A new hero of Japanese fencing world, pathway to Tokyo that Toshiya Nishida imagines Vol.1 "I long for my super hero"
At the fencing world championship held in Leipzig, Germany last July, there are young people who have emerged to become leading the Japanese fencing world. It is Toshiya Nishi who won the silver medal by male Fleure individual. In this competition, Saito defeated the world's powerful giants such as Giozo (Italy) of the Rio Olympic gold medal one by one with weapons of good taste as a weapon, and rushed up to the stage of the final with just the rushing bamboo momentum . Saito's momentum did not decline after the tournament, and in the All Japan Championship held in December, he dismissed domestic rivals and won his first victory. What is the path to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games that the 20-year-old youngsters who grew fast last year envisioned last year? I asked him to talk about the process from his young age to the present, the current position, the future ideal as ideal.
Taisuke Segawa
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2018/05/17
How did you start fencing by Saito?
My father, who used to be fencing a long time ago, made a fencing club in Minowa - machi, Nagano Prefecture, where local sister entered. I was just going to watch my older sister's practice, but at the time I was 5 years old, I was longing for a squadron mono / super hero, I'm longing for a squadron, like a squadron, doing a fight for a fight well It was a time when I was playing.In my father's fencing club, I and my older children are fighting with swords, their appearance looks really cool, I say "I want to do fencing" to my father, fencing It was decided to start.
When you started fencing, did you feel it was interesting immediately?
When I began fencing, I had such an unusual feeling that I had received special training, which I really enjoyed. Many older people around me were cute, and I went to practice with a sense that I would go somewhere.
So I've been working on fencing while I was fun from a young age.
No, that's not the case (laugh). I enjoyed it the only time I was just beginning. There was another coach besides my father, but he was afraid of being insanely, and it was a while ago when I first passed a little, I was already saying "I do not want to go to practice". So, I was forcibly taken to my father to go to practice.
I see. Does the fencing world have strict guidance only for fighting sports?
No, I think that is the color of the coach. Today's tough guidance is getting less and less, my father is never a gentle coach, and at that time, I think that it was not unusual to have a tough guidance in the first place. However, despite being harsh, I used Lek and thought about practicing while leaving the fun of fencing, I was able to continue so far without quitting.
What is fun and charm of fencing that Saito felt?
As a player, it is very attractive to bargain with others. It is a deceived fraudulent world and I feel interesting in building strategies while using my head in order to break out the opponent. As the viewing side, it is a world of zero speed and what speed, so I think that it will be interesting if you look at the momentary judgment and movement that is born in it and watch it.
What kind of person is Niohara playing while seeing the other party?
Speaking clearly, it is the opponent's reaction. When you put out a paint, if the opponent should go to the right side, next time pull out the paint and suddenly push right side. It is a feeling that I analyze the opponent's habit and weakness while analyzing it while playing. When becoming a strong player to a certain extent, this player knows the characteristic which is strong and which is weak. So some players are trying to feed weak points on the contrary and reinforce them there. As we fight while constructing a strategy one by one, the element of brain fight among players is strong. My feeling is close to Shogi.
If you say so, you will want to watch fencing at different angles.
My grandfather was a master of Shogi. When I was in elementary school I was often taught Shogi. I can understand the tactics of shogi in the form, but I do not quite understand the beginning as to what I am aiming for and what to pack with me. But it gradually gets packed up and it gets knocked down when you notice it. As you can see, the place to chase the opponent so that it is not noticed is that fencing and shogi are very similar.For example, taking a player of the same national team as an example, Mr. Kyosuke Matsuyama or Takahiro Tikone is more wise than I am, I'm really smart. When I play against you, I always think "I've been killed !!" (laugh). On the contrary, I am said to be frank fencing fairly.
Second wordsWhat
Interview / text / photo:Yasuyuki Segawa
My father, who used to be fencing a long time ago, made a fencing club in Minowa - machi, Nagano Prefecture, where local sister entered. I was just going to watch my older sister's practice, but at the time I was 5 years old, I was longing for a squadron mono / super hero, I'm longing for a squadron, like a squadron, doing a fight for a fight well It was a time when I was playing.In my father's fencing club, I and my older children are fighting with swords, their appearance looks really cool, I say "I want to do fencing" to my father, fencing It was decided to start.
When you started fencing, did you feel it was interesting immediately?
When I began fencing, I had such an unusual feeling that I had received special training, which I really enjoyed. Many older people around me were cute, and I went to practice with a sense that I would go somewhere.
So I've been working on fencing while I was fun from a young age.
No, that's not the case (laugh). I enjoyed it the only time I was just beginning. There was another coach besides my father, but he was afraid of being insanely, and it was a while ago when I first passed a little, I was already saying "I do not want to go to practice". So, I was forcibly taken to my father to go to practice.
I see. Does the fencing world have strict guidance only for fighting sports?
No, I think that is the color of the coach. Today's tough guidance is getting less and less, my father is never a gentle coach, and at that time, I think that it was not unusual to have a tough guidance in the first place. However, despite being harsh, I used Lek and thought about practicing while leaving the fun of fencing, I was able to continue so far without quitting.
What is fun and charm of fencing that Saito felt?
As a player, it is very attractive to bargain with others. It is a deceived fraudulent world and I feel interesting in building strategies while using my head in order to break out the opponent. As the viewing side, it is a world of zero speed and what speed, so I think that it will be interesting if you look at the momentary judgment and movement that is born in it and watch it.
What kind of person is Niohara playing while seeing the other party?
Speaking clearly, it is the opponent's reaction. When you put out a paint, if the opponent should go to the right side, next time pull out the paint and suddenly push right side. It is a feeling that I analyze the opponent's habit and weakness while analyzing it while playing. When becoming a strong player to a certain extent, this player knows the characteristic which is strong and which is weak. So some players are trying to feed weak points on the contrary and reinforce them there. As we fight while constructing a strategy one by one, the element of brain fight among players is strong. My feeling is close to Shogi.
If you say so, you will want to watch fencing at different angles.
My grandfather was a master of Shogi. When I was in elementary school I was often taught Shogi. I can understand the tactics of shogi in the form, but I do not quite understand the beginning as to what I am aiming for and what to pack with me. But it gradually gets packed up and it gets knocked down when you notice it. As you can see, the place to chase the opponent so that it is not noticed is that fencing and shogi are very similar.For example, taking a player of the same national team as an example, Mr. Kyosuke Matsuyama or Takahiro Tikone is more wise than I am, I'm really smart. When I play against you, I always think "I've been killed !!" (laugh). On the contrary, I am said to be frank fencing fairly.
Second wordsWhat
Interview / text / photo:Yasuyuki Segawa
