I was born in Etxarri-Aranatz in 1969. I went to the school there. I was like the other boys. I liked playing pelota, handball and football too. Then, When I was 12 years old, I started looking at my father with the axe. It was amazing!
My dad said I was very young but I started practising this sport, I was 14 or 15 years old. My dad taught me how to practise it. “First you have to wear proper clothes for doing it, it is a matter of security. Then you have to be very careful with the axe, a ridiculous mistake can be a disaster for you. And finally, patience and a good calculus is needed to finish chopping the trunk ass soon as possible”
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After some years, I started competing; competitions were very hard at the beginning because all my opponents were very good. But I tried very hard. I practised three times a week and then I used to go running and weight lifting, so in total I trained everyday. Now, I train five times a week: two woodcutting sessions, one running session and I go twice to the gym, depending on the season.
In 1990 I won my first championship, I was 21. In total I’ve won 18 “txapelas” or berets, which is the same as a cup for this sport. I have won the golden axe championship 5 times: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and also the world championship in 2005 together with Olasagasti.
I hope that in the next competition I will be the winner. It is difficult to say because you never know how your body is going to be and also how prepared the rest of the competitors will be. But I promise that I will try and do my best.
It is not a difficult sport to play. You need special clothes (it is a matter of security), specially to protect you. Then a very sharp axe (very careful with the axe, a ridiculous mistake can be a disaster for you) and a well cut trunk (the trunk has to be fixed to the floor, so it doesn’t move every time you hit), and finally, patience and a good calculus is needed to finish chopping the trunk ass soon as possible.
My name is Ainhoa, I am in robyn´s class from Oñati.
ReplyDeleteOur sport is this
1. Basketball+rollerbluding+pelota
2.How do we play?
3.We play using the samerulles as basketball.
4.But we will use a pelota ball insead of a basketball.
5.we will wear roller blades
6.there will be two teames of S people.
7.you canbouce the ball us many times as you like.
8.You can only bounce the ball with one hand all a time.
9.The game will be one houer.
10.There will be four part that are 15 minutes.
11.There will be four break in between cath part are 5 minutes long.