria. There will still be some international competitions before the end of the competitive year. They are at a very high level, unforgettable experiences “.
With the arrival of summer we are approaching the closing of the competitive season for judo – or better, judò ithe explains Silverio Spurior – but the activities do not stop and will not stop: the mountain for breath, then running and training.
“Gran Sasso, Maiella, Sirente block – Velino: now I’m at home in these mountains” jokes Silverio. “The mountains are essential for developing the aerobic part of the training, with oxygenation and strengthening of endurance, but the gym is too: there we take care of the technical aspect more and do finishing touches. During this period, some young people also decide to take the exams for the black belt: they are very selective exams, no one is favored “.
This and much more in this episode of #nonsolocalcio: judo. Guests Vincenzo Lo Zito, Silverio Spurio and Valeria Ceccarelli. Eleonora Falci leads
