Holding of black leather 2nd Ryuji Harido × paramedico "For me Paramehiko is like my wife"

 

<Interview 1st is here>

──Are the Paraméxico shoes that Bando is wearing the same as the ones sold commercially?


—That makes perfect sense.
 
A bedding doorFor a soccer player, cleats are an essential tool of the trade. So, for me, the most important thing is whether the cleats are comfortable to wear and whether I like them.

—That's a wonderful attention to detail.

A bedding door　I think that it depends on the person 's commitment and how I want to live, in relation to things. Long-term love on the same thing is manifestation of people? For me, paramour (hiko) is like my wife. Because I am not married yet, it is a substitute for my wife (laugh)

── What is the foot size?

A bedding door　They're size 25cm. My heels stick out quite a bit, so I tend to get blisters when I first start wearing them. Like when I wear cleats again after recovering from an injury and going through rehabilitation. So I thought maybe the Parame wasn't the right fit... No way! It's just that my feet are a little unusual, that's why it happens. 

── In practice and fighting, are you separating the spikes? 

A bedding door　I do keep them separate, but the difference in feel between the same spikes is overwhelmingly small with the Parame. It seems that this happens with other spikes, but it's really minimal, so the feeling is the same whether I'm wearing them for a match or practice. I tend to notice the difference more with socks, which change between practice and matches than with spikes.

──How many pairs of cleats do you use in one season?

A bedding door　I've never kept a precise count of how many pairs of shoes I use in a season. But it's not that many. Parame shoes last a long time. I rotate between about three pairs during practice, and since wearing the same pair every day wears them out, I leave them for a day or two apart. I use the pair I've worn the longest when it rains. When those start to get worn out, I stop using them and save them for charity. Then I add a new pair and rotate between the three pairs again. 

─ ─ Mr. Kazu seems to have about 6 pairs in one season.

A bedding door　Kazu recently wears a new model, right?
 


--You're wearing colored spikes.
 
A bedding door　Kazu-san wears pretty flashy cleats, the kind of cleats Puma wants to sell, right? I think that's amazing, really impressive. I wonder if that's what happens when you reach the level of Kazu-san. I want to work hard enough to reach that level too.

── Well, that does not mean you feel like doing something?
 
A bedding door　I am pretty delicate, so I am concerned about the differences of the upper and so on. Kazu, thank you ... no, no, it's nothing (laugh)

── I'd like you to tell me the rest, but shall we go ahead (laugh). What are the functions required by the baseball players for spikes? Although there are many things with attractive catchphrases in the latest spike.

A bedding door　I think new spikes are great, of course. They have good grip and are lightweight. They're good, but there are also drawbacks to them, like the excessive grip and stopping power that can negatively affect your body.
 


—If you forcibly stop your body's movement with the function of spikes, it certainly seems like it would put a strain on your body.

A bedding door　I think I was around 30 years old when I was talking to someone who repairs my Puma cleats, and he told me that the round studs on the Parame are the least stressful on the body. He also said that it's good that the studs aren't too high. He said that higher studs put more strain on the body, so this height is best for you once you're over 30. I thought, "Yeah, that's true." I think part of the reason I haven't had any major injuries is because my cleats have helped me. Most of the newer cleats these days have vertical studs, and those don't slide very well. They have good grip, but they dig in too much, so you can injure your knees or metatarsals. It's not all the cleats' fault, though.
 


─ ─ Again, I am convinced.  

A bedding door　Parameters slide in a place to slip, it goes well in dangerous places, so it is my feeling that it is hard to get injured. Well then, if you say that you do not have the grip capability, you may choose to compete there separately. My idea is to use the body so that we can do well at this point as well. 

── Even further, I am convinced.

A bedding door　Basically I do not want to care about spikes. I am saying that I do not want to mind because I am stuck because I am not indifferent. If there is something naturally there, like barefoot feeling, you do not have to worry about it at all. I also think that this is normal, such as grip power. If you think that this is normal, you do not mind anything.(To be continued in Part 3)

Cooperation of coverage: Omiya Ardilla
Interview by Kei Totsuka, Photos by Tomoyoshi Shimizu, (C)NOA

<I want to read it together>
Black leather holds the 1st "Ryuji Bando × parameco"
Special interview Tomoyori Miura (Yokohama FC) Part 2 "Reason why King Kazu wears commercially available Parameco"