I want to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Happy New Year, and to thank you for not only reading my blog, but also for letting your friends and colleagues know about it. My latest entry, Hansoku Make, IJF!, must have resonanted with many of you because it broke the single day record for unique visits with 475, which is 150 more than the previous record!
Although 2010 is not starting off on the right foot for the Judo community- ridiculous IJF rules coupled with mindless new restrictions for air travel- I am hopeful that my blog will encourage you to take our sport back by voicing your concerns to the appropriate officials.
Let’s make 2010 the year we speak up in unison against the direction the IJF is taking our sport.
Rules, rules, rules. Make some small suggestions for change and see if they get implemented. Back up what you are trying to accomplish by giving good reasons for change.
For example, this rule (blah blah blah limits our sport and gives Ju Jitsu artists a better image because they allow this technique). That always makes a person doubt their poor rule decisions and possibly create alternative changes. See where that gets you.