So, I'm in a bit of a pickle with the NGB here. I've just retorn my ACL (and then some) prepping for Oz Nationals. In the course of closely looking at the rules and regs, I came across some info on the points system minutiae here for the JFA that blew my mind.
Apparently, none of my wins at masters M2 level (up to and including medalling at nationals) count for points towards Shodan. Ok, fine...I acknowledge that fighting with other 40yr olds doesn't make me the next Inoue...but to not have it count for points at all? How does that promote life long retention of adults in judo?
I don't have time or patience to sit on committees or do refereeing on the weekend. (To top it off, we have about 2 shiai a year here; the next nearest comps are 4500km across the country...which I have been told may not count towards points anyway, as there is some sort of metro vs country / state vs state exclusion bullshit).
We are also the only state to *not* have Batsugan.
Frankly, I'm over NGB politics.
I know Onq use to to do 3 week camps in Osaka, where you could fly in, train with his guys and then fight batsugan at Osaka Kodokan. Has anyone from here done this? Onq, do you still post here, man? You have any guys that have come through and ranked up to Shodan and beyond via camps?
Apparently, none of my wins at masters M2 level (up to and including medalling at nationals) count for points towards Shodan. Ok, fine...I acknowledge that fighting with other 40yr olds doesn't make me the next Inoue...but to not have it count for points at all? How does that promote life long retention of adults in judo?
I don't have time or patience to sit on committees or do refereeing on the weekend. (To top it off, we have about 2 shiai a year here; the next nearest comps are 4500km across the country...which I have been told may not count towards points anyway, as there is some sort of metro vs country / state vs state exclusion bullshit).
We are also the only state to *not* have Batsugan.
Frankly, I'm over NGB politics.
I know Onq use to to do 3 week camps in Osaka, where you could fly in, train with his guys and then fight batsugan at Osaka Kodokan. Has anyone from here done this? Onq, do you still post here, man? You have any guys that have come through and ranked up to Shodan and beyond via camps?
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