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Got home yesterday from Brasil. It's not easy picking yourself up after such a failure like Brasil was for me.
It has been good to be back home and sleep in my own bed. My training has been really battered in recent times. after posting 10-12 weeks solid since Feb i got really sick before going to Brasil and then at training camp in Rio i hurt my shoulder and was unable to do much from then on.
It is really frustrating to look at the best lead up to nationals i had been involved in for a long time and then have to accept that a good portion of that was compromised. At this point i have just over a week to prepare for the National Titles and instead of tapering off i am going to bust my butt with some really hard sessions running right up to next weekend to see if i can sharpen up my judo.
Given that i started my preparations for the nationals 16 weeks ago it is an understatement for me to say that i am pumped up to fight next week. A good result (winning) will be a massive milestone for me given the ups and mostly downs i have had with my judo in the last couple of years.
Next weekend will be very interesting, fingers crossed i can put it all together and win my first nationals since 2007!

I am pretty excited too at the prospect of a little bit of time off, staying in and watching tv and being able to work properly and save some $$$ for the second half of this year

P.S. CHECK OUT THE JUNE ISSUE OF BLITZ MAGAZINE I AM ON PAGE 15, 68 AND 69!!!!!!!!