“Climbers” is a new online live event by top runners from various fields such as athletes, cultural figures, and business owners. The fourth installment, which was held for three days from May 13th, featured 35 workers and made business people very enthusiastic. This time, a part of a special lecture by Mr. Kosei Inoue, a professor of the Department of Martial Arts, Faculty of Physical Education, Tokai University, is posted.[Click here for the short-term intensive series “Climbers 2022 – Spring –”]
By gaining multifaceted experience, power grows
At the London Olympics (held in 2012), men’s judo ended up with no gold medal for the first time in history. I was accompanied as a men’s heavyweight coach, but I was sad and sad about my helplessness, and I was full of regrets for the players and those who supported me. At that time, I felt the importance of creating a style unique to Japanese people by properly combining the amount and quality of practice. In particular, I thought that reforms other than “on the tatami mat” were necessary.
After taking office as the All Japan Men’s Director after the London Olympics, I have made various efforts. He has given lectures to people from various companies, talked about failures and success stories, had athletes learn Japanese traditions through tea ceremony and calligraphy, and experienced SDF training. I have also had it. I thought that such a multifaceted approach would lead to the development of athletes and the strength of the organization. There are many treasures in the world. I think it’s important not to be bound by stereotypes and exclude “this is unnecessary for us”, but to come into contact with various things with an open mind and choose what we need from there.
Aiming not only to be strong, but also to be a player / group needed by the world
The phrase, “Don’t be the strongest judoka,” was told not only to the players but also to myself. Of course, you can succeed in judo, but in other places as well, the desire to improve your abilities and winning is not the only attraction of judo, but an organization that is needed and supported by the world. , Players, we want to be ourselves. After retiring as a player, studying abroad in England made me realize how narrow my horizons were and how helpless and illiterate I was when I was a player. However, since it is positive, I felt that there was room for growth, and I enthusiastically worked on various things. I feel that it is alive now.
When telling something important, use a fastball instead of a roundabout way
Communication is the key word for leaders. No matter what kind of society or organization, it is based on the interaction between people. If you don’t talk, you won’t be able to communicate to the other person, and if you don’t have the opportunity to interact with them, you won’t have a relationship of trust. Therefore, even after I retired from the coach, I sometimes go to the practice field and try to communicate not only with the athletes but also with many people who cooperate with me. I also intend to be careful about the players, such as changing the words they say, depending on the character and the situation at that time. Sometimes I talk in a roundabout way, but the important thing is to use a fastball to convey it. It doesn’t make sense if you don’t tell the other person.
Thanks to you, I was able to win many gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The players did their best, but as a leader, I also regret that I was able to win a medal of a better color. We will continue to spread the appeal of judo, and we will do our best to make judo useful to society by impressing and encouraging everyone. Thank you for your support.
[Click here for the short-term intensive series “Climbers 2022 – Spring –”]
