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Creation Date: 04-26-2010 10:46 PM
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the water does not try
to reflect the moon
and the moon has no desire
to be reflected
but when the clouds clear
there is the moon in the water
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  #151 New 04-02-2013 12:14 AM
training in japan black and white
judoka from thejiujitsulab.wordpress.com

I was determined to go to Japan to outstrip them all, to learn judo. It wasn't to
go to the Olympics, it was to become really, really good at judo.
Doug Rogers


How very Canadian - I had a one-way ticket to the Olympics.
Doug Rogers


In the tunnel
the black taxi roof
a stream of neon
Colin Oliver, haiku


Youth is not a time of life
it is a state of mind
it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees
it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions
Samuel Ullmann, Youth

There was a link on a judo site to an old documentary called Judoka. It's about a Canadian called Doug Rogers and his serious judo training in Japan. He was there from 1960 to 1965. He was obviously an exceptionally talented and determined judoka and he became one of the very best in the world. At the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 he won the heavyweight silver medal.

It's a very interesting documentary. It shows the training and life of a young martial artist in Japan. It was a simpler, more innocent time.

There is a nice scene of Doug Rogers doing randori free training in the Nippon Budokan. The Nippon Budokan is a huge martial arts hall in central Tokyo. It was constructed for the 1964 Olympics. Over the years it has been used for rock concerts and many artists have recorded Live at Budokan albums. The All-Japan Aikido demonstration is held there every year in May.

On the wikipedia page about Doug Rogers there is a link to a thesis written about him by his daughter. It adds another dimension to the documentary. She interviews him about his life in Japan and together they go on a trip to Japan to try to make sense of the past.

Doug, arigatou gozaimashita.

Niall


poems and background articles

Judoka on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=CBFx1a4L2ig


Michelle Marrian Anna Rogers, Twentieth Century Travels: Tales of a Canadian Judoka
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/...ogers_2005.pdf


some poems by Colin Oliver
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/O/OliverColin/


Samuel Ullmann, Youth
http://www.prmvr.otsu.shiga.jp/libra...man/Youth.html
This free poem was very popular in post-war Japan.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Rogers_(judoka)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo_at...ummer_Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Budokan
http://www.sportshall.ca/honoured-me...8/doug-rogers/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ullman

photo: judoka from thejiujitsulab.wordpress.com


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#2 04-09-2013 09:54 AM
niall Says:
Thanks Billy. Yeah that was a nice documentary. If you have a chance to read the thesis you can see how conflicted he was about leaving Japan. Also about returning there with his daughter. And I was surprised his daughter had never seen Judoka. Cheers, Niall
#1 04-06-2013 07:47 AM
Makochan Says:
Nice blog Niall, I really enjoyed watching Judoka. I have sent a copy of the link around to our club members. It's been about six months since I have had a chance to read moon in the water but, I have read all the blogs I missed and enjoyed every one of them. Catch us on Facebook! Best your friend, Billy
 




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