To the fourth gold medal with a new technique Judo Satoshi Fujimoto August 20, 13:04

Atsushi Fujimoto has won 5 medals including 3 gold medals in the past 5 competitions in the Paralympic judo. Next year's Tokyo Paralympics are trying to overcome the injury and get a fourth gold medal with a new technique.

Akira Fujimoto is 43 years old.
The left eye is completely invisible since birth and the right eye has little vision.

Paralympic judo where athletes with visual impairments and visual impairments fight.
The feature is that both teams start a match.
Because you can't rely on your eyesight, you can use your arms as if you were working together.

Fujimoto's character is a thrilling backlash.
He was the first person to win the third consecutive Paralympic Games with Atlanta, Sydney and Athens.

For the next year's Tokyo tournament, the goal of the fourth gold medal is positioned as the culmination of competition life, saying, “I want to do everything at the end and put out everything so that no regrets remain”.

In fact, Fujimoto tore the ligaments of both wrists 10 years ago.
I had an operation, but I couldn't return to the original state and I couldn't throw a sharp backpack.

Therefore, I decided to learn a new technique called “Tomoe Throw” that does not put a burden on the wrist.

“Tomoe Throw” in which the opponent throws the opponent back with the power of his feet.
Fujimoto says, “Even if we are particular about throwing on our back, we can't put it into a technique that hurts our wrists.

Fujimoto, who has passed the age of 40 and has begun to challenge a new judo style.
Repeated “scrum training” to push rugby players who weigh more than 100 kilograms, and learned how to use the lower body, where the power enters.

As a result, Fujimoto has gained a good response on the world stage by losing his opponent's center of gravity with his footwork and deciding how to throw it.

The right to participate in judo in the Tokyo Games will be determined by points based on the results of the international competition until next spring.

“In order to grab and represent the Tokyo Paralympics, there is no point in aiming for the best color medal, and I want to do that,” says Fujimoto.

We will aim for the 4th gold medal at the 6th Paralympic Games by expanding the range of skills with insatiable improvement.