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World "gold" Danila Kuzmina
The next sports sensation was presented to Russia by the Chelyabinsk Club of freestyle wrestling and mixed martial arts REM-93. His pupil 22-year-old Danila Kuzmin became the world champion in Pankration (full-ending blows with arms and legs, the fight against pain and strangulations). Representatives of 32 countries participated in the competitions held in Greece in Greece. For the first time, the Yuzhnouns, a “world” gold medal in this sport.
The World Pankration Championship was held in the famous Greek province of Sparta. In ancient Greece, Pankramion was an Olympic sport and a compulsory program for the training of warriors. Today it is common in all countries of the world. The Greece government is making serious and successful efforts to make it again the Olympic sport.
Very strong teams were presented by Spain, Israel, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Russia. Men, women, boys and children competed (in women and children, many blows are prohibited). Five athletes from Chelyabinsk took part in the male national team of the Russian Federation, including Danila Kuzmin.
A curious nuance - this athlete was not supposed to participate in the World Cup. At the qualifying competitions in Omsk, Danila fought very beautifully on the way to the final, performed several magnificent knockouts, but lost the finale annoyingly, conquering only a silver medal. However, the President of the World Federation of Pankration, who was present at the Russian Championship, the powerful and accurate blows of the Chelyabinz made a strong impression, and he insisted on the inclusion of Danila in the Russian national team.
The level of training of the participants in the World Cup is very high. In Greece, Kuzmin had 20 rivals in his weight category. Olympic system, with extinguishing. Danila fought in the semifinals with the Australian (the battle was very difficult), and in the final - with Latvians.
Our world champion recently served in the army, in parts of the elite special forces, was a machine gunner. A veteran of hostilities has a state award. This year he entered the Chelyabinsk Academy of Physical Education, the specialization "Struggle". Kuzmin is a very good “drummer”, previously specialized in hand -to -hand combat. The Rem-93 has been engaged in the freestyle wrestling club and mixed martial arts for about a year. Since the shock equipment has already been worked out very well, the main attention pays the struggle. The athlete is progressive. This fighter goes to the ring to fight, and with the unchanging attitude "you can win anyone."
Vladimir Filkin, member of the Presidium of the Union of Mixed Martial Arts of Russia (MMA):
- Until recently, in Russia there was only one center for training fighters of mixed martial arts of the highest level - Dagestan. Today we can say with confidence that the second such center - Chelyabinsk appeared in Russia.
It was made a decision: in June 2013, the second championship of Russia for mixed martial arts will be held in the capital of the Southern Urals. Many cities claimed him. St. Petersburg, Makhachkala, Rostov-on-Don reached the final, but Chelyabinsk won. Because such a thing appeared - "Chelyabinsk miracle." Triumphs follow one after another in competitions of all levels, everyone is interested in our school.
Valery Polishevsky, President of the Club of Mixed Martial Arts REM-93.
- We will seek that not only the Russian championship will be held in Chelyabinsk, but also the championships of Europe, the world. We want to make this sport mass. It is important to teach young people to be real defenders of the Fatherland. The Chelyabinsk experience is unique - it is a symbiosis of freestyle struggle, boxing, karate.
The selection and upbringing of our champions is engaged in Alexei Burdziev - the great coach, in front of which I take off my hat. He would not be him, there would be no such pupils. I think in the future he will prepare more than one champion. By the way, our club is engaged in Pankration for only six months, but this does not interfere with performing and winning at world -class championships. Our world champion Danila Kuzmin is a man and an athlete with a capital letter. The guy has a great future. He still did not have serious performances on mixed martial arts, but persistence and working capacity, I think, will soon make him the champion of Europe and the world and according to these versions. Now his goal is to become an absolute champion.
