tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post377747871674648727..comments2024-03-26T04:43:26.948-07:00Comments on The Business/Judo of Life: Sometimes the best time to make a difference is nowDr. AnnMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-28265444445374550952014-12-27T13:00:49.466-08:002014-12-27T13:00:49.466-08:00I think thats a very smart and valuable conclusion...I think thats a very smart and valuable conclusion there, that kids really need big heaps of time, not just "quality time", that usually looks like some forced show all compacted and pressed into some small frame of time.<br /><br />People, especially kids need time to be ordinary, silly, even bored a bit, tired, exhausted, or just normal everyday self and all other kinds of states with their family and loved ones, not just extremely happy which, when one looks at it realistically isnt even possible. <br /><br />If you try you just burn out after a while, no matter what you do.<br /><br />So, again... the matter of balance, balanced living and balanced emotional states comes to mind here. First, as realization that you cannot be in one kind of state all the time, that life in general is a lot of ups and downs. A road to travel, a way, a journey.<br /><br />And the same can be said for your judo program i think. Instead of forcing a few to Olympic levels, you work with more kids and in a much more balanced manner, without that crazy amount of pressure that training for the top brings, which means the world for those kids that are not strictly Olympic level athletes. <br /><br />Then there, a very good observation that actually, some good and quiet kids or people get overlooked while more time and effort is spent on those who are disruptive or negative. Which is the unfortunate consequence of simple human evolutionary instinct to survive. Its practically hard wired into us all, and thats easily seen in the way media works for example... but its much less distorting when one is aware of it.<br /><br />I can only imagine how awesome it must feel for such kids to not only be trained and taught by a world champion, and that champion being you mrs Demars. And then miss Ronda too.... but also to be able to spend time with you and rubb off all that wisdom and down to earth smarts. <br />Man... ! Wish i could enroll.<br /><br />Really have a huge respect for you both.<br /><br />I can hardly stop myself calling you sama all the time, sama DeMars. :bows:<br />And that only because im thinking it would probably sound too theatrical written like that. But i do feel like it.<br /><br />Due to how i became aware of miss Ronda and you, just recently, which is a bit too complicated to explain shortly, and i already wrote a lot... it just so happens that all i know about Judo, which is at this stage just the basics and some very simple stuff i learned directly from both of you. And i keep learning with every short clip or short video of your practices or trainings which are so amazingly freely available today. <br /><br />So, very probably ill buy your book in the near future. And i will try to help with your games as much as i can. Very good idea btw. <br /><br />Hope you are all having great holidays.Ventus https://www.blogger.com/profile/03440323641826866782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-46292203703536081112014-12-20T21:01:10.681-08:002014-12-20T21:01:10.681-08:00We're working on an iPad/ iPhone game as we sp...We're working on an iPad/ iPhone game as we speak, er, typeDr. AnnMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-46110463606316909062014-12-15T15:57:48.348-08:002014-12-15T15:57:48.348-08:00Thanks for another blog doc! I really like the way...Thanks for another blog doc! I really like the way you run Gompers because reading this reminded me of how I never wanted to ask questions when I was little. I was always afraid that I would look dumb for asking something too obvious, and I just never got that one-on-one time to ask questions about a subject. That's why I think giving the student's time to open up about what's on their mind, and receiving guidance on judo is a great idea. As far as the donations for the games go, I'm not sure if the offer looks attractive enough for the customer. Perhaps if you did something like a free autograph from Ronda for every two games you donate, or maybe a signed copy of Winning on the Ground? Just ideas I thought would be cool. I look forward to playing the games when they are available on cellular devices.Jacobnoreply@blogger.com