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Olympic gold medalist exercises "Kato Ryohei" and Sonar Pocket "eyeron" talk! ︎ vol.2 "Mental facing fear and accomplishment"

Gymnastics "Kato Ryohei" gymnastics deepening exchanges through my favorite futsal and Mr. Sonar Pocket "eyeron". How does Kato acquire world-class skills? "Eyeron" also touched on his own acrobatics experience, asked Kato about how to learn.

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vol.1 "Bonds of two people born in futsal"

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――I participated in gymnastics tournament for the first time, feeling I germinated

eyeron: Is gymnastic fun?

Kato:遊び感覚だと凄く楽しいですね。 
 
eyeron
: Since when has it come to play?
 
 
Kato: When you practice basic, nothing is interesting, is not it? I wanted to do this, but the menu was decided, I could not do anything I liked, I began to think that this is serious. Everyone enters the athlete course after going through the stage, because I suddenly got in.
  

eyeron:I see. Since when have you come to the competition?

Kato: I do not remember exactly when it was when, but my grades were not good at all either. 
 
eyeron
:is that so. When did you come to think that you are "the top class in Japan?"

Kato: It is quite late. It is time for junior high school third grader and high school third grader. When I was in elementary school, when I passed East Japan Jr., I was able to go to all Japan, but in East Japan Junior it was like 70s in total.

When I was a junior high school student, I went to the Kanto Games after passing through the city and prefectural conventions, but I could not clear the rules of the convention and could not attend the national competition. I regretted, but I did not see any enemies at all. After breaking through the Kanto Tournament in the third grade, it made a leap sharply with becoming No. 7 in the whole country.

eyeron
: How did you feel about the first national competition? It will be strange feeling for the first time. There is also tension.

Kato: By then, I just continued to rise, so I thought how far I could pass. I was more excited than I was tense.

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A wall that I could not stand by going to high school

eyeron:I see. So how was it when you were a high school first and second grader?

Kato: As rules go up to high school the rules have changed. Until junior high school, it was a score of 10 points, but in high school it was a score that combined D score (degree of difficulty) and E score (beauty and completeness).

When I was a junior high school student, I had not practiced very specific techniques, so until I became a third-year high school student, the difference with the top players was quite high, even if I went to the national tournament I was No. 30. There are a lot of athletes in gymnastics, and when you become a high school student, your muscular strength will follow, so the level will rise at a stretch.


eyeron:That's tough, right.

Kato: In the competition at the second grade, I fell from a steel bar and struck my elbow to sprain a sprain.

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What you need to master skills

eyeron: To acquire the skill it will be necessary to repeat practice and I think that the feeling when I was able to do it is in the area of ​​sense that Kato only knows. How will you feel when you succeed?

KatoWhat is it? It is from the time of the third time since I was able to become happy to understand the technique.

1回目の時は、「できちゃった」みたいな感じで、2回目も、1回目の時の感覚を覚えつつ真似しながらやってできたという感じです。3回目位からしっかりと、「ここはこう動くんだ」ってタイミングなどが見えてくるんですね。

eyeron
: You need to learn how to use your body.

Kato:That's right.

eyeron
: I do not understand what the detailed movement of the muscles is, you know.

Kato:I agree. There are some techniques that can be done quickly, some techniques that you can not do even if you practice hard.

eyeron
: Does not it have direction?

Kato: That's definitely there.

- eyeron also challengedFreak of twisting skill 
 
eyeron
: Because I was also doing acrobatics, I do not know where to turn my eyes. Because it rotates slowly with only one. When I was doing that, I knew the greatness of Mr. Kato and it feels like "I'm doing it in a really amazing world." I can not think twisting techniques or other things in the usual way.

Kato: I can not normally twist it.

eyeron
:That's true. I could not twist it. As I expected, my heart was broken, I did not know what was going on and I could not match it.

Kato: If I practice, I think that I can do it up to half, but I do not know the translation if it becomes one and a half times.

eyeron
: When you are turning, you do not understand the feeling. Is it supposed to be understood?

Kato: You get to understand. If the bottom is on a soft mat, I think that I twist how many times and know how much I am turning.

eyeron
:It dangerous! Because I do not know how far I should be, I have fallen as it is. Because I also saw myself getting frustrated when I failed once. You must not overcome it. I think that is amazing.

Gymnastics are more terrified than other competitions, and there is also a risk of getting hurt if you fail, so I think that there is no mental there is a mental facing there.


Kato: I am thinking on my own and fighting with fear, but I was afraid of being angry with my teacher if I did not do it properly (Mr. Laugh).

eyeron
: My teacher, I see. (Laugh). When doing gymnastics, fear that has never been tasted will be born. It is an area of ​​God.

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Good balance feeling
 
 
eyeron
: A gymnast is pretty good sense of balance.

Kato:I agree. It is a sport that can not be done unless balance and trunk are solid.

eyeron
Even if you close your eyes you will be able to stand on one foot all the time.

Kato: I do not know it (laugh).

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Yuhei Kato (Kato Ryouhei)
1993
Born on September 9th year, born in Soka city, Saitama prefecture.
I belong to the Konami Sports Gymnastics Competition Division.
2016
In the Rio de Janeiro Olympics of the year, he contributed to winning a male group gold medal with stable performance.
The special event is "Yuka".
 
5I participated in "The 57th NHK Cup Gymnastics" to be held at Tokyo Gymnasium from Sunday 19th (Sat) to 20th (Sunday). 
Konami Sports Competition Club Athlete Site
https://www.konami.com/sportsclub/athlete/
   

【Sonar Pocket】 
A 3-piece unit by ko-dai (Vo.), Eyeron (Vo.), And matty (DJ) from Nagoya. Life-sized and realistic love songs boast tremendous support, especially among young people. On March 28, the single "108-Eien-", which was transcribed as the theme song of the movie "honey", was released. In September 2018, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of our major debut and hold a national tour "Sonar Pocket 10th Anniversary Tour flower" that will mark the 10th anniversary from autumn. 

【Eyeron.Vo】 
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Interview picture / Kei Nagata