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Note From Daniel McCormick : Day 7 |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
Well today started off on a very rough note. I have apparently eaten something that my body does not appreciate as much as my taste buds did. So I have been paying for it. I am feeling better though thanks to my Pepto and Imodium cocktails that I have been taking quite often. Because of this I decided not to practice today. Which isn't a huge problem because I still have 8 days til and fight and I want to make sure I am healthy. If I fought sooner I would have been on the mat today no matter what.
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A Note From Daniel McCormick in Beijing |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
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Well, the trip has gone well thusfar. We have been trying to get used to the time difference and our schedule so we will be prepared for our competition.
Our first stop was in San Jose, California where we underwent our team processing. We got a ridiculous amount of clothes which included a suit for opening ceremonies, 4 pairs of shoes, and too many shorts and shirts to count. Some of my teammates and I went through a 3 hour Olympic Ambassador program to prepare for the press and the cultural differences we may encounter in China.
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Brain plasticity: effects of judo |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
Plasticity, or neuroplasticity, is the lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based on new experiences.
Wantuir FS Jacini,Lab of Neuroimaging, Department of
Neurology - University of Campinas, studied the changes in grey matter in Judo Players. Previous studies have shown that physical
exercise involving the planning and execution of complex
movements are associated with changes in
brain structure.
Jacini found that increased gray matter volume in judo players is
possibly induced by the practice of a complex
motor tasks. More specifically, the gray matter volume within
the primary motor cortex, memory and
associative areas are particularly affected by the
practice of judo.
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