I wasn't really sure whether the Samoa World cup was still going to be held but i emailed the office today and turns out it is still on. I've been sick for the past 5 days but have still managed to diet down as it is only 5 weeks away.
It should be an interesting competition to see who from overseas comes along and competes. It will be also interesting to see how Samoa will look 1 month after the Tsunami.
If it wasnt on i was looking at competing in the ADCC gi trials up in sydney on the same day. The winner gets a paid trip to the Abu Dhabi in America and i would have entered the blue belt division -70kg. But im a happier that the Judo comp is on because Judo is a stack better than bjj comps thats for sure.
Its surprising that the competition is still on because althoug Apia wasn't hit that bad i thought the country would still be in recovery mode. But the news was saying today that if you booked a holiday to Samoa and your hotel is still up you should still go along because the local econmony is really struggling as their main source of income is tourists.
On a side note since when do aussies pronounce Samoa, Sarmoa.. like what, it annoys me everytime someone says that.
Samantha mentioned to me that my last trip to Taiwan was 1 month after a Tornado or earthquake and now after planning on Samoa they get a Tsunami. Maybe we are just bad luck. Samantha and i are planning a trip to Korean open and Kano cup at the end of the year but maybe a plague of locusts might attack there as well or maybe even fire and brimstone may fall.
So yeah the countdown begins for Samoa, training becomes tapered, dieting gets more strict and the competition excitment sets in.
Awesome
Matt
Also here is an article i wrote regarding Cardio and tapering for judo comps
http://www.mattdaquino.com/cardio_training_for_judo.html#cardio
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