Reading in The Dark

                                A King's Retirement Dandadan Sumo Wrestler Monster My judo classes are back.  The Federation's calendar came out with my first fight on February 15, in less than three weeks. I really want to go, but it's difficult. I believe it will be with the new rules. I will only have the opportunity to watch a competition with these rules next weekend at the Grand Slam in Paris. I usually don't mind watching old judo fights, but with these rule changes I stopped watching for a while. And I got the urge to check out the professional sumo, particularly the New Year's tournament. It's a fortnight long one. Starting on the 12th. There is a Japanese channel on YouTube that broadcasts news in English. This channel broadcasts the fights of the first division of professional sumo tournaments. Not live. It is a video that lasts almost half an hour with all the fights of ...

    Hello readers. 2025 begins. The official calendar of the Brazilian Judo Confederation has been released, indicating that my next fight will be on March 8th. After Carnival. There are several costs involved in actually being able to travel to Fortaleza and fight. I ask that you read this text and at the end contribute a Ko-fi of at least two dollars to support both my trip and my Judo in the Dark project. Which in practice are one and the same thing, each training session, each fight, is a brick in this construction. I intend to open a judo academy in early 2028 and, among other things, teach classes in which all techniques and fights will be applied by students in the dark or blindfolded. Inspired by the tradition of ancient Japanese warriors of being prepared to fight in all possible situations and at the same time creating a space of inclusion for those who want to become para-athletes. But even though everything in my life today is connected to judo, the main t...