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Olympic medallist and
3-times European Champion Alexander Yatskevich (USSR) and National
Coach for Belgium for the last 15 years is probably one of the
biggest coaching personalities in the world of judo today. Yatskevich
describes his shift from being a high performance athlete to becoming
a coach as follows.
“There are no secrets
in judo which I wish to hold. I wish to display and teach all
the most efficient up-to-date techniques, which I have been collecting
for a good number of years as a coach. Judo is permanently evolving
which is natural. Life is an evolution and we must be ready to
accept and comprehend the changes. After all this is the only
way forward. There is time to be taught – there is a time to pass
what you have been taught.”
Yatskevich, who will visit
the UK in November 2008 as part of the BJA‘s programme of Coaching
Workshops, is in great demand and as a guest coach and most of
his weekends are booked well in advance. His itinerary is includes
visits to Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Israel, Russia and Ukraine.
The above is a short extract
from an article which appeared in the last issue of “Matside Coach”;
click the following link to read the full article:
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For further information
on the Yatskevich Workshops, click the following link:
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