Is "victory supreme principle" the ego of parents?

June 21, 18:47

For this reason, one of the national

competitions for elementary school students in judo has been abolished.

The problem was that parents and leaders overheated and hunted down their children.

Hanawa, a comedian known as the father of the "three brothers of judo," confessed that he was once one of the parents who understood such feelings.

"I thought it was for my children at the time, but I wonder if it wasn't for my children. I wonder if they were doing it for themselves (parents)."

What made Hanawa do that ?

Is not it?

As the father of "three brothers of judo"

Hanawa, a laughing entertainer whose eldest son, second son, and third son who work hard in judo were introduced on a private TV program as "three brothers of judo" and is also known as a father who supports his son.

As one of my parents, I was willing to respond to our request to hear frank opinions about the abolition of the tournament.

About 10 years ago, when the eldest son and the second son, who were elementary school students, participated in the tournament, Hanawa witnessed the overheating parents.

Hanawa:

"I was very overheated during the match. When the referee made a delicate decision, or when the match was fifty-fifty, some parents said something like complaints or boos."

Mr. Hanawa said that he did not make any complaints to the referees or force the children to lose weight, which is the "excessive victory supremacy" that became a problem this time.

And, after taking a breath, I started talking about my eldest son.

As a father, "I want to get results"

The eldest son who wanted to learn judo from himself when he was in elementary school.

He gradually improved, and when he saw him starting to stand out in the dojo, he wanted to develop his talent even more.

Hanawa:

"I'm starting to want to get results. At that time, I used to drive at home, do squats, abdominal muscles, push-ups, and run. I think this is fine at that time. I was doing it, but I thought I didn't like it. Still, I said that I had to do it. "

" It was such an era at that time, and when I think about it now, it feels like it was natural. I might have had a little bit of it. I myself had a little idea of ​​victorious supremacy. "

What is "excessive victory supremacy"?

The true intentions of parents who tend to overheat because they think it is for their children.

What is the "excessive victory supremacy" that was the reason for the abolition?

According to the All Japan Judo Federation, the abolished "National Elementary School Grade Tournament" started in 2004 as a return project, starting to collect registration fees from elementary school students in order for All Japan Judo Federation to secure income.

This is an individual competition for 5th and 6th graders, divided into men and women, grades, heavyweight and lightweight, and fighting in a total of 8 classes.

It was pointed out that "excessive victory supremacy" was the following case seen at this tournament.

▼ In order to take advantage of the big physique and advance the game, let the child lose weight excessively and fight in a lightweight class.

Some children had an unbalanced diet before the match due to the effects of unreasonable weight loss.

▼ Swearing by overheated parents and leaders seen at the venue.

▼ A case where priority is given only to winning with a tricky technique, such as using an irregular technique without properly combining with the opponent's player in the match.

The federation has decided to abolish the tournament, taking this situation seriously and saying, "I want elementary school students to properly organize and do basic judo."

In the future, we will change to an event that does not decide the winner.

Parents and leaders have expressed their support for this decision, but there have also been various voices such as requests for rethinking.

Difference in growth and development speed of elementary school students

How do experts perceive this situation?

Professor Shinya Sogabe of Konan University, who specializes in sports science and was a training coach for the London Olympics Judo Women's National Team, points out that it is a problem to stick to winning and losing from the viewpoint of the development and development of elementary school students.

Professor Shinya Sogabe of Konan University

"It is said that even in the same grade, the difference in growth between precocious type children born in April and late-ripening type children born in March can be up to about 3 years. If you compete with a child with a large physical disparity, a child who cannot win in the late-maturing type may instill a low sense of self-affirmation that he / she cannot do it. Of course, the courage to confront a big opponent. And learning to win or lose is important, but in these cases parents and leaders also need to follow up so they don't dislike sports. "

The game is inherent in sports, but ...

How does Olympian take it, because his commitment to "winning" should be greater than anyone else?

Dai Tamesue, a former track and field athlete who has participated in the Olympic Games for the third consecutive time since the Sydney Games, posted on SNS that the abolition of the Games was a "great decision".

When asked why, I first cut it out like this.

Dai Tamesue, a former representative of Japan for track and field,

"I think it's a good thing to aim for victory first. I think sports are always a match."

"Winning However, it is not interesting to eliminate wins and losses all the time. When it comes to victory supremacy, there is a reaction that the game itself is not good, but even among those who say that the game is important, the game and it Other than that, there are quite a few people who say that it is important for children to grow and have fun. "

" The problem is that if you focus too much on winning and losing, you will not be able to learn more than winning and losing. I think it's dangerous if you don't admit it at all. "

“What are you doing for ...”

Mr. Tamesue started athletics in elementary school and became a national champion in the third year of junior high school.

At that time, it was all about winning.

The change came after the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

Mr. Tamesue, who participated in the men's 400-meter hurdles, won the bronze medal with a new Japanese record of 47.89 seconds.

He was the first Japanese player to receive a medal in a track event.

But he has achieved a big goal and says something has changed.

Former Japan national team athletics Dai Tamesue

"I'm glad I got the medal. I've been up all the time. But after that, when I gradually reach the world and can't win, what are I doing for? I'm in a situation where I don't know. It's quite painful. "

He was expected by the people around him to win another medal, and he began to think that he had to respond to it.

Gradually, I didn't know what I was running for.

Have "your own axis"

At that time, I realized the importance of having my own axis rather than the public evaluation.

Dai Tamesue, a former representative of Japan on land,

"To win is to leave an easy-to-understand result for the world, but in the end, I am chasing the evaluation axis of the world.

" There are times when things go wrong in life, and sometimes I blame myself or cause great trouble. At that time, I realized that I had to have an axis on my side, away from the praise of the world. "

Former Japan National Team, Dai Tamesue

"I was curious about how much I could understand my body and how I could get faster. My motivation was" everything to win. " "It was gradually changing, and as a result, I wanted to win half, but the other half became curious. I think that was the point that continued for a long time. The most important thing is motivation, isn't it? "

I want you to keep pursuing the essence of judo

There is another person who talked about his frank thoughts.

Shohei Ono, who has won the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, is a judo player who has been controversial about "excessive victory supreme principle".

Judo Shohei Ono

"I felt that the abolition of the tournament would be an opportunity to reconsider. Of course, the abolition of one national tournament does not mean that it will change significantly. I think it was an opportunity to reflect on one such thing that I had to rethink "victory supremacy", and I want to believe that it will change. "

If Ohno was an elementary school student, what did he think when he heard the decision to abolish it?

Judo Shohei Ono

"I don't think it's all about going to the national tournament. Teaming up, throwing, and ending the match with just one. I think that's the essence of judo.

" To be honest, if you learn the technique of small hands, you will win the game at the elementary school level. I think it is not interesting if you do not win the game, but instead, I want children to continue to pursue the essence of judo. However, if you chase after that, you will not get immediate results. You will need patience for a long period of 5 to 10 years.

" It is necessary to work hard during difficult times, but it is understandable to some extent that leaders and parents want to win and rely on the skill of their hands. It is very difficult to balance that. I think it's difficult now. "

"I was crying before I fought." When I was in elementary school

What was important for Ohno, and did he come up with the idea he has now?

When asked, Ohno, who has been winning more than anyone else on the big stage of the Olympics and world championships, said that, surprisingly, when he was in elementary school, he often lost games.

And he told us an episode that he couldn't imagine from his current appearance.

Judo Shohei Ono

"I was crying before fighting when I was in elementary school. I'm scared when fighting big opponents, and I remember crying at my parents when I didn't want to do it, and I don't want to play a game because of a false illness. "

"Your judo is awkward" When I was in junior high school

When I was a junior high school student, I was 8th out of 10 classmates at the Judo private school, Kodo Gakusha, which I started in Tokyo from my hometown of Yamaguchi Prefecture.

He was small and weighed 50 kilograms, so he couldn't win here either.

At that time, Ohno recalled, "I was doing unattractive, really messy judo, like pulling back and hanging from my opponent."

And when he was in the third year of junior high school, his teacher pointed out that "your judo is awkward."

He was advised to stretch his back, stretch his chest, and step forward to osotogari.

When I was a college student, I was able to win with my specialty

Ohno is said to have steadily refined his skills.

It was when I was a college student that Osotogari became my specialty and I was able to win the game.

Judo Shohei Ono

"It's not easy to get stronger, and if you do this, it's never going to happen. We're doing martial arts, so we'll do what we don't know if it's going to happen. I want the children to continue to put up with it and cultivate their growth as a person through judo. But after all, it is full of pain and pain. "

“Winning” is more important than winning or losing

Where is the motivation to continue to take time?

Judo Shohei Ono

"After all, that's what it means to win. Then, the story goes back and it becomes a skill of a small hand. But if you give priority to that when you are in elementary school, your age will rise and the world It's hard to win when I think about fighting in Japan. Furthermore, the younger generation is having a hard time growing up, including the influence of the new coronavirus. I expect that Japanese judo will continue to be a difficult era. increase"

"We have to rethink the" excessive victory supremacy "," said Ohno at the beginning.

On the other hand, he also says, "If you don't win, it's not fun."

What does that mean?

Judo Shohei Ono

"In the end, sports are not fun unless you win. But don't treat your children like tools. I really want them to do the judo that they want to do. That's why. I think that being told that I want to play judo like Ono and want to be such a judoka is the most important thing that I can do as an active player right now, and the pressure that players have to win. I think I'm doing it by feeling it. "

On top of that, Ohno is said to have something more important than winning or losing.

The All Japan Championship, which was held in April this year and is held indiscriminately by weight.

In the first round, he was a heavy opponent with a weight of nearly 20 kg.

Even so, they teamed up head-on and worked on each other's skills.

The result is the loss of the first round.

Even so, he said he was able to stick to the judo he wanted to do.

Judo Shohei Ono

"I wanted to think that I could win the Olympics twice and still lose. I feel sorry for losing this way. Especially for elementary school students. It may be difficult to win because there is a difference in body size than ourselves, but I wanted to do better judo than winning or losing, so I challenged the All Japan Championship. The difference in class is well known. In fact, you just can't win. Still, it's also the appeal of judo to face players who are bigger than you. "

Clarify what you should aim for

With the abolition of the tournament, it was an opportunity to think again about "excessive victory supremacy".

What Ohno wants to tell the children now is that "winning and losing is a very small thing."

Judo Shohei Ono

"I think that children's judo is in the category of physical and emotional lessons, so I think it is wrong for adults to force them to win. I want you to have that kind of heart that you can judge what judo is. I want you to clarify what you should aim for to be a good judo, purely such a player, and aim for that kind of judo. "

What I cherish as a parent

Hanawa, a comedian who talked about her true intentions as a parent.

It is said that he was recently shocked by the words of his eldest son, who now went to a judo powerhouse and became a college student.

It was when he revealed in his heart at the time that there was a time when he was not able to work positively on judo when he was in elementary school.

"If you don't find it fun or want to be yourself, you can never grow and become stronger."

Hanawa heard the words and learned that the voluntary practice at home was not what her eldest son wanted.

Hanawa:

"I thought it was for my children at the time, but I wonder if it wasn't for my children. I wonder if I was doing it for ourselves (parents). I'm really sorry when I think about it now. think"

He also told me what he values ​​as a parent who teaches his children to learn sports.

Mr. Hanawa

"I have come to think that children themselves will work harder and harder if they don't expect too much from their children and if they don't like it. I think it's important to have a good conversation. "

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