Judo In Montenegro

Božidar Markuš
JUDO IN MONTENEGRO

JUDO IN MONTENEGRO
Božidar Markuš
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Original Title
DŽUDO U CRNOJ GORI
Publisher
Judo Veterans Association of Montenegro
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Academician Božidar Šekularac
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Zuvdija Hodžić
Translated by
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Božidar Markuš
JUDO IN MONTENEGRO
Podgorica, 2011

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1.
WHY?
Man has always been interested in the past. Perhaps this need arose
from the desire to know whence we come from, what the point of the
gift of life is and, finally, whither we will go. Searching for the truth of
our being, wanting to recognize the path that we go along, we try to find
answers to many questions.
No matter how far we look back, we see that human interest in the
past has always been in the service of our present and our future. What
used to be someone’s present and future represents our past today. It
used to be so, it is so and will continue to be so. Just as Ruysbroeck once
said: “Knowledge of ourselves teaches us whence we come, where we
are and whither we are going.”
Uncertainty of the future instigates the desire to know it. This is why
man uncovers events from the past and writes history reflected through
the prism of the present. Comparing the images of the past to the images
of the present, one can gain useful knowledge. Sharing experiences,
opinions, ideas and knowledge of the past, based on truth, man creates
culture and tradition, which are in the service of the future. We can
only imagine how our present and future would look like if there were
no memories and knowledge of the past. What level would our knowledge
have reached if every generation had had to learn everything from
scratch? Simply put, sharing intellectual and spiritual legacy and learning
from others comes from the very essence and the need of human
beings.

The more we analyse what we know from the past, the more we
are certain that today we are looking for answers to questions as old
as mankind itself. All the knowledge of those from the past who we
call sages and who were able to grasp higher levels is about the eternal
quest for truth and meaning. One of these sages was certainly professor
Jigoro Kano (1860-1938), who we consider the creator of modern judo.
He founded the school Kodokan in 1882 (the Institute of Studying the
Way) in which a new way called Judo was exercised (ju – soft, gentle,
flexible; do – way, method, principle). This way of exercising is actually
one of many ways for human improvement, a way taken to obtain an
insight into onself and others. This is why this is not only a story about
the history of a sport in Montenegro and my experience, but much more
– it is a story about how one way of life from the Far East has been embraced
in Montenegro and about the results it has produced.
There are many examples to prove that ideas can outlive those who
conceived them. Judo is one of them.
At the very beginning of that 1882, in a gym which symbolically
paved the way one was to study, in a “school of equals”, the founder of
modern judo, prof. Jigoro Kano had only nine students. Today, judo is
an Olympic sport practiced worldwide by millions of people who accept
its principles to guide their life.
An interesting fact is that, on its way from Japan, this idea has
„overcome“ all obstacles that could have hindered its expansion. No
dogmatic, national, political or other barrier or difference was strong
enough to prevent people from gathering around it. This is why this
humanized idea is considered as a way of life by its followers, as one
of the many ways that lead to grasping the truth and the meaning which
are sought by man.
In this book, I have described how prof. Kano’s idea “travelled“
from Japan t o Montenegro, where today it is very well accepted, just
as it used to be then. The data regarding the history of judo sport in
Montenegro have been obtained from the most import participants in
the course of events, the available documentation and literature. Unlike
many who have undertaken a similar task, while writing about judo in
Montenegro, I have had the advantage of being an active participant of
the events concerned since 1968. Acquaintance and friendship with the
other participants of the events enabled me to write this story.

At the same time, this is a story about people who have dedicated
most of their youth to the noble idea of judo sport out of love and who
have enjoyed the pleasures it has brought them. Some of these people,
even 45 years after the arrival of judo in Montenegro, contribute to
bringing closer the judo idea to all those who want to improve themselves
in accordance with its principles.
Despite the amount of available data, events from the past can never
be fully described. This is why this story is basically my account of
them, not exhaustive, open to be continued.

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2.
WHEN?
Many martials arts, even those preceding judo, were created so that
basic human rights could be defended. Such defence aimed at overcoming
sheer force with technique and was suited to conditions and circumstances
in which it was developed.
In the distant past, at the time when the Chinese had great influence
over the Japanese culture, certain knowledge of martial arts was passed
from China to Japan. The Chinese philosopher Lao Tse outlined the basic
jiu jitsu principles in his books, which well served the Japanese nobility
as a foundation for their Bushido (the code of the Samurai). The
code was used 125 years ago by prof. Jigoro Kano to design a new way
of life, one of whose basic tenets reads: “Mutual welfare and benefit”.
The word “javara” first appeared in the 11th century, denoting a
martial art preciding jiu jitsu (“the gentle art”), which judo originated
from. At the very beginning, in 1889, explaining how jiu jitsu gave rise
to “Judo Kodokan”, Jigoro Kano said:
“I studied jiu jitsu not only because i found it interesting but also
because i found it the most efficient way to educate both the body and
the mind. This is why i decided to disseminate it and make it more
popular. However, old jui jitsu needed to be changed in order to become
more accessible to everyone, having in mind that it was not originally
meant to be a means for educating the mind and the spirit and for improving
intelligence. In the whole conception of jiu jitsu, intelligence
was just a favourable circumstance in trying to achieve victory.”
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On the other hand, taking into account the fact that every school
had its advantages and disadvantages, i concluded that jiu jitsu needed
to be renewed as a martial art as well. And thus, selfishly keeping to
myself all the knowledge I had mastered in various schools and as well
as the knowledge I had acquired on my own, i founded a new method of
physical culture and spiritual education, designed to be efficient in fight
as well. I called it Judo Kodokan. Why did i call it judo and not jiu jitsu?
What I teach is not only “jitsu” (skill, knowledge). It most certainly is
“jitsu”, but i would especially want to insist on the term “do” (way,
method, principle). Today it is quite common to use the term “judo”
instead of “jiu jitsu”, but before i started studying it, this term had been
used by one school only – the Jikishin School. Other schools used it
very rarely.
I chose this very little known term in order to make a difference
between my school and other, better-known ones, which taught jiu jitsu.
The reasons for which i could not adopt an entirely new name were
many:
Judo Kodokan (which i promote) has far higher ambitions, i.e. its
goals and its techniques are different from those used in jiu jitsu; however,
Judo Kodokan is founded mostly on the accumulated knowledge
of old masters, so i could not give it a completely new name. Besides,
there were two reasons why i did not adopt the term jiu jitsu. One of
them was the fact that some schools used such violent and dangerous
techniques in both throws and joint locks on arms and legs, and so many
people found jiu jitsu dangerous and harmful. Also, in schools which
were poorly run, the more experienced used to harass and beat the beginners
(for fun), which is why jiu jitsu had a bad reputation and was
considered a negative influence on youth. It was very important for me
to prove that what i taught others was not a dangerous art and that it
could not harm anyone, that it was not the same jiu jitsu the others were
teaching but judo, something new and different.
The second reason for rejecting this term was the fact that when I
started my studies, jiu jitsu did not have followers. Some masters earned
their living by selling tickets for the shows they were staging with a
cast made up of students, whereas others arranged fights with professional
sumo wrestlers. This made me bitter; such conduct I found to
be humiliating fight itself. i avoided the term jiu jitsu and instead used
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judo. Moreover, in order to differentiate it from the term judo as was
used in the Jikishin School, i named my school Judo Kodokan, although
this might have sounded a bit complicated” (Illustrated Kodokan Judo,
Kondasha Tokyo, 1955, pp. 7-13).
Prof. Kano put emphasis on two basic principles in order to facilitate
better understanding of the judo idea and the mastering of judo
techniques. Namely, these are: “Seiryoku zenyo” (maximum efficiency
in using physical and mental energy) and “Jita kyoei” (helping each
other and mutual benefit).
On the aim of doing judo, prof. Kano said: “Judo is the way to the
most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training
you in attacks and defences, it refines your body and your soul and
helps you make the spiritual essence of judo a part of your very being.
In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of
value to the world. This is the final goal of judo discipline.” (Illustrated
Kodokan Judo, Kondasha Tokyo, 1955, pp. 7-13).
From a distance of 131 years, we can say that Kano’s idea has stood
the test of time and that today, in terms of the highest civilisation standards,
it is acceptable as a very successful and a rational way to human
improvement. It is evident that professor Kano, in the pursuit of knowledge
and using his own experience and the rich heritage of his culture,
was one of those people who have gained such insights so that they can
be considered sages. He turned this knowledge into life efficiently and
made it accessible to everyone.
This is how this magic art became one of the ways for man to outdo
himself, a symbol which links our chances and desires, the visible and
the invisible, and a path to discovering the truth and meaning.
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Prof. dr dr D‘igoro Džigoro Kano (1860-1938)
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3.
WHEN?
Nineteen years after the foundation of “Kodokan” (1901), judo was
presented for the first time outside Japan - in London during a circus
show. Afterwards, Jigoro Kano sent his students to travel the world and
in 1906 the first club was established in Germany. As early as 1924,
the first national jiu jitsu and judo associations were founded in Germany
and Italy. Professor Jigoro Kano came to visit Europe in 1928,
the year which marked the separation of judo from jiu jitsu rules. This
is when the first interclub competitions were organised. The first European
Championship was held in Dresden in 1934.
The European Judo Union was formed in 1948 in London. From
1951 onwards, regular European championships have been organised.
The establishment of the International Judo Federation in Japan (Tokyo)
in 1956 was followed by the regular organisation of world championships,
which resulted in the fact that judo entered the Olympic Games
programme in 1964.
Some of the data from the history of judo were taken from the book
by prof. Branko Dragić, “Judo for Coach Education”, published by the
Faculty of Physical Culture in Novi Sad in 1996. The chapter entitled
“The Evolution of Judo in Yugoslavia” (pp. 30-32) reads:
“Here, like in Europe, the antecedent of judo was jiu jitsu and the
first knowledge of these arts date from the beginning of this century
(author’s note: the previous century). The general public learned about
these arts thanks to the first print manuals, such as Milenko Arsović’s
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manual for physical education in elementary, secondary and vocational
schools, published as early as 1911, which outlined the basic instructions
for practicing jiu jitsu (M. Arsović: Martial Arts and Sports, Belgrade,
1911, pp. 25-30).
Page 25 of the said manual features a photo of two fighters wearing
judo clothes and doing the throw Hiza Guruma. In 1914, Stevan
Milićević published the translation of the Russian “Jiu Jitsu”, a book of
150 pages giving detailed instructions on how to practice some of the
jiu jitsu holds and featuring 19 pictures to illustrate some of the joint
locks and throws.
Between the two world wars, in Yugoslavia, some elements of judo
were practiced for self-defence, especially in the army and the police,
which resulted in the publication of the first manual for jiu jitsu and
judo in 1922. The author of this manual was the captain of the Police
Station in Zagreb, Ralf Hoke. The officers who were educated in France
at that time brought with them some of the judo mastery which they had
acquired there, but the arts were practiced in military only.
The beginning of organised jiu jitsu and judo practice can be traced
to Otto Baumgarten, a jiu jitsu assistant at the Academy of Physical
Education in Vienna. Seeking to escape the Nazis, Baumgarten came to
Ljubljana. There he organised a training course in jiu jitsu for a group of
youngsters in the Regional Centre, the practice which he later resumed
in his apartment in Gradišče, three times a week. Such organised activity
lasted until summer 1944, when Baumgarten was taken to a Nazi
camp, never to return.
After the liberation in 1948, Baumgarten’s students, Tone Žledner
and prof. Požar organised the first jiu jitsu courses in the Association
for Physical Education “Partizan Tabor” in Ljubljana. The courses were
attended by later pioneers of Slovenian judo, among whom was the first
Yugoslav judo master, Ivo Reja. In 1951, the first judo club was established
in Slovenia. It was called The Association for Physical Education
“Ljubljana” and its coach was Ante Prančić.
The first judo club in our country (author’s note: the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia) was founded on February 7, 1951 in Zagreb
(Encyclopedia of Physical Culture: Judo, p. 22), as a jiu jitsu and
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judo division of the student boxing club. The first coach was an ex war
prisoner, German Hugo Roschanz (M. Gržeta: Stories), who at the time
worked as a draftsman with the company “Rade Končar” and who used
to be on the national team of Germany as the first Dan master. This division
later grew into the Academic Judo Club “Mladost”.
The Championship of Zagreb that was held on December 4, 1952 in
the gym of the Sport Club “Jedinstvo” was the first official judo competition
in Yugoslavia.
The first judo club in Belgrade was set up in 1953, after a course that
had been taught by the Japanese master, engineer Bamba. The brothers
Ljubomir and Svetislav Ivanović, who did jiu jitsu, organised the first
competitions and, together with Radoš Jovanović, contributed greatly
to the development of judo sport in Belgrade and Serbia.
Having established first contacts with the world’s Judo-do Union
(judo-do was a mixture of jiu jitsu and judo) in Obertraunen (Austria),
first seminars were organied in Celje in August 1953. This seminar was
taught by Austrian masters Fleck and Joseph Ebertschuber and was attended
by all Yugoslav coaches who did judo at the time. The seminar
proved to be of great importance for the later development of judo
sport in Yugoslavia, having in mind the fact that it was the first time the
coaches were presented with the working methods of this sport, which
was very similar to judo.
At the meeting of The Heavy Athletics Union of Yugoslavia in
Pula in 1955, a judo committee was founded as part of the Union, and
that same year the first official Yugoslav judo competition was held in
Zagreb. The second state competition was staged in Belgrade the following
year and as of then, senior state competitions were held every
four years. The foundation of the Judo Committee as part of the Heavy
Athletics Union resulted in judo catching on and a series of clubs and
republican unions were established nationwide. The first judo club in
Bosnia and Herzegovina was “Željezničar”, founded in Sarajevo in
1956, in the wake of which “Partizan” in Lukovica and “Sarajevo” and
“Geodet” in Sarajevo followed.
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In Cetinje in 1962, the Judo Union of Yugoslavia organised the
first judo course in Montenegro. The course was taught by Svetozar
Mihajlović and the mentioned year is considered to be the year when
judo sport was introduced in Montenegro. The following year, judo arrived
in Macedonia, and a bit later in Kosovo.
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4.
THE BEGINNINGS IN
MONTENEGRO
Positive cultural and historical experience, passed from one generation
to another, has directed man’s quest to those activities which
allowed for most learning with least consequences. Such precious discoveries
have helped man to recognise game as one of the most efficient
and rational ways of learning. Although every activity can be regarded
as a game, a sport game seems to be special as it features both spiritual
and physical activities, their mutual connection and check, enabling humans
to get to know themselves and others better.
Luring man by its esotery and at the same time inspiring hope,
doubt and uncertainty, sport is in fact a highly successful, meaningful
and intensive simulacrum of life. The martial arts which originate from
the Far East seem to be prime examples. Judo especially.
Created from arts which had been greatly shaped by eastern beliefs,
mostly Buddhism and Hinduism, judo has never left anyone indifferent
with its rites, symbolism and esotery, on the one hand, and great efficiency
of its techniques, on the other. Its spiritual principles, based on
humanity, equality, love and unity have made it appealing to all layers
of society. Special interest for judo has been shown by those who have
wanted to outdo themselves, to fathom the “unfathomable” and to see
the “invisible”.
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A great advantage for the development of this sport was the fact that
those who wanted to learn the secrets of this art did not have to go to the
Far East but were able to do so where they lived. Such an opportunity
was made possible mostly because judo had already been practiced in
some of the ex-Yugoslav republics and the Judo Committee of Yugoslavia
had been formed with the aim of organising further development of
this sport.
In the Republic of Montenegro, judo was practiced as a new sport
as of December 9, 1962, when the Seminar for Judo Instructors started
in Cetinje. The seminar was organised by the Judo Union of the SFR
Yugoslavia and the Youth Centre of Cetinje.
Despite the fact that the seminar for instructors was preceded by a
school of boxing and judo that had started by the same institutions on
February 19, 1962, the date which marks the beginning of practising
judo is December 9, 1962, mainly because this event provided staff and
other prerequisites necessary for the development of this sport in Montenegro.
The foundation of clubs in Cetinje, Titograd and Nikšić, and
later in Bar and Kotor, followed in the wake of this event.
During a meeting in Belgrade in the Boxing Union of Yugoslavia
in January 1962, called on the occasion of starting a boxing school in
Cetinje, the president of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia, Lieutenant General
Tomislav Kronja, talked to Savo Jovićević, the referent for sport
of the Youth Centre of Cetinje, and expressed his interest in the possibilities
for introducing judo in Montenegro. Kronja was presented with
Jovićević’s proposal to organise a judo school simultaneously with the
boxing one as well as a seminar for judo instructors, which would allow
judo to catch on in Montenegro. The president of the Judo Union
of Yugoslavia, lietenant general and war hero, the head of the Military
Medical Academy, dr Kronja, accepted the proposal and pledged expert
and material assistance for the organisation of the judo school and the
seminar for instructors.
Savo Jovićević, a renowned Montenegrin athlete and sport worker,
assumed the position of the referent for sport in the Youth Centre in Cetinje
in 1961, soon after he had graduated from the College for Coaching
in Belgrade. He informed the sport administration in Cetinje about
the agenda he had discussed with general Kronja and, with their help,
undertook the activities needed to provide the conditions for running a
boxing and judo school.
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At that time, the Association for Physical Education “Partizan” was
active in Cetinje, headed by the president Andro Đurović, a renowned
athlete and teacher of physical education. On the initiative of the Youth
Sport Centre, an extraordinary meeting of the Association was held, in
which it was decided that the gym of the Association for Physical Education
“Partizan” was to be put to use and disposal to the Youth Centre
as a precondition to achieve the planned activities.
Many social and sport workers were skeptical of the “arrival” of the
new sport, but thanks to Savo Jovićević and Ljubo Martinović Crni, the
proposal was adopted. In January 1962, a meeting was held in the assembly
hall of the Municipality of Cetinje to form the boxing and judo
school. The meeting was attended by the representative of the Boxing
Union of Yugoslavia, General Tomislav Kronja, the representatives
of the Boxing Union of Montenegro and others. Savo Jovićević was
appointed as the head of school. Ljubo Martinović Crni and Danilo
Kozina were designated to take the position of boxing coaches, whereas
the position of judo coach was filled by Jovan Bastać- Puśo, who had
acquired his diploma of a martial arts instructor in 1948 in Sremska
Kamenica, where he had graduated from a school for officers.
General Tomislav Kronja
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A famous Montenengrin journalist, Boro Šoć, wrote the article printed
in “Pobjeda” in February 1962, entitled “Boxing and Judo School
Opened in Cetinje”, which reads as follows:
“On February 19, a boxing and judo school was opened in Cetinje,
organized by the Boxing Club “Lovćen” and assisted by the Youth Sport
Centre. It is the first school of this kind in our Republic. The courses in
the school will last six months.
The opening ceremony was held in the big gym of the Association
“Partizan”. After the welcoming speech given by Rajko Milošević, the
school administrator Radomir Popović talked about the future of the
school and boxing in general. The audience was then presented with
the curriculum and the information about the beginning of the courses
at school. In a short programme which was accompanied by traditional
urban music, some of the elements of boxing and judo sports were
presented.
Savo Jovićević has been designated for the position of the expert
head of school. Beside him, Ljubo Martinović, Puśo Bastać and Danilo
Kozina have been appointed as expert teachers. Apart from expert
subjects, which take up most of the curriculum, the school will feature
courses in other subjects as well (the history of physical education
in Montenegro, ethics, hygiene, youth in social organisations etc.). Dr
Niko S. Martinović, Stanislav Paunić, Marko Radović, Vlado Nikolić
and Radomir Popović have been appointed as lecturers for these courses.
Additionally, some of the current topics will be lectured by the members
of the Youth Committee of People’s Youth.
The school has attracted great interest among the youth of Cetinje.
According to the data we have obtained from its administration, 252
students have applied to attend. The administration has also added that
they expect the number of students to go down for various reasons, but
that they still expected a great number of them to regularly attend and
graduate from the school.
Classes at school will be held three times a week (on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays). Each class will last 90 minutes and will be
divided into four parts. The preparatory part of the class will last 10
minutes. This part involves warming up by doing certain exercises and
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performing some elements of sport games. In the first and the main part
of the class (30 minutes), students will be lectured about certain topics,
which will be explained in more detail by using the helping aids in the
second part of the class (30 minutes). In the final part of the class (15
minutes), individual and group exercises will be performed (strengthdeveloping
exercises etc.). All the students will be grouped into three
age groups. The first group will be composed of students aged 12-14,
whereas the second and third one will include students aged 14-16 and
16-18 respectively.
The first part of the syllabus will deal with the history and the importance
of boxing and judo, the position of legs, torso and arms, support
and ready stance etc.”.
In the judo school, on ordinary mats and without the necessary
equipment, the expert teacher Puśo Bastać demonstrated some of the
holds which we today define as jiu jitsu. The school was actually a
preparation for the seminar for judo instructors.
The Management Committee of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia: the
president, dr Tomislav Kronja, the general secretary Aleksandar Grujić,
the technical secretary major Veselin Marić and members članovi
Svetislav- Es Ivanović, Radoš Jovanović, Vladimir Albanda, Konstantin
Momirović and Stanislav Iršić, reached the decision to entrust the
coaching at the Seminar for Instructors to the federal coach, Svetozar-
Draža Mihajlović. At that time, Mihajlović was the professional coach
of the Youth Judo and Sambo Club “Slavija” from Novi Sad and the
holder of third Dan black belt.
The Judo Union of Yugoslavia soon sent 15 judo mats, 30 kimonos,
a great number of belts and some literature to Cetinje. The preparation
activities for the organisation of the seminar were underway and
measures were taken to successfully carry out the seminar for judo
instructors.
The invitations were sent out to every Organisation for Physical
Culture in Montenegro. It was planned that the members who successfully
go through the seminar start clubs in various towns of Montenegro
and start training others. Afterwards, at the republic level, a Union
would be formed to monitor and direct the development of judo sport
on the whole territory of Montenegro.
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trener At the Svetozar-Dra‘a end of the seminar, Mihajlovi}. on December U to vrijeme 21, a final Mihajlovi} examination je bio for
profesionalni judo instructors trener was conducted. Omladinskog The judo examination i samboboard kluba was "Slavija" composed iz
Novog of: Svetozar Sada Mihajlović, i nosilac crnog Jovan pojasa Bastać, 3. dan. Savo Jovićević and Slobodan-
Garo Burzan. All the candidates who took the exam were awarded di-
Predstavnik The Japanese japanske Embassy ambasade representative uru~uje presenting priznanje
an award
Svetozaru
to Svetozar
Mihajlovi}u
Mihajlović
plomas of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia as holders of certain titles.
After D‘udo the exams, savez Jugoslavije the seminar ubrzo participants {alje naheld Cetinje demonstrations 15 d‘udo strunja~a, of judo
30 in order kimona, to promote veliki broj the sport pojaseva in Cetinje i literaturu. on December Pristupa 22, in seTitograd pripremi on i
organizaciji December 23 seminara and Nikšić i preduzimaju on December mjere 24, 1962. za uspje{nu realizaciju
seminara After the za seminar instruktore for judo d‘udoa. instructors in Cetinje, Boro Šoć published
an Pozivi interview za with seminar the federal upu}eni coach, su svim Svetozar SOFK Mihajlović, (Savezima in za “Pobjeda” fizi~ku
kulturu) on December u Crnoj 23, Gori. 1962. Planirano The interview je da u~esnici was titled koji “Judo s uspjehom – A New zavr{e Sport
seminar, Montenegro” u crnogorskim and it read: gradovima formiraju klubove i po~nu sa
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“Organised by the Youth Centre in Cetinje and assisted by the Judo
Union of Yugoslavia, the Seminar for Judo Instructors was held in Cetinje
in the period December 9-12, 1962. The seminar was run by the
federal coach from Novi Sad, Svetozar Mihajlović, who stayed in Cetinje
at the expense of the Union of Yugoslavia.
The idea to form a judo organisation in Cetinje was conceived at the
beginning of this year when the Youth Centre in Cetinje opened a boxing
and judo school. The interest of the youth in this sport, a new sport
in our Republic, was great. The Judo Union of Yugoslavia for its part
tried to start such activities in Montenegro, having in mind that it does
not have any judo organisations. The Judo Union of Yugoslavia has thus
gladly accepted the initiative from Cetinje to send a coach at its expense
to conduct a seminar for instructors. Apart from this, the Union has recently
sent a special mat and a dozen of kimonos to the Youth Centre.
When the Union of Yugoslavia informed the Youth Centre about its
decision to send a coach, the Centre has addressed the municipal associations
of organisations for physical education in our Republic with
a request to send their representatives to the seminar. But their turnout
was low. Only the Municipal Association of Nikšić has sent its representative.
Thus, because of the lack of interest of the municipal associations,
a favourable opportunity has not been taken to produce coaching
staff for judo.
We have talked with coach Mihajlović about the success of the seminar
and the conditions for the development of this sport in our Republic.
Svetozar Mihajlović has completed a coaching coarse in 1953. That
same year he became the state lightweight champion. At this year’s
state championship he was ranked fourth in the absolute category for
judo masters (no weight restrictions). He now coaches judo at the Municipal
Association of Organisations for Physical Culture in Novi Sad
and is an active competitor of the Judo Club Partizan from Belgrade.
- According to what I have learned during the seminar, I think that
there are favourable conditions for the development of judo sport in
Montenegro, having in mind the mentality of the people and their disposition
towards martial arts – these were coach Mihajlović’s first words.
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- I am very satisfied with the choice of fighters who came to the
seminar. It’s a pity, though, that other municipalities have not sent their
representatives because this would have guaranteed that judo would
soon catch on.
- The seminar was attended by sixteen fighters, fifteen from Cetinje
and one from Nikšić. There were also several students of the Higher
School for Teachers who come from other places in Montenegro, but, as
they are to resume their studies, they cannot be counted on in the near
future for these areas. All the seminar participants have advanced well.
Even though they had the task of mastering very complex techniques,
they displayed fine talent for judo. Those who especially stood out and
who can become great instructors were Laković, Vlahović and Baletić.
Some of the others, like Mihajlović, Miljević, Vujović, Drašković,
Marković, Svitlica and Rajković meet all necessary requirements to become
strong competitors.
- I was particularly impressed with Vujović and Miljević. I believe
that with a year of systematic work they could achieve remarkable results
and even become state champions. In my opinion, Miodrag is the
most promising competitor in our country. He weighs about 90 kg, has
a good constitution and displays a great talent for judo. He, as well
as others, needs a lot of work to correct the mistakes and improve the
technique.
- The working conditions were fairly good. The comrades from the
Youth Centre provided assistance so that I could do my job normally
and pass my knowledge to the seminar participants. The only objection
I would have is that the gym wasn’t heated properly.
- As far as futher work on the development of judo in Montenegro
is concerned, I think that the next move to make is to form a republican
union which would take care of setting up organisations in other
towns. Having in mind the number of instructors as well as the interest
in judo, I think that the Union’s headquarters should be based in Cetinje.
The Union would then occasionally send instructors to other towns
where they would run short courses or coach beginners. There is nothing
to hinder judo from fast development in Montenegro– said coach
Mihajlović at the end of our interview.
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The Seminar participants held their first judo demonstration in Cetinje
last night. They will display their skills later this afternoon in the hall
of the Youth Centre in Titograd and tomorrow afternoon in Nikšić.”
On the organisation of the seminar and the results achieved, Svetozar
Mihajlović said:
”The coaching seminar was held in the premises of the Association
for Physical Education in Cetinje. For this occasion, the mats were
provided by the Judo Union of Yugoslavia… Out of 32 seminar participants,
21 have become licenced to form a club or a judo division and
manage it after they return to their town.
During the seminar, judo demonstrations were displayed in Cetinje,
Titograd, Danilovgrad, Nikšić, Kotor and Bar. The performances were
well attended and have inspired great interest in all age groups. The
seminar was a prerequisite for organising the development of judo in
Montenegro. Substantial help with the organisation of these activities
has been provided by sport workers of the republican and municipal associations
for physical culture. The contribution of sport workers, such
as Dragutin-Lale Martinović, Savo Jovićević and Ljubo Martinović-
Crni, must especially be commended. At that time, Cetinje was vibrant
under the strong impression of the seminar and the events surrounding
it. The talk about the new sport in Montenegro was in everyone’s
mouths.
After the seminar, I was given a painting which depicted Njegoš’s
Mausoleum on Lovćen as a token of gratitude from the participants
who were awarded with licences. The dedication read: “In memory of
us and the place where you taught us, we present you with this humble
gift.” The dedication was signed by: “Miljević Nikola, Vujović Milorad,
Šćepanović Velimir, Rajković Miomir, Mitrović Milorad, Vuković
Marko, Marković Milovan,Rajković Dušan, Vlahović Mihailo, Cokić
Radomir, Cimbaljević, Dragoslav, Drašković Milorad, Prlja Ljubomir,
Laković Vladimir,Vukić Dušan, Svitlica Savo, Bastać Jovan, Baletić
Predrag, Lješković, Kićun, Marković Đurđija and Strelec Verica.” (Cited
from a statement given by Svetozar Mihajlović to the author in August,
2006)
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Another participant of the Seminar for Judo Instructors in Cetinje,
Ljubomir Prlja, looking back on those days pointed out:
“What the seminar instructor, federal coach Svetozar Mihajlović
assigned priority was: discipline, regular attendance to every training
session, long warm-ups, preparation of each participant, persistent and
long practicing of throwing and defending techniques. As a token of
gratitude, we presented Svetozar Mihajlović with a gift – a painting
and a Montenegrin cap which he donned on his head when he was photographed
with the seminar participants. I remember that one girl, a
student of the Pedagogic Academy, Vukmirović (I’m referring to Vera
Strelec, who when she married assumed the family name Vukmirović),
also participated in the demonstration in the Youth Centre in Titograd.
At the beginning of the seminar there were two other women (I think
Bosa Kraljević and possibly Ćaćić Vera), but they later quit.
Full credit for the organisation of the seminar must be given to late
Ljubo Martinović-Crni, Savo Jovićević and other diligent workers from
Cetinje. Judo sport also certainly owes to late Jovan Bastać-Puśo. (Cited
from an interview with the author in July 2006).
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Pobjeda, Pobjeda, February 23. XII23, 1962. 1962
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Seminar participants, Cetinje, 1962
Seminar participants, Carev Laz, 1962
31

The participants of Cetinje’s seminar in front of the Youth Centre in
Titograd after a judo exhibition in 1962
Seminar participants with Svetozar Mihajlović in Cetinje
32

Kićun Lješković, Svetozar
Mihajlović, Ljubo
Martinović and Savo
Jovićević
Milorad Drašković and
Ljubomir Prlja, Cetinje,
1963
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5.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
FIRST CLUB AND THE FIRST
COMPETITION
Driven by love for this sport, with their persistence and results which
were achieved in poor conditions, judokas gradually secured judo an
enviable position among other sports and promoted the judo organisation
as one of the most successful in Montenegro.
After the seminar was completed, Svetozar Mihajlović stayed in
Cetinje for a couple of days working with Cetinje’s judokas. The first
Puśo Bastać with his
daughter Marijana
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club in Montenegro was established on December 27, 1962, and was
called “Lovćen”. Blažo Ivanović, a police officer, was appointed as its
first president, Blagota Radulović was chosen for its secretary and Jovan
Bastać-Puśo was designated for the position of the club’s coach.
Vesko Pejović, who had graduated from the Sport College in Zagreb,
was appointed as fitness coach. At the beginning, the club operated as a
division of the boxing club.
The participants of the seminar for judo instructors and the students
of the Higher School for Teachers in Cetinje, Milorad-Miško Vujović
and Nikica Miljević, took an active role in the work of the club. Other
distinguished members were Drašković, Vlahović and Cimbaljević.
Svetozar Mihajlović particularly praised the talent Milorad Vujović was
endowed with and believed he was to have a successful career ahead of
him.
Only three months after the Seminar for Judo Instructors was completed
and the first Montenegrin judo club was formed, the competitors
Vujović, Miljević and Drašković received an invitation to participate at
the state championship on March 25, 1963 in Novi Sad.
“A telegramme arrived from the Association of Organisations for
Physical Culture, in which Draža (Svetozar Mihajlović) invitied us to
come to Novi Sad at the expense of the judo club “Slavija” in order to
participate at the state championship. We left three or four days in advance
so that we could learn the fight rules. The group was led by Blažo
Ivanović, the president of our club. We stayed at the hotel “Vojvodina”.
To everyone’s surprise, we fought well against fighters who were
stronger than us, and Miško Vujović even won some fights,” Milorad
Drašković said, remembering the said events. (Cited from an interview
with B. Markuš in Cetinje, conducted in July 2006).
Replying to the question of Vujisić, a journalist with “Pobjeda”, regarding
the impressions from the first real competition, Milorad Vujović
said:
- Athletes call it “baptism by fire”. And I was really baptised by
fire at the state championship held in Novi Sad in 1963. I thought that
everyone was better than me and that I wasn’t to expect anything more
than meeting other fighters at a gathering like this. However, I surprised
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myself and experts when I reached the semis, where I was defeated in a
hard fight by the state champion Šijan.” (Cited from the article “All Too
Soon Forgotten”, “Pobjeda”, July 18, 1965).
The edition of “Pobjeda” published on March 31, 1963, features
the following news story in the section “Briefings”: “Three competitors
from Cetinje – Drašković, Miljević and Vujović – participated at the
judo state championship which was held in Novi Sad last week. The
competitors achieved very good results. Vujović managed to beat Jocić,
the absolute champion of Serbia.”
Nikola Miljević,
Milorad Drašković and
Milorad Vujović, the
participants of the judo
state championship,
Novi Sad, March 1963.
The judo club “Lovćen” continued to operate, headed by Milorad
Vujović. The most distinguished judokas were Drašković, Prlja and
Vlahović. A year after it was established, due to coach Vujović’s moving
to Titograd, the club suspended intense activities. In autumn 1964,
Vujović started to work in the Elementary School “Niko Maraš” in Golubovci
as a teacher of Serbo-Croatian.
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Milorad Vujović occasionally went to Cetinje to coach together with
Nikola Miljević, and in his absence, the training sessions were run by
Drašković. On behalf of everyone, Blagota Radulović-Šuler presented
Vujović with the “gusle” (the Montenegrin fiddle), as a token of gratitude
for the contribution to the development of judo in Cetinje.
The club resumed operation but discontinuously. While he was a
coach at “Titograd”, Marko Trifunović used to come to Cetinje to instruct.
With the arrival of Vuk Tadić to Cetinje, an experienced judo
master from Split (Croatia), the club started its activities again. Vuk
Tadić, Vasilije Mašanović (who was the president of the Judo Union of
Montenegro in 1982-1983), Bećo Muhadinović, Filip Popović, Jovan
Mihaljević, Vojo Knežević, Milovan - Milo Janković and Maja Vicković
(she was the coach of the national team) and many others achieved
outstanding results for the development of this sport in Cetinje, thus
contributing greatly to the development of Montenegrin and Yugoslav
judo. The Judo Club “Lovćen” successfully organised numerous republican
and international competitions, and also hosted the international
“Yugoslav Cup” in Budva in 1981.
The competitors of this club have achieved outstanding results at
the republican and federal level. As early as 1979, Zoran Škuletić and
Dejan Radunović obtained remarkable results at the federal level. Saša
Mašanović became the under 12 vicechampion at the state championship
in Zagreb in 1980. Mladen Milošević won the under 12 championship
title in Bitolj in 1981 and was chosen for the best athlete of
Cetinje. Saša Mašanović was ranked third at the same state championship.
Mladen Milošević and Saša Mašanović won the first place in the
under 12 class at the Zagreb Cup in 1981. Vladimir Roganović and Dejan
Radunović were ranked third at the State Championship for Young
Talents, held in Belgrade in 1981. At the Yugoslav Championship for
Young Talents in 1982, Saša Mašanović won the second place. At the
Junior Championship in Skoplje, Saša Mašanović was ranked second,
whereas Igor Kraljević was first at the state under 12 championship
and Filip Martinović obtained the third place at the Championship for
Young Talents. In 1987, Filip Martinović and Igor Kraljević won the
titles at the Yugoslav Championship for Young Talents in Trebinje, and
Željko Ražnatović and Vaso Stanojević took the second places at the
same competition.
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sa uspjesima. @enska ekipa "Crnogorca" je 1998. godine, na ekipnom
prvenstvu SR Jugoslavije zauzela tre}e mjesto iza beogradskih ekipa
"Olimp" i "Vo‘dovac" a ispred ekipa "Akademika" i "Dragove Luke"
iz Nik{i}a.
Mirko Milošević, Boris Mašanović, Mladen Vico, Momo Jovanović
and others won championships of Montenegro and achieved remarkable
results at many other competitions in their age groups.
The club later changed its name into the Judo Club “Crnogorac”,
which has also continued the winning strike. The women’s team of
“Crnogorac” Klub won kasnije the third mijenja place imeat u D‘udo the Team klub Competition "Crnogorac" koji of the nastavlja Federal
Republic sa uspjesima. of Yugoslavia, @enska ekipa held "Crnogorca" in 1998, ranking je 1998. below godine, the naBelgrade
ekipnom
teams “Olimp” prvenstvu and SR“Voždovac” Jugoslavije Klub kasnije mijenja zauzela and ahead ime tre}e u D‘udo of mjesto “Akademik” klub iza "Crnogorac" beogradskih and koji“Drag-
nastavlja ekipa
ova Luka” "Olimp" from i Nikšić. "Vo‘dovac" a ispred ekipa "Akademika" i "Dragove Luke"
iz Nik{i}a.
D`udo klub “Lov}en” na Visu, 1980.
Judo D`udo Club “Lovćen” klub “Lov}en” in Vis, na Visu, 19801980.
Saša Mašanović
Sa{a Ma{anovi}
Sa{a Ma{anovi}
@eljko Ra`natovi},
Filip Martinovi}
i Igor Bokan
Željko Ražnatović, Filip
Martinović and Igor Bokan
@eljko Ra`natovi},
Filip Martinovi}
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6.
THE CLUBS
In this chapter, we will talk about the operation of clubs that together
with the Judo Club “Lovćen” formed the Judo Union of Montenegro
in 1975. These were: the Youth Judo Club “Titograd” from Titograd,
the Judo Club “Akademik” from Nikšić, the Judo Club “Mornar” from
Bar and the Judo Club “Partizan” from Kotor. The same year, the judo
clubs “Zeta” and “Čelik” started operating in Golubovci and Nikšić
and joined the Union, which is why we will give information about
their performance as well. The clubs which were later set up will be
mentioned through the results they have achieved in team and singles
competition.
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6.
6.
1.
1.
OMLADINSKI
THE YOUTH JUDO
D@UDO
CLUB
KLUB
“TITOGRAD”
"TITOGRAD"
-
TITOGRAD
-TITOGRAD
Svetozar Mihajlovi}, po dogovoru sa generalom Kronjom, 1963.
godine As dolazi arranged na with odslu‘enje general vojne Kronja, obaveze Svetozar u Titograd, Mihajlović gdjecame u sastavu to
Vojne Titograd policije in 1963 stvara to do uslove his military za vje‘banje service d‘udoa. and prepare Nabavljene the grounds su strunja~e
for practicing i ostalajudo potrebna in the oprema, Military pa Police. su treninzi Mats and redovno other necessary odr‘avani.
Zbog equipment velikog were interesovanja provided, which pokrenuta made regular je inicijativa practice possible. da se u Titogradu Due formira great interest, gradski an d‘udo initiative klub. was Formiran launched to jeestablish Omladinski a town’s d‘udo judo klub club "Titograd
in Titograd. " ~ijiThe je prvi Youth predsjednik Judo Club bio “Titograd” Slobodan was \urovi}. thus set up. Its first
president was Slobodan Đurović,.
Slobodan Đurović \urovi}
Of these events Svetozar Mihajlović said the following:
O tim doga|ajima Svetozar Mihajlovi} ka‘e:
“Upon my arrival in Titograd, I started to work closely with the sport
workers "Dolaskom of the AOPC u Titograd, of Montenegro, po~eo samthe saradnju AOPC of saTitograd sportskim and radnicima the Yugoslav
Army, Crne Gore, namely, SOFK Dragutin-Lale TitogradaMartinović, i Vojske Jugoslavije, Lazar Vujović, Dragutinom Slobo-
SOFK
–Lalom dan Đurović, Martinovi}em, Slobo Lazović, Lazarom colonel Vujovi}em, Aleksandar Slobodanom Nikolić, First \urovi}em, Lieutenant
Tomislav Lazovi}em, Radojević, Second pukovnikom Lieutenant Aleksandrom Vlastimir Stamenković Nikoli}em, and
Slobom
poru~nikom others. Tomislavom Radojevi}em, potporu~nikom Vlastimirom
Stamenkovi}em While doing my i drugim. military service in Titograd, a strong club was
formed Za vrijeme which included odslu‘enja five vojnog divisions roka and uabout Titogradu 400 members. formiranJudo
je jak
klub, became koji a sport je imao that pet was sekcija much italked oko 400 about ~lanova. in Titograd. D‘udoThanks je u Titogradu
the
postao involvement sportof o the kome Yugoslav se mnogo People’s govorilo. Army, Zahvaljuju}i and especially anga‘ovanju the Military
Police prije and svega its Vojne deputy policije, commander zamjenika Tomislav komandira Radojević, ove public jedinice, ex-
JNA,
hibitions were staged almost every Saturday and Sunday throughout
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dr‘avane odr‘avane su propagandne su propagandne revije {irom revije Crne {irom Gore Crne {toGore je mnogo {to je mnogo
oprinijelo doprinijelo popularizaciji popularizaciji d‘udo sporta. d‘udoSve sporta. priredbe Sve priredbe su bile dobro su bile dobro
splanirane, isplanirane, organizovane organizovane i izreklamirane i izreklamirane {to je rezultiralo {to je rezultiralo formirajem
klubova njem uklubova mjestima u mjestima u kojimausukojima odr‘avane. su odr‘avane.
formira-
Odr‘avane Odr‘avane su i priredbe su i priredbe povodom povodom dr‘avnih dr‘avnih praznika, praznika, a u junu a u junu
964. godine 1964. organizovan godine organizovan je i Majstorski je i Majstorski {ampionat {ampionat SFR Jugoslavije SFR Jugoslavije
Domu JNA u Domu u Titogradu. JNA u Titogradu. Na tom takmi~enju Na tom takmi~enju u~estvovali u~estvovali su najpo-snatiji jugoslovenski znatiji jugoslovenski d‘udisti Cveji}, d‘udistiStojakovi}, Cveji}, Stojakovi}, Pavlovi}, Pavlovi}, [ijan, [ijan,
najpo-
astela, Mastela, Gale, Smolnikar, Gale, Smolnikar, Mihajlovi}. Mihajlovi}. Pokrovitelj Pokrovitelj takmi~enja takmi~enja je bila je bila
apanskaJapanska ambasada ambasada koja je Cveji}u, koja je Cveji}u, kao pobjedniku, kao pobjedniku, uru~ila pehar. uru~ila pehar.
Montenegro, which greatly contributed to judo’s catching on. All the
exhibitions were planned, organised and advertised very well, which
resulted in a number of clubs being formed in towns where these were
staged.
Exhibitions were performed on state holidays as well. In June 1964,
the Master Championships of the SFR Yugoslavia were organised in the
YPA Centre in Titograd. The competition gathered the most renowned
Yugoslav judokas, such as Cvejić, Stojaković, Pavlović, Šijan, Mastela,
Gale, Smolnikar, Mihajlović. The sponsor of the event was the Embassy
of Japan, which presented Cvejić, the winner, with the trophy.
Svetozar Mihajlović
Svetozar Svetozar Mihajlovi} Mihajlovi}
Bora Cvejić
Bora Cveji} Bora Cveji}
Due to great interest in judo and the results that had been achieved
thus far, the proposal put forward by the president of the AOPC of Montenegro,
Aleksandar Nikolić and its secretary, Dragutin-Lale Martinović
was accepted - the AOPC of Montenegro proclaimed judo sport to be
one of the priority sports. This meant a significant improvement regarding
the financial support for this sport, which allowed for better working
conditions to be created. New mats and kimonos were procured.
Zbog velikog Zbog interesovanja velikog interesovanja za d‘udozai rezultata d‘udo i rezultata koji su tada koji isu tada i
asnije postizani, kasnije postizani, na predlog na predsjednika predlog predsjednika SOFK CG, SOFK Aleksandra CG, Aleksandra
ikoli}a Nikoli}a i sekretara, i sekretara, Dragutina-Lala Dragutina-Lala Martinovi}a, Martinovi}a, SOFK Crne SOFK Gore Crne Gore
roglasioproglasio je d‘udo za je d‘udo jedan od za prioritetnih jedan od prioritetnih sportova. sportova. Time je zna~ajno Time je zna~ajno
obolj{ana pobolj{ana materijalna materijalna osnova ovog osnova sporta ovog i stvoreni sporta i bolji stvoreni uslovi bolji zauslovi za
ad. Nabavljene rad. Nabavljene su strunja~e su strunja~e i vi{e kimona. i vi{e kimona.
The Youth Judo Club “Titograd” was provided with premises and
Omladinski Omladinski d‘udo klub d‘udo "Titograd" klub "Titograd" dobio je dobio svoje prostorije svoje prostorije i i
necessary equipment and soon established a strong base. After completing
opremu my military za radservice i ubrzo in late stekao 1964, jaku I came bazu. back to Novi Sad and left
otrebnupotrebnu opremu za rad i ubrzo stekao jaku bazu.
Po odslu‘enju my Po work odslu‘enju to vojnog Milorad roka, Vujović vojnog krajem and roka, Vukan 1964. krajem Stanković.” godine, 1964. vratio godine, samvratio sam sam
e u NoviseSad, u Novi a radSad, u Titogradu a u Titogradu prepustio prepustio sam Miloradu sam Miloradu Vujovi}u Vujovi}u i i
Vukanu Stankovi}u". 43
ukanu Stankovi}u".

Milorad - Mi{ko Vujovi} je, kako je to na Cetinju prognozirao
trener Svetozar Mihajlovi}, za kratko vrijeme, postigao velike
rezultate. On je ve} 1965. godine nosilac zvanja "Majstorski kandidat"
(braon Just pojas), coach do tada Svetozar jedini Mihajlović u Crnoj Gori, had dva predicted, puta polufinalista Milorad-Miško na
prvenstvu Vujović achieved dr`ave remarkable (FNR Jugoslavije), results. By 1965, finalista he had internacionalnog
earned the first
takmi~enja “Master Candidate” "Kup Jadrana" title (brown u Splitu belt) i trener in Montenegro, Omladinskog had twice d`udoreached
kluba
the semis of the state championships (FPR Yugoslavia), had made it
"Titograd". Vujovi} vrlo brzo napreduje istovremeno prenose}i
to the finals of the international competition “Adriatic Cup” in Split
ste~eno znanje na druge, ne samo u Titogradu ve} i u drugim
and had been appointed as coach of the Youth Judo Club “Titograd”.
crnogorskim gradovima.
Vujović was making rapid progress and at same time was passing his
knowledge Kao trener to others, Omladinskog not only in d‘udo Titograd kluba but "Titograd" in other towns Vujovi} of Montenegro
as da well. tu ekipu kvalifikuje u Saveznu d‘udo ligu, kako bi
je
planirao
Titograd As the dobio coach jo{ of jednog the Youth prvoliga{a. Club “Titograd”, Kao poja~anje, Vujović planiran planned je to
dolazak qualify the afirmisanih team for the takmi~ara, Federal Judo reprezentativaca League, in order i majstora give d‘udoa, Titograd
Marka another Trifunovi}a first league iclub. VukaPlans Ra{ovi}a were pamade je optimizam to bring in u ekipi reinforcements porastao.
Te{ki such as uslovi the renowned za rad, nedostatak athletes, national sale za vje‘banje team players i potrebnih and judo sredstava masters,
stavljeni Marko Trifunović su u drugiand plan. Vuk NaRašović, proplanku, which na vrhu aroused Gorice, enthusiasm svakogin dana the
trener team. Tough Vujovi} working okuplja conditions, tridesetakthe mladih lack of ljudi exercise u~e}iroom ih d‘udo. and the necessary
equipment were not much heeded. In the clearing on the top of
O tada{njim okolnostima govori ~lanak M. Vujisi}a, objavljen u
Gorica, coach Vujović gathered about thirty young men every day to
"Pobjedi" 18. jula 1965. godine, pod naslovom: "Prebrzo zaboravljeni"
i podnaslovom:
teach them judo.
An article written by M. Vujisić, entitled “All Too Soon Forgotten”,
published "Razgovor in “Pobjeda” sa trenerom on "Titograda" July 18, 1965, Miloradom described Vujovi}em-D`udo
the circumstances
uin Crnoj which Gori": the team found itself at the time:
"U“An radnoj interview sobi Milorada with the Vujovi}a coach of u “Titograd”, "prisustvu" Milorad Tolstoja, Vujović Balzaka, –
Kamija, Judo in Montenegro”:
Sartra i jo{ niza velikih pisaca i pjesnika, protekao je razgovor
o“In d`udo his study sportu, room njegovom and in the trenutnom “presence” mjestu of Tolstoy, i naravno, Balzac, o li~nim Camus,
Sartre and a number of other great writers and poets, I interviewed
Milorad Miško Mi{koVujović
Vujovi}
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Milorad Vujović on judo sport, his current workplace and of course,
personal accomplishments of this young and talented athlete, who has
been doing judo for less than four years.
Even though judo is a fairly young sport and has no tradition in
Montenegro, Vujović has managed to earn himself a place among the
best judokas in the country. This fact is proved by his greatest success,
achieved at the international competition “Adriatic Cup”, held in Split.
Among 70 athletes who had come from all over Europe, he reached the
finals, thus placing himself among 10 most successful competitors. If
we complete Vujović’s sport ID with the fact that he has reached the
semifinals of the state championships twice, and obtained the master
candidate title (Vujović is the only master candidate in Montenegro)
and the brown belt, this success comes by no means by chance or as a
great surprise.
- How did you start doing judo?
- One afternoon I had some free time and didn’t know what to do
and so I somehow found myself in the gym where judokas were practicing.
At the same time, deep down in me, a desire was born to master this
martial art, full of spirit and dynamics, to reinvent myself into another
Milorad, unfamiliar to me and the sport public…
- What win do you find dearest and what is your most memorable
success?
- The “Adriatic Cup” competition has come as a huge success after
a standstill brought about by objective reasons (Vujović has been
coaching the judo club in Titograd). And every victory is dear to me and
I can’t choose the dearest one.
- What was your heaviest defeat and when were you angry with
yourself?
- The last defeat is always the heaviest. Still, I’d say it would be
the defeat by Brančić from Novi Sad. It was my debacle at the last
year’s belts competition. For this defeat I myself was to blame, because
my confidence of certain win made me lose easily from a weaker
competitor.
- You are the coach of the Judo Club “Titograd”. Tell us something
about the conditions for popularising judo in Montenegro.
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Pobjeda, August 18, 1965
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- What can I say? We are forgotten. The Judo Club „Titograd” has
150 young and very talented athletes who lack conditions for normal
practice. It is a real shame that those in charge do not show understanding
for this sport.
- What do you think the Republican AOPC can do so that judo can
take its rightful place?
- They should soften the stance of the “gods” in the municipal AOPC
and break the mould of granting privileges for certain sports.
- What’s your greatest wish?
- That the Judo Club “Titograd” takes part in the qualifying rounds
and makes it into the Federal League. This isn’t something impossible,
provided that we have normal conditions for practice in a gym, because
we’ve been thrown out in the street and we’ve been training on the
fields of Titograd.
And thus, the conversation could have lasted for hours. Vujović has
got much to say and let us hope that he will say a mouthful at the next
state championships, where, as he has promised, he will try to win the
title of the state champion.”
All the actitivities that were planned and accomplished at that time
and also much later were managed by the lovers of this sport, who did
it as amateurs, with no financial reward whatsoever, but very seriously
and professionally. What contributed to such an atmosphere was the
general situation in the society, stressing the need for postwar restoration
and social development which required everyone to partake. What
judokas always felt as injustice was the unequal distribution of finances
between various sports.
Certain football players used to get more money (individually) than
some sports would get at the national level all together. Such allocation
of finances persisted for a long time, rendering the conditions for work
and success of judo practioners and many other sport players very limited.
The first competitors from Montenegro travelled at the expense of
the Judo Club “Slavija” from Novi Sad, and many other athletes went
to competitions at their own expense and were put up by their friends.
Desire to compete was stronger and prevailed against all limitations.
Extraordinary will and persistence motivated judokas to prepare to enter
the First Federal League in the open, without equipment and the
gym.
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Journalist Bato Kokolj wrote about the “conditions” in which the
judokas of “Titograd” found themselves in and their plans in an article
published in “Pobjeda”, dated August 12, 1965. The article running the
headline “Judokas at Work (Again)” and featuring the lead-in which
raised the question “Will Titograd get another first-leaguer?” , reads as
follows:
“Over fifty young athletes, memebers of the Youth Judo Club
“Titograd” have started to train regularly these days, as part of intensive
preparations for the upcoming trials and other interclub competitions.
Together with them, under the expert supervision of coach Vujović,
several young women who have already made their debut in front of
audience are practising, as well as a few talented under 12 girls who are
making their first steps.
A big group of young enthusiasts of this tough but useful sport gathers
in the wooded glade on top of Gorica every afternoon. Actually, this
club has no premises to dispose of at the moment, and other material
conditions are poor as well.
Still, with the arrival of autumn, it is expected that an agreement
with one of the elementary schools in Titograd will be made and that
judokas will be provided a gym to train in. Of course, on condition that
the lease is paid regularly, and this, as we now know, will be a major
expense in the budget of the already impoverished club. The lack of
premises which would allow for more comprehensive and regular training
of judo and the so-called “karate”, especially falls hard on a few of
the best Montenegrin practitioners of this sport who are to compete in
the qualifiers for the Federal League. And a problem which causes even
more concern is how they are to find the money needed to cover travel
and accommodation costs…
According to young coach and holder of “brown belt”, Milorad
Vujović, the Titograd’s team have good chances to obtain a place among
the best in our country, having in mind the recent arrival of two judo
masters, holders of “black belts”, Marko Trifunović and Vuk Rašović,
who have already played on the national team. Another novice in the
club is Slobo Boljević, who used to be a member of the Split’s judo
club. Alongside with these judokas and the club’s coach Vujović, who
is to compete as well, the master candidates Miljević and Mitrović, as
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Znatno Znatno kasnije kasnije Slavi~inim Slavi~inim stopama, stopama, u mnogo u mnogo boljim boljim uslovima uslovima i i
okolnostima, okolnostima, izuzetno izuzetno uspje{no uspje{no krenu}e krenu}e Mirsada Mirsada Gani}. Gani}. Mirsada Mirsada je je
bila prvak bila Jugoslavije prvak Jugoslavije od 1978. od do 1978. 1983. do 1983. godine godine u kategoriji u kategoriji do 66 do 66
kilograma kilograma i sedma i sedma na svjetskom na svjetskom prvenstvu prvenstvu u Njujorku u Njujorku 1980. godine. 1980. godine.
Vrlo well uspje{no Vrlo as other uspje{no segifted bavila sefighters, ibavila rukometom. i the rukometom. odds Dobila are that Dobila je nagradu Titograd je nagradu "Oslobo|enje
could "Oslobo|enje
get another
Titograda" club Titograda" compete za najbolje za at najbolje the ostvarenje federal ostvarenje level iz oblasti beside iz oblasti its sporta. oldest sporta. club (“Budućnost”).
The club, however, requires help in order to be able to “stand on its own
U razgovoru U razgovoru na Cetinju, na Cetinju, 19. avgusta 19. avgusta 2006.godine, 2006.godine, Milorad Milorad Vujovi} Vujovi}
feet” and enter the first league, despite the fact that it is the youngest
nam jenam rekao: je rekao:
sport collective in the capital of Montenegro.”
Slavica Đurović
Mirsada Ganić
Slavica Slavica \urovi} \urovi} Mirsada Mirsada Gani} Gani}
The first girl who did judo intensively was Slavica Đurović, who
"Na eventually Cetinju "Na became Cetinju sam, poslije the sam, state poslije seminara, champion seminara, ostao and was oko ostao ranked godinu oko fifth godinu dana, Europe. dana, do do
zavr{etka On the zavr{etka occasion studija. studija. of Nikola being Nikola Miljevi} awarded Miljevi} with zbog a grand je posla zbog title, posla oti{ao the fifth oti{ao ranije, Dan ranije, black i i
nastavio belt, nastavio by vanredno the Judo vanredno da Veterans studira. da studira. Association of Serbia and Montenegro, she
wittily addressed her fellow athletes: “You had it easier. You’re men
Te 1964. Te 1964. godine godine po~eo sam po~eo dasam radim da uradim Golubovcima u Golubovcima i uklju~io i uklju~io se se
and you fought with men, and I used to compete against men as well,
u rad d‘udo u rad kluba d‘udo"Titograd". kluba "Titograd". U vrijeme U to vrijeme klub jeklub imaojedosta imao~lanova
dosta ~lanova
because there weren’t enough girls.”
Much later, following in Slavica’s footsteps and in much better conditions,
Mirsada Ganić started her 47 very 47successful career. Mirsada was
an under 66kg champion of Yugoslavia from 1978 to 1983 and was
ranked seventh at the world championship held in New York in 1980.
She was a successful handball player as well. Mirsada was awarded
with the prize “Liberation of Titograd” for best sport accomplishment.
In an interview conducted in Cetinje on August 19, 2006, Milorad
Vujović told us:
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Slavica Đurović and
Zuvdija Hodžić
“After the seminar, I stayed in Cetinje for about a year, until I
graduated. Nikola Miljević left earlier in order to work and resumed his
studies as a part-time student.
In 1964, I started working in Golubovci and joined the Judo Club
“Titograd”. At the time, the club had a lot of members and the coach
was Svetozar Mihajlović, who was doing his military service there.
Those who especially distinguished themselves include Momčilo and
Pavle Milić, Dragan Lazović, Slobodan Mićković and others. I used to
go to Cetinje from time to time with Nikola Miljević, but after a while
the club stopped working.
Towards the end of 1964, Mihajlović completed his military service
and came back to Novi Sad. On his recommendation, coaching was
taken over by Vukan Stanković and I. Although the working conditions
were poor, our persistence paid off. When Trifunović and Rašović
joined the club, we became a very strong team”.
Other data concerning the club are given in the chapter entitled “The
Federal League” and other chapters.
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6. 2. THE JUDO CLUB “ACADEMIC” – NIKŠIĆ
In an interview held in Cetinje on August 19, 2006, Milorad Vujović
remembered how the judo division in Nikšić started its operation:
“Towards the end of 1964, I launched the initiative to start a judo
division in Nikšić. The training sessions were held in the Teachers College
gym. I remember that there were many members. I went to Nikšić
once or twice a week alone, or sometimes with Nikola Miljević. After
me, Petar Ilić, who at the time distinguished himself the most, took over
the coaching. He also regularly came from Nikšić to Titograd in order
to train”. This is what Petar Ilić, with whom I have also had the opportunity
to talk to, said about the situation:
”In late 1964, in the Teachers College gym, there were over a hundred
of us. Miško Vujović coached us for about a year. Being too busy
at his work and with his coaching in the Judo Club “Titograd”, he
wasn’t able to come to Nikšić any more, which is why I took over the
coaching. At that time, the best judokas were Braho Adrović, Miodrag
Stevanović, Drago Mijović,
Vuković, Roganović, to name a few”.
In late 1965, a match between the teams from Titograd and Nikšić
was staged at the Stadium of Small Sports. What I remember from this
competition was Drago Mijović’s good fight and an injury inflicted to
Momčilo Milić (Titograd) during his fight with Stevanović (Nikšić).
That same year, “Titograd” went through the qualifiers and entered the
Federal League. The competitors of “Akademik” “continued to train
regularly and achieve remarkable results”.
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Petar Ilić
Milovan Kankaraš, Petar Ilić and
Dragan Vujičić
Husnija Redžepagić presenting an award to Petar Ilić
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6. 3. THE JUDO CLUB “MORNAR” – BAR
Marko Trifunović, the coach of the Youth Judo Club “Titograd”,
held a seminar in Bar in 1966, after which a judo division called “Sidro”
was formed as part of the Sport Association of High School “Niko
Rolović”, which worked for about half a year. After the seminar, the
division worked for several months under the expert supervision of its
oldest member, Milo Đokučić. When Đokučić left to serve on a ship,
the division operated for another few months. During this time, a judo
exhibition was staged in the Elementary School “Meksiko”, in which
the members of the Judo Club “Titograd” and the judo division “Sidro”
took part. Due to poor working conditions, the division “Sidro” aborted
its operation.
The master candidate Nikola Miljević established the Judo Division
“Pomorac” in 1970, as part of the Association of the Agricultural
School Centre. Great expert and organisational assistance was provided
to him by Jovan Stojanović, who started doing judo in the Judo Division
“Sidro”. Stojanović was the technical secretary and the treasurer of
the club and later its coach for many years.
In June 1971, Milorad Vujović, a renowned judoka, moved from
Titograd to Bar. The Judo Club “Pomorac”, later renamed into the Judo
Club “Mornar”, became the breeding ground of talented and successful
judokas.
At that time, many manifestations were staged in Bar in order to
popularise judo. On the Liberation Day of Bar and on November 29, i.e.
the Day of the Republic (the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia),
an open team competition of Bar was held in this town. The judo clubs
“Titograd”, “Lovćen” from Cetinje and “Akademik” from Nikšić participated
in this competition as well.
The team “Pomorac” were ranked second, having achieved two
victories, after “Titograd”, which won three fights, and ahead of
“Lovćen”, with one victory and “Akademik”, with no victories. The
judokas of “Pomorac” took part in singles competition for the first
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time on January 21, 1973, at the competition of Montenegro for young
talents and juniors. The list of those who took part at this competition
runs as follows:
Dragan Šćepanović, Milorad Dabanović, Nebojiša Strugar and
Milić Milović. At this competition, Dabanović and Šćepanović qualified
for the state championships.
The Judo Club “Pomorac”, together with the karate and the boxing
club, was a member of the Sport Association “Pomorac”, from which it
was later separated and renamed into the Judo Club “Mornar”.
The judokas of “Mornar” attended the seminar which was organised
by Vuk Rašović in Ulcinj in June 1973, at which they took tests for
belts and advanced expert titles.
Jovan Stojanović, who coached “Mornar” for many years and who
made a great contribution to the development of judo sport in Bar,
remembers:
“At the Yugoslav Championship for Seniors held in Novi Sad,
Nikola Miljević, multiple champion of Montenegro, won the third
place; Vlastimir Orlandić was ranked first in an under 12 competition
in Split; Miodrag Dabanović was a multiple junior and senior champion
of Montenegro; late Miodrag Pejanović was a multiple champion
of Montenegro; then there are also Zoran Pejović, Milo Šobić, Safet
Bajramović, Mithad Tukić, Emir Karađuzović, late Nihad Badžović,
Milutin Velimirović, Dejan Borović, Srđan Stojanović and others. The
club also had a women’s team.
The first coach of the club was Nikola Miljević, and after me,
Vladimir Orlandić, Emir Karađuzović and Petar Braković took over
the coaching helm. A significant contribution to the development of
judo in Bar was given by Drago Prelević, a successful sport worker and
the president of the Association of Organisations for Physical Culture
of Bar, and Maksim Lutovac, the principle of the High School “Niko
Rolović”.
As other Montenegrin judo clubs, our club was facing financial difficulties
all the time and eventually stopped operating due to a lack of
funds. I hope that the new generation judo lovers will pick up where we
left off” (From a statement given to the author in 1997).
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Takmi~ari The competitors “Mornara” of “Mornar” sa sa trenerom with Jovanom coach Jovan Stojanovi}em
Stojanović
Takmi~ari “Mornara” sa trenerom Jovanom Stojanovi}em
Nikola Nikola Miljevi}
Miljević
Nikola Miljevi}
Vlastimir Orlandić Orlandi}
Vlastimir Orlandi}
The Takmi~arke Takmi~arke women’s team “Mornara” “Mornara”
of “Mornar”
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6. 4. THE JUDO CLUB “PARTIZAN” – KOTOR
The Judo Club “Partizan“ from Kotor started operating in January
1973. This is what prof. Branko Radujković says about those
beginnings:
“I started working on establishing a judo club in Kotor as soon as I
arrived in Kotor in March 1971. Blažo Marković, who worked in the administration
of the Sport Association “Partizan“, and Jovica Martinović
helped me with this, despite the fact that there was little understanding
for a sport that many hadn’t heard of before. Only football and water
polo were encouraged.
A great contribution to the formation of the club was given by Ratko
Otašević, who started working in Kotor in autumn 1972 and that same
year competed as a “free lancer”, i.e. representing no club. At the time,
I was doing my military service. Otašević started training in January
1973, organising his work within the judo division of the Sport Association
“Partizan”. When I returned, I started coaching (we both did),
and a great deal of children joined as members, as well as a number of
young policemen who were studying in Sremska Kamenica and who
were already experienced competitors. They also won the first medals
at championships of Montenegro. Otašević was a triple junior champion,
whereas Zajim Kriještorac, Božidar Kraljević and Mladen Klikovac
were ranked first once and second several times. The division grew
into a club (bearing the same name, the Judo Club “Partizan”, Kotor)
and in 1975 it contributed to the foundation of the Judo Association of
Montenegro.
The club was a successful host of the SFRY under 14 and junior
championships in 1976; from 1983 onwards it has hosted the Kotor Cup
and in 1984 and 1985, it organised the under 14 interrupublic league
(Kotor, Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik and Trebinje). The club has twinned
with the Judo Club “Lokomotiva” from Vršac (which I founded as well),
which allowed for joint preparations and other forms of cooperation.
The club members competed at the Montenegro, SFRY and FRY
championships, where they achieved great results. The first SFRY
champion from this club was Dejan Popović, the current coach of the
club, who won the title in 1985.
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The club’s coaches at the time were: Branko Radujković, Ratko
Otašević, Žarko Klikovac, Čedo Konatar, Vasilije Pecić, Ivica Mančić i
Dejan Popović.
A great contribution to the development of the club was given by its
presidents Pero Lubarda, Božidar Banićević and Ljubenko Borović, as
well as by their assistants – Stojan Klikovac, Štefica Đukanović, Anka
Vujović and Mila Martinović” (From a statement given to the author on
February 27, 2007).
The Judo Club “Kotor”, standing: Žarko Klikovac, Nenad Vujošević,
Nenad Popović, Dejan Popović and Branko Radujković.
Crouching: Duško Martinović and Darko Popović
Prof. dr Branko Radujković
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6. 5. THE JUDO CLUB “ZETA” – GOLUBOVCI
The Judo Club “Zeta” from Golubovci was established in 1975.
The initiative for the foundation of the club was launched by Dragomir
Škatarić, who also organised its operation. He was a well experienced
athlete, competing at the federal level and a member of the Judo Club
“Titograd”.
Škatarić started doing judo in 1965; for 13 years he was the halfmiddleweight
and middleweight champion of Montenegro, a regular
member of the national team of Montenegro and one of the most successful
competitors of “Titograd” in the federal league.
Under his expert guidance, many top athletes were trained in this
club and a great deal of sport manifestations were organised. During
the first few years of work, the most successful under 12 judokas were:
Nenad Otašević, Boris Vuletić, Duško Klikovac, Bojan Marković,
Nebojiša Miranović, Đorđije Peličić, Ivica Kaluđerović, Dejan Vuković,
Siniša Cavnić, Mladen Bauković, Miloš Stanković, Duško and Nebojša
Šuškavčević, Veselin Kovačević, Nenad Burzan and Srđan Pejović.
The most successful under 14 competitors include: Predrag
Madžarović, Radojica-Rajo Božović, Dragan and Zlatko Đuretić, Radojica
Klikovac, Nebojiša Domazetović, Vlastimir Madžarović, Goran
Milatović, Dragoljub Bečić, Mladen Domazetović, Miodrag Matanović
and Goran Dobrović.
Among the seniors, the best athletes at the time were: Dragomir
Škatarić, Miodrag Janković, Miodrag Đurović, Milenko Maraš, Đorđije
Brajović, Marjan Kaluđerović and Marjan Maraš.
Having won medals at the republican and federal competitions, after
“Titograd”, “Zeta” was the most successful club in certain age classes
for three years in a row (1976, 1977, 1978). By the time it stopped
operating in 1987, under the guidance of Dragomir Škatarić and later
Radojica-Rajo Božović, the club trained a number of top athletes, who,
because of their schooling, continued their career as competitors and
experts in other clubs. The best of them was Miloš Stanković, who was
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the SFRY junior champion in 1985 and the Balkan junior vice-champion
in 1987. He was named the best athlete of Titograd in 1981.
Many sport workers from Zeta helped the club to operate. Without
their enthusiasm, good results never would have come. Apart from Nikica
Klikovac, the president of the club at the time, other members of
the management gave their great contribution: Velimir Paunović (who
was the secretary of the Judo Association of Montenegro), Miodrag
Niković, Vojin-Bato Božović, Marjan Maraš, Ranko Kojičić, Dragutin
Petričević and Slobodan Ajković. (The data were provided by Dragomir
Škatarić, whom the author interviewed in July 2007, and the book
“The Development of the School System in Zeta and 125 Years of the
Existence and Work of the Elementary School in Golubovci”, pp. 111-
114, which was published in 1996).
“Zeta” team, from left to right: Zoran Vujačić, Milenko Maraš,
Dragomir Škatarić, Radojica Klikovac, Radojica Božović, Predrag
Madžarović and Vesko Popović.
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6. 6. THE JUDO CLUB “ČELIK” – NIKŠIĆ
The Judo Club “Čelik” was established on October 21, 1975, mostly
owing to Dušan Martinović, who provided the necessary conditions.
Taking the helm as coach, Martinović formed the administration of the
club, headed by Blagoje Đukanović, BSc. Eng., and set up a strong
town club, which at first operated as part of the Sport Association of
Željezara in Nikšić.
The competitors coming from this club achieved remarkable results
at all levels, and the women’s team became a member of the Frist Federal
League for Women in 1994. This same year, the club was ranked
fifth, whereas in 1995 and 1994 it won the third and the fifth place
respectively.
At the Yugoslav Championships in Sombor in 1995, the competitors
representing “Čelik” won three medals, two of which were gold
medals. The women who competed for the club also joined the national
team. On account of the outstanding results achieved by the competitors
of “Čelik”, the coach Dušan Martinović was named the best sport
worker of Nikšić.
The athletes of “Čelik” had joint training sessions with “Akademik”
in the period 1985-2000, which finally resulted in their merger in
2000.
Dušan Martinović, the founder of “Čelik”, was one of those enthusiasts
whom we spoke about at the beginning of this book. In his forty
year long career as a competitor, a coach, a federal referee, a member of
the topmost expert authorities of the judo associations of Montenegro
and Yugoslavia, the president of the Judo Club of Montenegro and a
member of the administration of the Judo Association of Yugoslavia,
Martinović gave a significant contribution to the development of judo
in Montenegro and Yugoslavia.
Martinović graduated from the Faculty of Metallurgy in Titograd
and obtained his masters and PhD in Ljubljana. He also took his masters
at the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica and was the director assistant
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at the Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy in Nikšić. He was also the director
of the Holding Company “Obod”, Cetinje, a director in the Central
Bank of Montenegro – Payment Operations Sector Nikšić, as well as
the vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro.
Martinović is a coordinator with the Regional Centre of the Central
Koordinator Bank of Montenegro je Regionalnog in Nikšić centra and Centralne the president banke of Crne the Board Gore of u
Nik{i}u Directors i predsjednik of the Electrode Odbora Factory direktora in Plužine. Fabrike He has elektroda published Plu‘ine. over
Ima 90 scientific preko 90 papers objavljenih in the area nau~noistra‘iva~kih of steel production and radova processing. iz oblasti He
proizvodnje is a member i of prerade the Technical ~elika. ^lan Committee je tehni~kog of the Academy odbora Crnogorske of Science
akademije and Arts of nauka Montenegro i umjetnosti and holds i imathe zvanje title of vi{eg the nau~nog senior scientific saradnika, associate,
i.e. vanrednog Associate Professor. profesora. His Uelection proceduri for the jeposition njegovof izbor the sen-
za
odnosno
nau~nog ior advisor, savjetnika, i.e. a full odnosno professor redovnog of the University, profesora is Univerziteta. currently being
considered.
Dr Dušan Martinović
Dr Du{an Martinovi}
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7.
THE FIRST FEDERAL LEAGUE
In this chapter, we will give an overview of the results which were
achieved by the clubs from Montenegro in the First Federal League of
the SFR Yugoslavia and the FR Yugoslavia: “Titograd” from Titograd,
“Akademik”, “Braća Labudović”, “Čelik” and “Dragova Luka” from
Nikšić and “Crnogorac” from Cetinje.
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7. 1. THE YOUTH JUDO CLUB “TITOGRAD” –
TITOGRAD
The Judo Club “Budućnost” was the first judo club to compete in
the first league and for a long time it was ranked among the best sport
clubs in Montenegro, which is why the AOPC of Montenegro rightly
chose this club to be the leader in the development of judo in Montenegro.
This is why I devoted special attention to this period and this
club.
Montenegrin judokas would surely have waited much longer to join
the First Federal Judo League, had not Marko Trifunović, a member
of “Student” from Belgrade, a multiple champion of Serbia, a student
champion of Yugoslavia, a state champion and a member of the national
team, met his friend, Momčilo-Moco Milić in Titograd, on his way to
the seaside one July day in 1965. Milić asked him to stay that day in
Titograd and give a training session to the members of the Judo Club
“Titograd”. Marko accepted the proposal and joined the traning that
same night:
”To my great surprise, apart from a number of judokas, I was also
welcomed that night by the president of the club, Slobo Đurović, and
the members of its management, Branko Lazović (who was the president
of the Municipality of Titograd) and Risto Raičević (I think he was
a director in some bank). They asked me to stay in Titograd until the
next day to talk about my possible engagement in the club.
The following day, at about 10 o’clock, the administration of the
judo club “Titograd” held a meeting and decided to offer me the position
of coach and a job as a physical education teacher in the High School
“Slobodan Škerović” in Podgorica. I never dreamed of accepting such
a proposal, because I saw my future in Belgrade, where I started my
work. However, they insisted, and thinking that I could always go back,
I accepted the proposed position. The members of the club and the administration
had ambitious plans to join the First Federal League and I
found the task challenging.
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Apart from a number of beginners, in the club there were Miodrag-
Miško Vujović, who was its coach at the time, then Nikica Miljević, the
brothers Momčilo and Pavle Milić and Dragan and Jugoslav Ivanović,
Slobodan Mićković, Dragan Lazovič, Dimo Šoć, Zuvdija Hodžić and
others. I was especially surprised by a number of girls who practised
regularly. Slavica Đurović (now Radinović) was the most successful.
(From an interview with the author, conducted in August 2006 in
Podgorica).
Marko Trifunović was the best Yugoslav judoka in 1963, together
with Stojan Stojaković, who was the best in the under 80kg class and
Bora Cvejić who was the best in the over 80kg class. At that time, only
three weight classes existed. Trifunović was ranked first in the under
68 kg class. The three of them constituted the national team at the same
time. Due to his great popularity and similarity in appearance with the
famous French actor, he was nicknamed “Belmondo”.
In an interview given to the journalist of “Pobjeda”, M. Vujisić, on
July 7, 1966, Trifunović talked about his beginnings, victories, defeats
and his arrival to Podgorica:
“A common prejudice among our people is that for judo you need
only strength and nothing else. But let us not deceive ourselves: this
art requires intelligence, education and nobility, if you want better
results.”
In late 1959, Trifunović started practicing judo in the Belgrade club
“Student”. His desire to do judo was born when he tried to defeat his
friends who were practising judo in a sport fight. Unable to do so, out of
spite he started practising the sport. Very soon, he achieved remarkable
results and was invited to the national team.
When the journalist asked him about his favourite win, he replied:
“Victory and defeat are inseparable and somehow firmly attached to
the personality of every true athlete. You need to understand that each
new win, even those won against ace athletes, last only until the next
defeat. Because judo isn’t just a physical fight, it is a fight of personalities”,
and he added: “Titograd has the most gifted young men for every
martial art in this country”.
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Vujovi}a, da klub u~estvuje na kvalifikacijama za Saveznu ligu i
postane prvoliga{, prestaju da budu samo san i ‘elja. Da bi te, 1965.
godine, kada je do{ao u Titograd, ekipa Titograda postala prvoliga{,
Trifunovi} Before coming poziva Vuka to Titograd, Ra{ovi}a Trifunović iz Beograda had been da poja~a a triple ekipu. champion Tako
se of Serbia, formiraa ekipa student d‘udo champion kluba of "Titograd". Yugoslavia and a double state champion.
Krajem His arrival 1965. to Titograd godinewas u Novom of great Sadu significance odr‘anefor suthe kvalifikacije development za
Saveznu of this sport ligu. in Na Montenegro. tom takmi~enju The plans u~estvovali of the former su: Marko coach, Trifunovi}, Miodrag
Vuk Vujović, Ra{ovi}, for the Milorad club to Vujovi}, qualify for Nikica the federal Miljevi}, league Dragan and become Lazovi}, a
Slobodan first-leaguer, Mi}kovi} stopped ibeing Vukan just Stankovi}. a dream and Saa takmi~arima desire. In order su putovali make
Momo
this dream
Vujovi}
come
(sekretar
true, in 1965,
SOFK
when
Titograda)
he arrived
i Aco
in
Nikoli}
Titograd,
(predsjednik
Trifunović
invited Vuk Rašović from Belgrade as reinforcement for the team. That
SOFK CG).
is how the team of the Judo Club “Titograd” was formed.
The competition in Novi Sad: Slobodan Mićković, Momčilo Vujović,
Takmi~enje Nikola Miljević, u Novom Milorad Sadu: Vujović, Slobodan Aleksandar Mi}kovi}, Nikolić, Mom~ilo Vuk Rašović, Vujovi},
Nikola Miljevi}, Milorad Vujovi}, Aleksandar Nikoli}, Vuk Ra{ovi},
Marko Trifunović, Dragan Lazović and Vukan Stanković
Marko Trifunovi}, Dragan Lazovi} i Vukan Stankovi}
In late 1965, the qualifiers for the federal league were held in Novi
Sad. Those who took part in this competition were: Marko Trifunović,
Vuk ORašović, doga|ajima Milorad koji Vujović, su uslijedili Nikica nakon Miljević, kvalifikacija Dragan uLazović,
Novom Sadu
govori
Slobodan
tekst
Mićković
Bora [o}a,
and Vukan
objavljen
Stanković.
u "Pobjedi"
The team
6. II
was
1966.
accompanied
godine pod
by Momo Vujović (the secretary of the AOPC of Titograd) and Aco
Nikolić (the president of the AOPC of Montenegro).
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The events which followed after the qualifiers in Novi Sad were
naslovom: described in "Intenzivne an article pripreme written by novog Boro liga{a" Šoć, which i nadnaslovom: was published "Pred in
takmi~enje “Pobjeda” on u saveznoj February d`udo 6, 1966, ligi": entitled “Intensive Preparations of the
New Leaguer” and featuring the lead: “Qualifiers for the Federal Judo
League”:
Marko Trifunović,
Marko Trifunovi},
Dimo Šoć and
Dimo [o}
Zuvdija Hodžić
i Zuvdija Hod`i}
“After the qualifiers for the entry into the Federal Judo League, held
"Poslije kvalifikacionog takmi~enja za ulazak u Saveznu d`udo
late last year in Novi Sad, the issue was raised of whether the league
ligu, odr`anog krajem pro{le godine u Novom Sadu, ostalo je otvoreno
should have 12 members. In a recent meeting of the Executive Committee
of
pitanje da
the
li
Judo
}e liga
Association
brojiti 12
of
~lanova.
Yugoslavia
Na
it has
nedavnom
been decided
sastanku
that
Izvr{nog
the league
odbora
should
D`udo
indeed
saveza
feature
Jugoslavije
12 members.
odlu~eno
This is
je
how
da liga
the Judo
broji
12
Club
~lanova.
“Titograd”
Tako
became
je i d`udo
a member
klub "Titograd"
of the federal
postao
league.
~lan
Apart
Savezne
from
lige.
“Titograd”,
Pored njega,
other league
u ligi }e
members
se takmi~iti
are: Partizan
Partizan
from
iz Beograda,
Belgrade,
Zagreb,
Zagreb,
Mladost, Mladost, Grafi~ar Grafičar iand Polet Polet iz Zagreba, from Zagreb, Ljubljana Ljubljana iz Ljubljane, from Ljubljana, Maribor
i Maribor Branik iz and Maribora, Branik from Slavija Maribor, iz Novog Slavija Sada from i Bosna Novo i Sad @eljezni~ar and Bosna iz
Sarajeva. and Željezničar from Sarajevo.
Savez The Association je odlu~io has da se decided prvenstvo to organise odr‘ithe u dvije championship grupe (po in {est two
~lanova). groups (featuring Po dvijesix prvoplasirane members each). ekipe Two izbest obije teams grupe from takmi~i}e both groups se
na will finalnom compete at turniru the final zatournament plasman which od prvog will decide do ~etvrtog the ranking mjesta. from
Prvenstvo the first to po~inje the fourth 13. place. februara. The championship is to start on February 13.
^lanovi d‘udo kluba Titograd intenzivno se pripremaju za u~e{}e
u Saveznoj ligi. Treninzi se odr‘avaju
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tri puta nedjeljno, a prisustvuje
im oko 40 takmi~ara. Posebne pripreme izvode se sa 10 najboljih

The members of the Judo Club “Titograd” are intensively preparing
for the competition against the selected Yugoslav judokas. The training
sessions are held in the gym of the Economic High School and
are coached by Marko Trifunović, Vuk Rašović and Milorad Vujović.
Trifunović and Rašović are holders of the black belt, whereas Vujović
holds the brown belt. Now, as active competitors, they will lead the
team. Trifunović has been a double state champion in the half-middleweight
class, while Rašović has won the title of the student state champion
three times. Vujović has also achieved outstanding results. He is
a master candidate, who has reached the semis of the state championships
twice and the finals of the Adriatic Cup. Apart from these three
remarkable judokas, Miljević, Lazović, Mićković, Milić, Kovačević,
Gluščević and Boljević will be considered for the team.
“After thorough preparations completed by the team with the purpose
to obtain the best possible ranking in the federal league, the judokas
of “Titograd” have had great success. In a tight race, the league’s
new-comer managed to get into the three best teams.”
The journalists of “Pobjeda”, M. Vujisić and B. Šoć, who wrote
about the events in judo sport, have made a great contribution and thanks
to them we can know and understand what happened at that time. Their
articles were not “statistical reports”, but very elaborate stories, featuring
many details and information.
Boro Šoć
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In this fashion, M. Vujisić, wrote about the participation of the Judo
Club “Titograd” in the federal league in an article entitled “Breathtaking
Performance of Titograd’s Judokas”, and introduced by a lead reading:
“Three Teams Compete in Titograd”:
“When the referees announced that the Youth Judo Club “Titograd”
was the best team of the east group of the First Federal League at the
end of the tournament held last week, the hall of the Centre of the Yugoslav
People’s Army in Titograd suddenly went quiet for a couple of
seconds. The silence was broken by a thunderous applause given by the
audience from Titograd, who thus greeted this great success.
No one had hoped for such a triumph. Especially having in mind
the fact that “Bosna” (Sarajevo) and “Hercegovac” (Mostar) competed
at the tournament. Both these teams badly wanted to reach the final
tournament, which is to be held on June 4 and 5 in Sarajevo, through
this competition. The first position was practically reserved for the
team from Sarajevo. But, it turned out otherwise. Having won only one
point, “Bosna” took the third, i.e. the last place. It is a real pity that
“Željezničar” (Sarajevo) did not come to the tournament. But this does
not reduce the value of the victory achieved by the young men from
Titograd.
“Titograd” and “Bosna” fought in the first round. The team from
Sarajevo started the fight in a superior way. Filipović thrashed Mićković
and showed, at least at the beginning, that the fear of the Titograd’s team
was justified; however, sport is sport and the winner is the one who wins
the fight (this is why forecasts of great experts often do not come true).
The next two fights were won by the talented Lazović and the experienced
Trifunović, who crushed their opponents and earned their team
precious points. Everybody realised that “Bosna” was brought “to its
knees”. The only thing to be done was to keep the acquired advantage.
Nobody doubted that this would happen, having in mind the fact that in
the next fight the Titograd’s team were to be represented by the heavy
weighter Vuk Rašović, the holder of black belt and a judo master, who
was ranked third at the last year’s absolute state championship. But,
feeling the weight of the importance of the fight (Rašović was also the
team’s coach), the renowned master lost to little known Puškarević.
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The match between “Bosna” and “Titograd” ended in a tie, although
this was a chance for Titograd’s judokas to qualify for the tournament
in Sarajevo. But they did not waste it! The team from Titograd thrashed
the ambitious opponent “Hercegovac”, winning themselves a stunning
win of 27:8.
It should be noted that the best performance was given by Trifunović
and Lazović. In the most beautiful fight of the tournament, Rašović
partly redeemed himself for the previous defeat. Not feeling the pressure,
Rašović once again showed his true value in a subtle fight, marked
with fine moves which resembled ballet more than a martial art.
Vujović left the impression of a strong fighter, on a par with the judo
masters. Rašović made a mistake when he fought in the heavy class
instead of Vujović – a sort of a sacrifice on his part.
In the third round of the tournament, the “Hercegovac” unexpectedly
but deservedly defeated “Bosna” by 19:18, thus qualifying for the
finals.
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Marko Trifunović
and Momčilo Milić

When it comes to competitors of the visiting teams, special mention
is owed to Filipović and Puškarević (“Bosna”), who were the most successful
athletes at the competition, along with Trifunović and Lazović
(“Titograd”).
And thus, what few had hoped for happened. “Titograd” won the
first place, achieving their well-earned victory in a superior fashion and
establishing themselves among the best.
The tournament in Sarajevo is a new chance. Since “Titograd” have
an outstanding team, it would be a pity if they did not qualify for the
final four. Still, what has already been achieved is praise-worthy.
The tournament referees, dr Vučković and Golubović, made a good
impression, despite robbing Vujović of victory by calling the fight with
Bazard a tie.
The results of the fights fought at the tournament are as follows:
Titograd - Bosna 20:20; Titograd-Hercegovac 27:8; Hercegovac-Bosna
19:18. Singles results of the match Titograd-Bosna: Mićković - Filipović
I 0:10; Lazović - Katanić 5:0; Trifunović - Brkić 10:0; Vujović – Ba-
Žarko Trifunović, Momčilo Milić, Pavle Milić, Jugoslav Ivanović and
Marko Trifunović
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zarda 5:5; Rašović - Puškarević 0:5; Titograd- Hercegovac: Mićković
– Protić 0:3; Lazović - Stanisavljević 5:0; Trifunović - Jelovec 10:0;
Vujović - Subotić 5:5; Rašović - Dimitrijević 7:0; Hercegovac- Bosna:
Protić - Filipović I 0:10; Stanisavljević - Filipović II 7:0; Jelovec - Brkić
7:0; Subotić - Bazarda 5:5; Dimitrijević - Puškarević 0:3.”
The judokas from Titograd, having felt the sweet victory, realised
that even though they were newcomers in the league, they had great
chances to qualify for the final four. Thus motivated, they headed for
Mostar (not for Sarajevo, as the article cited above claimed). Milorad
Vujisić wrote an article for “Pobjeda“, entitled “Third Place - Great
Success” and led in by “Titograd’s judokas at the tournament in Mostar”,
which was published on July 9, 1966. The article read:
“The Mostar tournament in judo has ended. One great competition
is slowly falling into oblivion and becoming the past. The results are
being reviewed and the missed chances are being counted. That is the
way of things: after all big sport competitions, one always speculates
that they could have done better.
The team competition of the Eastern Group of the First Federal Judo
League has gathered currently the best teams from Serbia, Bosnia and
Hercegovina and Montenegro in Mostar, on June 4-5. In the matches
staged between “Student” (Belgrade), “Slavija” (Novi Sad), “Partizan”
(Belgrade), “Bosna” (Sarajevo), “Hercegovac” (Mostar) and “Titograd”
(Titograd), two teams have gone through to the final round for the ranking
from the first to the fourth place in the state. Now the final matches
between “Slavija” (Novi Sad), “Student” (Belgrade), “Mladost” (Zagreb)
and “Olimpija” (Ljubljana) will decide this year’s team champion
of the state.
“Slavija” from Novi Sad won the Mostar tournament, whereas the
second place went to “Student” from Belgrade. “Titograd” were ranked
third. By winning the third place, Titograd’s judokas qualified among the
six best teams in the country, a great success by any means, especially
taking into account the fact that judo is a young sport in Montenegro.
The team from Titograd had bad luck during the whole tournament.
In the match against “Slavija”, the group leader, victory and
complete triumph were within sight. In the fight Trifunović-Galašin, at
a tie result, Trifunović was doing better until the final moments. However,
wanting to end the fight effectively and add another convicing win,
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Posebno priznanje zaslu‘uje
Vujovi}, koji je uspio da odr‘i
nerije{en Trifunović rezultat was caught sa Konstantinidisom.
guard and Specifi~nim allowed his na~inom oppo-
off
nent to joint lock him. The joint
borbe i velikom snagom Vujovi}
and jethe sposoban team from i za Titograd. ve}e po-
lock was fatal for Trifunović
dvige. With this Ra{ovi} defeat, i Lazovi} the chance su obje
borbe was missed zavr{ili for nerije{eno. Titograd to take Dok je
za one Lazovi}a of the first ovo two uspjeh, places. dotle je
Ra{ovi} Vujović merits ipak podbacio. special recognition
jefor pomenuti putting up i Mi}kovi}a a good
Vrijedno
koji fight jeagainst na ovomKonstantinidis,
turniru uspio da
se the ravnopravno match which suprotstavi ended in a poznatim
d‘udistima. Od ovog ta-
draw. Using an orginal style
of fighting and possessing
lentovanog
great strength,
mladi}a,
Vujović
uz
renders
uporan
rad, himself mo‘e able sefor o~ekivati even greater mnogo
vi{e. feats. URašović jednoj borbi and pojavio Lazović se
Miljevi} ended both koji their nije fights imao in a {to tie. da
tra‘i Whereas u susretu this could sa Cveji}em. be considered
Op{ti
a
utisak
success
je
for
da
Lazović,
Titograd
Rašović fell short of expectations.
Mićković too merits
trenutno raspola‘e ekipom koja
mo‘e special ravnopravno attention, having da se bori in i
sa mind najboljim the fact timovima that he managed u zemlji.
To to fight se pokazalo renowned i ovog judokas puta, on ali
mu an equal nedostaje foot. With me~eva hard work, i turnirskog
much iskustva. can be expected from
this very talented young man.
Presudno za neosvajanje jednog
to be outclassed od prva dva by mjesta Cvejić. bila je
Miljević also fought, but only
takti~ka
The overall
neizgra|enost.
feeling is
Ra{ovi}
that
je “Titograd” jo{ jednom currently pogrije{io, has a team ovoga
puta that can kobno, match {tothe jebest Trifunovi}a teams
stavio in the country. u polute{ku This proved kategoriju to i
tako be so this prefinjenog time as well, tehni~ara but the
suprotstavio
lack of matches snagatorima.
and tournament
experience je da is Trifunovi}a to be tack-
ne
O~igledno
led with.
treba seliti iz srednje kategorije.
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What decided their not reaching the finals was tactical incompetency.
Rašović made a mistake, a fatal one as it later turned out, of having
Trifunović fight in the middle-heavyweight class, thus putting a refined
technician up against a bruiser. Evidently, Trifunović should stay in the
middleweight class.
Despite all this, Titograd’s judokas have left a good impression at
the Mostar tournament and merit all praise. The tight matches against
“Slavija” and “Student”, where the final result was decided by a single
fight, prove that much more can be expected of this team in the future.
In the match against “Slavija” from Novi Sad, the Titograd’s team
have lost by 28:15. The results of single fights are as follows: Mićković-
Obadov 0: 3, Lazović-Ferdeždi 5:5, Trifunović-Galašin 0:10, Vujović-
Konstantinidis 5:5.
The match between “Titograd” and “Student” ended with a win of
the Belgrade team by 30:20. Up until the heavyweight fight, the result
was a tie, but then Miljević lost to Cvejić by ippon and so the team were
defeated. These are the results of the single fights: Mićković-Vasiljević
Momčilo Milić, Draško Milić, Blagota Vukčević,
Slobodan Mićković, Jugoslav and Dragan Ivanović
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5:5, Lazović-Mijalković Ove aktivnosti d‘udoI 5:5, kluba Rašović-Mijalković "Titograd" i postignuti II 5:5, uspjesi Trifunović- bili su
Pavkov pra}eni 5:5, s najve}om Miljević-Cvejić pa‘nom i0:10.
po{tovanjem, kako od sportskih zvani~nika,
tako
“Slavija”
i od javnosti.
defeated
Tome
“Student”
je doprinijela
back
i
at
situacija
the Belgrade
u kojoj je
tournament,
tada jedini
and
prvoliga{
this result
iz Crne
counted
Gore,
for
fudbalski
the Mostar
klub
tournament.
"Budu}nost",
“Slavija”
ispao iz lige.
defeated
“Hercegovac” Za afirmaciju by 25:12 d‘udo and sporta “Bosna” kojiby je32:15; i zvani~no “Student” dobiowon prioritetno against
“Hercegovac”, mjesto, i njegov whereas daljnji “Hercegovac” razvoj, ogromnu had defeated ulogu i zna~aj “Bosna” imali back su in i
Titograd. rezultati postignuti u pojedina~noj konkurenciji. U istoj godini, 1966,
titogradski The final d‘udisti ranking uspje{no at the Mostar su debitovali tournament u Saveznoj is thus the ligi. following: Tre}eg i
“Slavija”, ~etvrtog jula “Student”, u Splitu“Titograd”, odr‘ano je“Hercegovac”, zna~ajno me|unarodno “Bosna” and takmi~enje “Partizan”.
"Kup“Partizan” Jadrana". did O tom not come doga|aju to the novinar tournament.” Vujisi} pi{e:
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At this year’s Adriatic Cup, 110 competitors from our country and
abroad took part. They competed in two classes. Vuk Rašović won the
under 75 kg competition, whereas the over 75 kg title went to Niemann
(Germany), a four time European champion and a competitor who has
won against Gessing (the world champion) and other outstanding aces.
Rašović road to complete victory was rough. Out of six fights, three
were won by ippon, whereas the other ones were won on points. An
especially exciting fight was the final one, Rašović vs. Jacks. For entire
15 minutes, one could not tell who would win. The fight was full of exceptional
twists and fine moves. Obviously, the two true masters had all
the tricks up their sleeves – no wonder that the fight has been described
as the most exciting in the tournament. Rašović was better by a narrow
margin, enough to get the precious trophy to Titograd.
The over 75 kg title went to Niemann, although Ross and Hoare
(England) had the advantage at certain points. The trophy has become
Niemann’s permanent property, having in mind that this was the third
time he has won the international competition “The Adriatic Cup”.
(From an article by Vujisić, published in “Pobjeda“on July 10, 1966).
This result put Rašović among the ten best athletes of Montenegro
for 1966. On the ranking list of the best athletes for that year, Rašović
took the third place, right behind the parachuter Dragoljub Dragović
and the water polo player Božidar Stanišić.
The first senior state champion from Montenegro was Milorad-
Miško Vujović, who won this title in Maribor in 1968. This feat meant
that the forecast given by the federal coach Svetozar Mihajlović to Boro
Šoć, the journalist of “Pobjeda”, after the Seminar for Judo Instructors
in Cetinje, had come true.
The result earned Vujović a place among the ten best athletes for
1968 as second-ranked, right after the boxer Husein Mahmutović, who
was named the best athlete of Montenegro. In the under 14 category,
Pavle Milić from Titograd was ranked first at the state championship
that same year. This result also placed him among the ten best athletes
of Montenegro, in the sixth position.
The Judo Club “Titograd” was in the centre of all judo events in
Montenegro at the time. Its development largely contributed to the
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development of judo in Montenegro. But, in 1966, Vuk Rašović and
Marko Trifunović left Titograd to go and serve in the army, leaving
Titograd’s team much weakened. In an article published in “Pobjeda”,
on November 6, 1966, entitled “Goal – Staying among the Best”, the
journalist Vujisić wrote:
“With the departure of Vuk Rašović and Marko Trifunović to do
military service, the Judo Club “Titograd” has lost two tremendous athletes
who were the driving force of the team. Thus, Titograd has not
only lost its competitors, but its coaches too, which gave the team a
hard time, having in mind that the team were still in its infancy and
needed to mature in order to establish themselves permanently among
the top Yugoslav judo teams.
Taking into account that judo is a martial art, it soon gathered many
fans and established itself as the favourite of Titograd’s sport lovers.
And just when it was about to enter the race for the top along with those
“subscribed” for such rankings (“Mladost”, “Slavija”, “Partizan”, “Student”),
the departure of Rašović and Trifunović who had to do military
service left the team on its own. Many thought this would be fatal for
the further work and success of the team.
The Titograd’s team started training and preparing for a new season
just over a month ago. Out of the team’s first-stringers, only Mićković,
Lazović and Vujović have remained. However, as Vujović has many
obligations at work, he has had to sacrifice proper practice, leaving the
team with just two regulars at the moments when everything seems
lost.
Still, judging from the current situation in the club, we should not be
so sceptical and we should believe in the young forces that have sprung
in “Titograd“. Lazović, who has achieved outstanding results and who
was a hard nut to crack even for the masters of judo at the tournaments
last year, has taken over the coaching.
Wishing to see how they work and train this year, we visited the
team while they were practicing a few days ago.
Discpline and seriousness during training were at a high level. Out
of thirty young men who were practising, hardly two or three were over
20. In one corner of the gym, the under 12 judokas were training. “There
are about ten judokas who are under 12 years old – Lazović explained.
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But we can’t help them much, because we don’t have proper mats and
crash pads”. And so the judokas practice on the bare floor. Needless
to say, this is dangerous as well: “It’s the same as if we practiced on
the concrete – Mićković interrupted – and to tell you the truth, I often
hate judo when I think that somebody could seriously get hurt while
traning.”
In a long interview with coach Lazović and Žugić, the secretary of
the club, we learned about a number of problems which have emerged
and which have followed the club since the day it was founded.
- We’ve really had bad luck – Žugić said. We had an amazing
team, capable of greatest feats, but with the departure of Rašović and
Trifunović who went to the army, we have lost a lot. Another trouble, so
to put it, are the funds. We have spent all of the 920,000 old dinars we
were given by the municipal AOPC for this year.
Looking at judo from such a bureaucratic point of view is bizarre
and the funds which we are allocated to us are like charity. If quality
were financed, which is the method that should be adopted here, then
the judo club in Titograd would have got much more funds, in line with
the results which have been achieved so far.
The young men who we found training wore torn kimonos. However,
work and discipline, the understanding of sport and much more
make these young men great. We were witnesses that once again, the
clerical pen has truly “killed” another sport which bears all elements of
nobility and humanity.
- Don’t worry, Lazović said. We’ll prove our value with our results
and work. Not everything is lost and soon we will have another team
ready for new competitions, new feats and new challenges. Anyways,
the pillars of the team are here: Mićković, Lazović, Milić and Vujović.
We only lack a good fighter for the middle-heavyweight class. But soon
we will solve this issue because we have great beginners that soon will
be heard of at our disposal.
- Are there any chances that a tournament will be held in Titograd
by the end of the year? – we asked Žugić.
- In these conditions, no way! Even if happened, we wouldn’t even
be able to provide the equipment for the tournament (mats and the crash
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pads). Nevertheless, we have been invited to take part at a promotional
tournament in Dubrovnik. It would do us good if we could test our current
strength. But the issue is, how shall we find the necessary money?
The under-12’s team of “Titograd” with Momčilo Milić
and Zuvdija Hodžić
In the interview, we found out that Mihajlović (the coach of the
state national team who was one of the people who started the initiative
to found a judo club in Titograd a couple of years ago) wanted to come
occasionally and coach. But, even though he does not have any special
demands, other than that his expenses be covered, there is no understanding
and, supposedly, there is no money for this.
And so, while the sport fora are following a bureaucratic policy
when it comes to the Judo Club “Titograd”, about forty young men and
ten under-twelves are practicing with determination three times a week
and promise good results and new successes.
“Possibilities and ways of providing funds for those achieving
outstanding results should be found in the future. For, the Judo Club
“Titograd” might come across insurmountable obstacles and meet its
end. Or, which is even worse, it might linger at a beginner’s level.”
Unfortunately, appeals and warnings were not enough to make the competent
sport institutions in Titograd realise the severity of the problems of
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this club and help it within their jurisdiction. Thus continued the agony of
the members of the exemplary and successful sport collective, whose results
have exceeded the conditions and circumstances in which they
were achieved. Such “bureaucratic negligence”, the term that the judokas
coined to term the unwillingness of the social structures in charge
with the development of sport, followed all sports, except for football,
for quite a long time. At that time, the compenent people in the sport
institutions (there were exceptions) saw as their priority activity and
usually their only activity, the annual allocation of funds to sports (at
the beginning of the year) and reviewing sport results (at the end of the
year). The rest was left to athletes themselves and their teams. This is
why many athletes (including those who were named athletes of the
year of Montenegro) achieved their results solely thanks to their talent,
knowledge, determination and great sacrifice. At the end of their careers,
many of them were completely forgotten by the society which had
given them recognition while they were active. Such examples were not
rare, which points to the conclusion that these were not isolated cases
but common practice, almost a rule.
This showed that the essence of sport, its role and significance for
every individual and the society as a whole, was not completely understood
and that the sport institutions of the system and individuals
within them, acted accordingly. The medals and the trophies would be
displayed in cabinets or hung on the wall, to be just a pleasant memory
for athletes and remind them of events which were extraordinary but
which also left a bitter taste in their mouth because of the negligence
towards the medal winners, which especially later became evident.
The problems and the situation in the club in general were aptly
described by the journalist Vujisić in an article entitled “What Is to Be
Done with the Judo Club ‘Titograd’?”, published in “Pobjeda” on October
2, 1966:
“If all last year’s results of the Montenegrin athletes are taken into
account, both in singles and team competition, at national and international
level, then, without any doubt, it could be stated that most titles
in the Republic were won by the Titograd’s judokas. Let us remind ourselves
of some of the results from that season: the Judo Club “Titograd”
won the fourth place in the First Judo League and thus placed itself
among the best in the country.
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Despite remarkable results in the qualifiers, Rašović (coach and competitor),
had to retire due to an injury at the absolute state championship.
At the international competition “The Adriatic Cup”, in the competition
of the best Europeans (Niemann and Jacks, among others),
Rašović won the under 75 kg competition, defeating Jacks in the finals.
The triumph against the “invincible” Englishman (who has spent two
years in Japan at the University for Judo) and winning the Adriatic Cup
are considered to be the greatest result our judokas have achieved in the
past several years.
Last year, Rašović and Trifunović, multiple champions and members
of the national team, fought for “Titograd” alongside with Vujović,
who with his original fighting style inspired fear even to the most renowned
aces.
Despite the fact that judo is a young sport, it has firmly established
itself among young people in Montenegro. The youngest Montenegrin
generation now has its representatives. Lazović, Mićković and Milić
are currently the competitors that the Judo Club “Titograd” can count
on and they are launching on a bright sport career. These young men,
whom nobody had heard of just a while ago, have drawn serious attention.
Their last year’s results undoubtedly point to the fact that a talented
generation is about to come, a generation which lacks fights and
tough matches to gain experience and to mature.
The greatest contribution to the development of judo in Montenegro
was given by Rašović and Trifunović, who were both the coaches
and the competitors of the club from Titograd. No less deserving were
Lazović, Mićković and Vujović, who gave their best in all their fights
and who contributed to the affirmation of their club and Montenegrin
judo outside Montenegro.
But when most was expected, the club encountered difficulties.
Rašović and Trifunović went to the army and thus left “Titograd” without
coaches and two competitors who brought sure wins and points for
the club.
The team, weakened as they were, have started preparations. At the
beginning of the next year, the state championship will be held, but instead
of fighting for the very top, “Titograd” will have to do their best to
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stay in the company of the best, if that proves possible. Finding worthy
replacements for Rašović and Trifunović is impossible at the moment.
But spirit should not be lost, and instead, with determination, hard work
and the help of the sport fora, all efforts should be made to preserve
what has been achieved so far.
The departure of Trifunović and Rašović means that “Titograd” has
been left without a coach. The preparations are now run by Lazović. It
is quite questionable how much this talented 18-year-old can do. As a
coach, certainly not much! It is difficult to understand why Lazović has
been entrusted with the coaching duties, especially having in mind that
he himself now most needs help from an experienced coach, in order to
master the elements of judo.
The municipal and republican sport workers have to find ways
to hire an expert coach. For, the judokas of “Titograd” represent not
only their town but their Republic as well. Therefore, a way out of this
must be found.It would be a real pity that the work that Trifunović and
Rašović have achieved so far goes to waste forever.”
Even though Montenegro had only one first-leaguer at the time –
the Football Club „Budućnost“ – numerous appeals to provide support
for the Judo Club “Titograd“ fell on deaf ears. Left on their own, the
members of the club dropped out of the company of the best in 1967.
Upon his return from the army, Marko Trifunović continued to
coach in the Judo Club “Titograd”. At that time, the training sessions
were attended by these competitors: Milorad Vujović, Momčilo Milić,
Žarko Trifunović, Pavle Milić, Marko Velimirović, Jugoslav Ivanović,
Dragan Ivanović,Dimitrije-Dimo Šoć, Zuvdija Hodžić, Slavica Đurović
and others. Marko Trifunović occasionally went to Cetinje to coach in
“Lovćen” and also to Bar.
After the brothers Marko and Žarko Trifunović had left, the coaching
in the club was taken over by Momčilo Milić. The most successful
athletes at the time stopped doing judo, unsatisfied with how the competent
institutions treated this sport. As I found out from the conversations
with some of the athletes who competed at that time, the departure
of most of the members of “Titograd” was brought about to an extent by
the improper conduct of the coach towards them.
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The Judo Club “Titograd”, standing: Mirko Jovanović, Božidar
Markuš, Mihailo Markuš and Momčilo Milić. Crouching: Momčilo
Markuš, Milo Marković, Vojin Markuš and Sreten Kipa
Judo Club “Titograd”, standing: Mirko Jovanović, Ranko Miranović,
Momčilo Milić and Ratko Petković. Crouching: Momčilo Markuš,
Dragomir Škatarić and Zoran Leković
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The national team of
Montenegro, Split 1974
With the departure of Mićković, Lazović, the brothers Velimirović,
the brothers Ivanović and others, the club continued to work with
younger competitors. The period which is needed for a judoka to mature
for big competitions is much longer than in other sports, which is
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why “Titograd” got another chance to take part in the qualifiers for the
Federal League as late as 1972. This time as well, Vuk Rašović arrived
from Belgrade as a reinforcement for Titograd’s judokas.
The qualifiers for the federal league were organised in Novi Sad,
and the following competitors represented the team: Dragomir Škatarić,
Božidar Markuš, Vuk Rašović, Momčilo Milić and Mirko Jovanović.
“Titograd” was not represented in the under 60 kg class, whereas it
had two competitors in the under 80 kg class: Vuk Rašović and Božidar
Markuš. Of course, as an older, more experienced and better competitor,
Vuk Rašović fought for the team. The team managed to qualify and
become a member of the First Federal League.
The first three-team match of the First Federal League was held
in Novi Sad, on November 4, 1972. Titograd’s judokas who went to
Novi Sad were Momčilo Markuš, Vuk Rašović, Momčilo Milić, Dragomir
Škatarić, Božidar Markuš, Momčilo and Pavle Milić and Mirko
Jovanović.
The Titograd’s “Tribina” published an article, entitled “Fine Start
for Titograd”, which we quote here:
“The first round of the Federal Judo League was played as part of
the tournament competition held in Novi Sad. “Titograd” fought against
two teams from Novi Sad – “Student” and “Slavija”. On the first day,
the Titograd’s judokas defeated “Student” by 2:1. The singles results:
lightweight M.Markuš-Savić 0:1(0:7), half-middleweight: Škatarić-
Martić 1:0 (10:0), middleweight M. Milić-Milosavljević 1:0 (5:0), halfheavyweight:
Rašović-Aleksić 0:0 (0:0) and heavyweight: Jovanović-
Đurović 0:0 (0:0).
In the match against “Slavija”, staged on the second day of the
competition, “Titograd” was defeated by 4:1. The results: M.Markuš-
Kojanović 1: 0 (7: 0 ), half-middleweight: Škatarić-Čihi 0:1 (0:5), middleweight:
Rašović-Obadov 0:1 (0:10), half-heavyweight M. Milić-
Bajčetić 0:1 (0:10) and heavyweight: Jovanović-Kovačević 0:1.
The judokas of “Slavija” were convincing in the match between the
two domestic teams and are considered to be the most serious candidate
for the new champion. Still, the lads from Titograd came in as a pleasant
surprise, having won themselves one fight, which allows for a far
better ranking in the rounds to come.”
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The team from Titograd competed successfully and stayed in the
first league for several years. At that time, “Titograd” also had a good
cooperation with Italy.
And that 1972, just as it was the case the previous years, the
Titograd’s team took part at the international competition organised
in Mola di Bari, Italy. The athletes who went to Bari were: Dragomir
Škatarić, Zdravko Milić, Mihailo Markuš, Božidar Markuš, Momčilo
Milić and Mirko Jovanović.
The results of the Montenegro Championship (for seniors), and the
Yugoslav under 14 and junior championship, held in 1974, as well the
results of the league matches staged in 1975, speak volumes of the team
and individual quality of the club.
“Titogradska Tribina” published an article entitled “Six Titles to
Lads from Titograd”, in April, 1974:
“On Sunday, April 12, Titograd was the host of the Montenegro
Judo Championship. Seventy competitors from Titograd, Nikšić, Bar
and Kotor took part. The competition was organised in 10 classes. The
Judo Club “Titograd” was the most successful, having in mind that they
won titles in six classes.
The republican champions are:
Jovan Šuković - super lightweight (Bar); Momčilo Markuš - lightweight
(Titograd); Zlatko Đuretić - first half-middleweight (Titograd );
Zajim Kriještorac - second half-middleweight (Kotor ); Milan Saičić -
first middleweight (Titograd ); Božidar Markuš - second middleweight
(Titograd ); Momčilo Milić - first heavyweight (Titograd); Nikola
Miljević - second heavyweight (Bar); Dragan Šćepanović - heavyweight
(Bar) and Mirko Jovanović - super heavyweight (Titograd ).
In the absolute class, the first place was taken by Momčilo Milić
from Titograd, whereas Božidar Markuš, also from Titograd, was ranked
second.
The republican champions are to compete at the Yugoslav championship,
which is to be held in Novi Sad on May 1.
On April 12, 1974, numerous spectators and competitors impatiently
awaited the final fight in the absolute class between Momčilo Milić, my
coach, and me. Prof. Mihailo Burić, a federal referee, was designated to
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e the referee for the fight. When Milić and I entered the fighting area
and bowed to the spectators and to each other, I approached the referee
Burić and said that I forfeited, out of respect for my coach. Soon afterwards,
at the surprise of everyone, including Milić himself, the referee
Burić pronounced Milić the winner.
I might have, sometimes, because of the events that ensued later,
thought for a moment that by giving up the fight I had made a mistake.
The title of the absolute senior champion of Montenegro was the highest
title that could have been won in Montenegro, and to me, as a junior,
it would have had special significance, having in mind that before this
I could not take part at some of the competitions due to injuries. Today,
however, I am glad to be able to write this.
In the gym in Gripe in Split, Croatia, many state championships
and competitions have been held. On February 9 and 10, 1974, the state
under 14 and junior championship of Yugoslavia was staged. Titograd’s
press announced that all the Republic’s and regional teams, as well as
the best individuals of YPA, took part. The best results were achieved
by the Slovenian team, the second place went to Vojvodina, the third to
Croatia, whereas the fourth and the fifth were shared by Montenegro
and Serbia. The judokas of Bosna and Hercegovina were ranked sixth,
the YPA team was seventh, and Macedonia and Kosovo won the eighth
and the ninth place respectively.
Veselin Mitrović (“Titograd”) won the second place in Yugoslavia
in the under 12 half-middleweight class, thus scoring the best result.
“Great success has also been achieved by Branislav Brnjad from
Bar. The third places in their classes were taken by Ekrem Jasavić in
the under 12 class, Vojin Markuš in the under 12 half-heavyweight
class, Božidar Markuš in the junior heavyweight class (all members of
the Judo Club “Titograd”). Ilić Milić, a member of “Akademik” from
Nikšić, won the third place in the under 12 middleweight class.
The fifth places in their classes were taken by Zoran Leković and
Mihailo Markuš, whereas good fights were also put up by Alija Husić,
the brothers Đurišić, all members of the Judo Club “Titograd” (“Pobjeda”,
February 1974). In the Federal Judo League, in 1975, the team
“Titograd” won the fifth place, which was a great success. The most
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interesting was the final three-team tournament, held on December 21,
1975 at the hotel “Libertas”, Crotia. The results of this tournament decided
the winner of the Federal Judo League.
The most serious candidate for the title of the team champion of Yugoslavia
was “Impol” from Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. However, in
the first match between “Impol” and “Titograd”, everyone was in for a
surprise. “Titograd” won by 6:4 (17:13). After this defeat, the competitors
of “Impol” cried over the lost title. Still, unexpectedly, “Slavija”
from Novi Sad also lost both their matches to “Željezničar” and “Olimpija”,
leaving the champion title to “Impol”, after all.
The results: “Impol”-”Titograd” 4:6 (17:13)
Vidmajer-Kipa 2:0 (10:0), Topolčnik-Husić (7:0), Rebernjak- Sajičić
0:2 (0:5), Leskovar- Miranović 0:2 (0:3), Dragić-Markuš 0:2 (0:5).
“Titograd” - “Dubrovnik” 3:7 (10:20)
Kipa-Zekić 0:2 (0:5), Krivokapić-Juričko 0:2 (0:10), Kriještorac-
Spaček 0:2 (0:5), Miranović-Baranović 2:0 (10:0), Markuš-Vukotić 1:1
(0:0).
The final rankings of the federal league in 1975 were as follows:
Impol, Slavija, Olimpija, Mladi Milicionar, Titograd, Mladost, Dubrovnik,
Partizan (B), Željezničar, Bosna, Partizan (NS) and Novi Beograd.
At the judo exhibition held in Skoplje on December 22, 1976, the
Judo Club “Titograd” took part with its strongest team. In the Hall of
the Centre of the Yugoslav People’s Army, in front of many spectatos,
seven teams fought: “Priština”, “Titograd”, “Vardar”, “Ilinden”, “22.
decembar”, “Niš” and”22. decembar II”. This order of teams was at the
same time the final ranking recorded after the matches.
The final match between the European champion, my former club
mate, Goran Žuvela, who fought for “Mladost” from Zagreb, and me,
was proclaimed the fight of the evening. In the fight in which the judokas
fought neck and neck, Žuvela won.
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Željko Boričić
Miloš Stanković
Milorad Mićković Mi}kovi}
Milorad Mi}kovi}
Milorad Mi}kovi}
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7. 1. 1. PROBLEMS
After the departure of Marko and Žarko Trifunović in 1969,
Momčilo Milić became the coach of the Judo Club “Titograd”. Milić
was a talented competitor who had achieved remarkable results. Some
older members stopped coming to the club, whereas the majority of
others left it. Talking to some of them, I learned that they were harshly
expelled by Momčilo Milić and Mirko Jovanović. I myself was the witness
of some of the scenes from their stories.
Momčilo Milić created a new, young team which scored excellent
results. The club again became the member of the First Federal League
in 1972, and its competitors were by far the most successful in Montenegro
and among the best in Yugoslavia.
On January 14, 1977, Husnija Redžepagić, the president of the club,
announced in a traning session of the first team that instead of Momčilo
Milić, Mirko Jovanović was to take helm of the team. This decision
particularly came as a surprise to Momčilo Milić, having in mind that
Mirko Jovanović was his best friend and that Milić had coached him.
For the competitors of the club, the change was unexpected, especially
because the club had achieved outstanding results. Nobody knew what
motivated the president of the club to reach such a decision, but, a few
years later, the most prevailing version of the story was that Jovanović
had informed Redžepagić that Milić did not put Alija Husić on the first
team because of his nationality, even though Husić was alledgedly better
than Dragomir Škatarić. The truth behind this will remain a secret, but
the fact is that the event determined the future of this sport in Podgorica,
the career of many competitors and that it largely influenced the events
concerning the development of judo in Montenegro.
Jovanović pressured certain members of the first team for a long
period of time, which is why many of them left the club. Exposed to
great pressure and maltreatment, I myself left the club as well. I was 22
at the time and had a “vast” experience of fighting at a federal level. I
was third at the junior championship of the SFR Yugoslavia, the winner
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of the federal junior and senior competition “Krunoslav Avramović” in
Zagreb; in 1974, I fought for the Academic Judo Club “Mladost” from
Zagreb in the federal league, when the team won the first place, and for
many years I had been fighting successfully for “Titograd” in the federal
league and other competitions.
In order to continue my sports career in 1978, I formed the judo club
“Tehničar” at the “Veljko Vlahovic” University. My cousins Momčilo,
who was the Yugoslav champion in 1975, Vojislav (Gego), bronze medal-winner
for young talents at the Yugoslav championship in 1974, and
Mihailo (Bombica), the second place winner at the Junior Championships
of Yugoslavia in 1975, soon became members of the club. Our
intention was to become members of the First Federal League, which
we, with the help of Jugoslav Ivanović, Saša Vučinić and others, almost
succeeded in. We believed that, as members of the First Federal League,
we would be able to solve all the problems that have been discussed in
the previous chapters.
In order to mitigate the consequences of almost the entire first team
leaving the club “Titograd”, at the beginning Jovanović encouraged
young competitors, albeit immature to compete at the federal level, to
enter competitions of high importance. A good example is Sreten Kipa
who was “thrown into the fire” to replace Momčilo Markuš, who, together
with other competitors moved to “Tehničar”. Kipa lost much
weight and fought much older and often stronger opponents. Although
very talented and an extremely good fighter, he had numerous injuries
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which left lasting consequences. Kipa shared in the fate of the rest of
us, when together with a few other competitors, for the same reasons as
we did, had to leave the club.
Because of the high position that Jovanović held in the club management,
and the fact that he was professionally engaged in the Union
of Organizations For Physical Culture of Podgorica on judo issues, all
the attempts to positively influence the oncoming events, were in vain.
The team “Titograd” was fortunate enough to have incoming judokas
who had been already formed in The Police High School from Sremska
Kamenica joining it every year. Among them were Ranko Miranović,
Zajim Kriještorac, Vukašin Đurović, Ratko Petković, Veselin Pešić and
many others. They arrived as “finished products” and hence acted as
the backbone of the team “Titograd”, which, thanks to them, achieved
good results and, therefore, both the departures of many competitors
and what they had been going through over a long period passed unnoticed.
Characteristic in this respect is the “instance” of injustice done to
Ranko Miranović, the captain of the national team, holder of the double
absolute champion title, double Balkan champion and the Mediterranean
Championship first runner-up, the best Montenegrin judoka after
Bečanović. He was declared the best Montenegrin athlete and the best
contestant in numerous international competitions.
Miranović, indisputably the best in his category, was to travel to
the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. However, at the meeting of the Expert
Council of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia, to the amazement of
all, his coach (Mirko Jovanović) was against the selection, stating that
Miranović was not doing training practice regularly, which, of course
was not true.
Invitations for Ranko Miranović to join the national team arriving at
the club address were hidden and torn and, without the required number
of participations in international competitions, his career was doomed
to failure.
All this injustice would not have been possible if the then presidents
of the Judo Club “Titograd” had not, to use an understatement,
turned a blind eye to the actions of the coach Jovanović along with the
overall situation in the club. One of the then presidents revealed later
to Miranović in confidence that his invitations for the national team
“ended up in the trash”.
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It was not before 1981, after twenty “chased off” competitors of
“Titograd” (Ranko Miranović, Vukašin Đurović, Vaso Đokić, Sreten
Kipa, Milorad Mladenović, Momčilo Markuš, Mihailo, Vojin and
Božidar Markuš, Dragan Đuretić, Gano Janković, Zdravko Milić, Pavle
Milić, Dragomir Škatarić and Marko Velimirović) had addressed all
socio-political and sport institutions of the city of Titograd in writing,
and with the “damage” done becoming evident, that some personnel
changes were made in the Judo Union of Montenegro, which significantly
weakened the position of the wrongdoers in “Titograd”.
As an account of an extremely bad situation in “Titograd”, I shall
quote from “The Report on the Work of the Presidency of the Judo Union
of Montenegro for the period 1981-1982” (page 2, paragraph 3):
“…In this respect, we should point out the negative example of
“Titograd”, which, despite the quality of its broad judo base, for a long
time has not met its statutory obligations (has failed to hold a conference,
the official club president has distanced himself from the club
activities, the club responsibilities have been taken over by individuals,
etc.).”
To the detriment of judo sport both in Titograd and Montenegro, the
situation described lasted a long time. Judo in Podgorica and Montenegro
even now suffers the consequences of the conflict between Milić
and Jovanović and of the extremely undue reaction of the club management
and the Union.
At the time of these events in Podgorica, Nikšić saw a lot of work.
Instead of quarreling, the judokas opted for fellowship. The judo clubs
“Akademik”, led by Petar Ilić, and “Čelik”, founded by the coach
and competitor Dr Dušan Martinović, and later the judo clubs “Braća
Labudović”, with coaches Dr Bojan Mandić and Ljubo Nikolić, an engineer,
and “Dragova Luka”, with the coach Milinko Labudović, became
the most powerful centre of the Yugoslav judo.
The judo club “Titograd” changed its name to “Budućnost”, which
dropped out of the Federal League. Vukašin Đurović, having become
the coach, the work in the club became more serious, which led to remarkable
results.
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The club re-entered the First Federal League and after years of successful
performance it dropped out of the League again and stopped
work in 1990. As a competitor, Vukašin Đurović was the Yugoslav junior
champion two years in a row (in 1975 and 1976) and the fifth in the
European Junior Championship in 1977. At the 1982 International Cup
in Dubrovnik, he was declared the best athlete in an extremely strong
competition .
Tek, 2001. It was godine not na until 2001, nainicijativu D‘udo at the initiative saveza of Crne the Judo Gore Union i iSekreta-
of Montenegro
zasport and Op{tine the Podgorica, Secretariat fuzijom for Sport klubova of Podgorica, "Tehni~ar" that i the “Budućnost”
i "Podgorica"
team was
rijata za o‘ivljava brought
se back serad to
"Budu}nosti". life by fusion
Trener of the teams
kluba “Tehničar”
je jebio i iSreten
and
Kipa, “Podgorica”. a asada su su For Ranko a certain Miranovi} period the i iMom~ilo club coach Marku{.
was Sreten Kipa and at
present Mom~ilo the coaches Marku{ are je jebio Ranko prvak Miranović SFR Jugoslavije and Momčilo za za1975. Markuš. godinu (u
(u
10 10kategorija Momčilo ) Markuš ) i iuspje{no was se the setakmi~io 1975 Yugoslav u uPrvoj hampion saveznoj (in ligi. 10 categories),
je je who bio competed dvostruki successfully seniorski prvak in the SFR First Jugoslavije Federal League. i irepreze-
Sreten
Sreten
Kipa ntativac. Kipa was Osvaja~ a double je jesenior prvih mjesta champion na nabrojnim of Yugoslavia takmi~enjima. and a national Uspje{no
team
radi member. kao trener.
He won the first place in numerous competitions. He works
successfully as a coach.
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Vukašin Đurović
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Mom~ilo
Mom~ilo Marku{
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Momčilo Markuš
Ranko
Ranko Ranko Miranovi}
Miranovi}
Miranović
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7. 2. JUDO CLUBS “AKADEMIK” AND “BRAĆA
LABUDOVIĆ” - NIKŠIĆ
The “Akademik” team has had training practice regularly and participated
in numerous competitions since 1964. A large number of
skilled judo practitioners have been formed in all age categories.
Already in 1979, the club became member of the First Federal League
in Zenica. The team included: Dimitrije Roćenović (under 60 kg), Nail
Banda (under 65 kg), Momir Mijušković (under 71 kg), Milić Ilić (under
78kg), Milić Radulović (under 86 kg), Zoran Blečić (under 95 kg)
and Miloš Ostojić (over 95 kg). In a decisive match to qualify for the
national team in Zenica, “Akademik” defeated the Belgrade team “Milicionar”,
whose almost all members were national team members at
the time. This event proved to be a turning point for “Akademik”.
From then onwards, the club has competed with great success in
company of the best, and, in December 1992, it won the state championship.
The same year, the “Braća Labudović” women’s judo team
from Nikšić also won the first place in the championship. These results,
together with those in singles, represent the biggest success of the Montenegrin
judo, while Dragomir Bečanović’s winning the first place in
the 1989 World Championship in Belgrade is at the same time the biggest
success in the history of Yugoslav judo.
The activities that Petar Ilić have been engaged in for more than
forty years to contribute to the development of judo, border on fanaticism.
Although not professionally engaged, he dedicated his free time
to judo sport and the organization of judo activities. By saying “free
time”, I am making a huge mistake because Ilić also invested in judo
the time which cannot be treated as “free”. On the whole of the former
Yugoslav territory, wherein, by the very the nature of the functions that
I performed, I had an overview of all activities, there is not a single individual
who has devoted more time and energy to judo sport than Ilić. As
a coach, referee and official he has achieved outstanding results, shaped
and trained many competitors to achieve top results.
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Petrov
Petar’s Petrov mla|i
younger mla|i mla|i brat,
brother, brat, brat, Mili} Mili} Milić Mili} Ili}, Ili}, Ilić, Ili}, po poat po zavr{etku the end of takmi~arske his career as karijere a com-
1982. petitor 1982. godine, 1982. 1982, godine, po~inje along po~inje with da da se, Petar, da se, uz se, uz started uz Petra, uklju~uje to get involved u trenerski u with rad. coaching,
rad. Mili},
1985. and 1985. in 1985. godine godine took preuzima over the training vo|enje management treninga aa Petar a from Petar sehis do do older 1986. 1986. brother, godine,
kao while kao {ef kao Petar {ef stru~nog {ef stru~nog engaged {taba, in {taba, organizing bavi bavi bavi organizovanjem professional activities stru~nih and aktivnosti creating i i i
stvaranja better stvaranja working boljih boljih conditions uslova uslova za za as rad. za rad. the rad. Mili} head Mili} Mili} Ili} of Ili} Ili} the je je je coaching postao jedan jedan staff,until od najprodu-
1986
ktivnijih Milić ktivnijih Ilić crnogorskih has crnogorskih become one i
i jugoslovenskih of jugoslovenskih i the most productive trenera.
trenera. Montenegrin and Yugoslav
coaches.
Ekipa “Akademika”, stoje: stoje: Petar Petar Ili}, Ili}, @eljko Radulovi}, Dragomir
Be~anovi}, Ranko Miranovi}, Milo{ Milo{ Ostoji}, Rajko Mrvaljevi} i i
The Mili} “Akademik“ Mili} Radulovi}. team, ^u~e: standing: Esmir [aboti}, Petar Ilić, Dragoljub Željko Radulović, Radulovi},
Ekipa Milorad “Akademika”, Dragomir \urkovi}, Bečanović, stoje: Nail Nail Petar Ranko Banda, Ili}, Miranović, Munir @eljko [aboti} Radulovi}, Miloš i Zoran Ostojić, i Dragomir Ble~i}.
Be~anovi}, Rajko Mrvaljević Rankoand Miranovi}, Milić Radulović. Milo{ Ostoji}, Crouching: Rajko Esmir Mrvaljevi} Šabotić, i
Mili} Dragoljub Radulovi}. Radulović, ^u~e: Esmir Milorad [aboti}, Đurković, Dragoljub Nail Banda, Radulovi},
Munir Šabotić and Zoran Blečić
Milorad \urkovi}, Nail Banda, Munir [aboti} i Zoran Ble~i}.
Petar Petar Ili} Ili}
Petar Ilić
Mili} Mili} Milić Ili} Ili} Ilić
Petar Ili}
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“Sport”, December 14, 1992
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Osvajanjem {ampionskih titula na ekipnom {ampionatu Jugoslavije,
Winning 1992. the godine championship u Beogradutitle za mu{karce in the 1992 i ‘ene, team d‘udo championship
"Akademik" of Yugoslavia i "Bra}a for Labudovi}" men and women iz Nik{i}a in Belgrade postigliby su the ne samo judo svoj clubs
klubovi
“Akademik” ve} i najve}i and uspjeh “Braća crnogorskog Labudović” d`udoa from Nikšić u ekipnoj was konkurenciji.
not only their
greatest Ovakavachievement uspjeh nije but bio also iznena|enje the greatest jer su achievement "Akademik" of i the "Bra}a Montenegrin
Labudovi}" judo vi{e in the godina team competition bile najboljeever.
jugoslovenske ekipe. Da nije
bilo Such sudijskih success nepravdi, was not "duplu surprising titulu" because ovi klubovi both osvojili teams had bi ibeen krajemthe
best 1990. Yugoslav godine teams u Sarajevu, for years. kadaHad je "Akademik" it not been for osvojio the injustice vice{ampionsku
the titulu referees, a "Labudice" the teams would drugu also uzastopnu have won {ampionsku the “double titulu. champion
done
by
title” Krajem in Sarajevo 1990. in godine, 1990, when na Ilid‘i “Akademik” u Sarajevu, won trijumfovala the vice-champion je ekipati-
tle trenera while Bojana “the Swans” Mandi}a took i the Ljuba second Nikoli}a, consecutive koja jechampionship odbranila {ampionsku
In late titulu 1990, u ‘enskoj at Ilidža konkurenciji. in Sarajevo, the Slavka team of Marojevi}, the coaches Zorica Bojan
title.
Mandić Blagojevi} and (sedmoplasirane Ljubo Nikolić triumphed na svjetskom by defending prvenstvu), the trinaestogodi- champion title
{nja in the Jelena women’s Mi}ovi}, competition. Stanka Krivokapi}, Slavka Marojević, Sne‘anaZorica Ba}ovi}, Blagojević Nada
(ranked Ognjenovi} seventh i Danojla at the world \ur|evac championship), savladale su the sve thirteen-year-old ekipe. Najte‘iJelena
protivnik
imStanka je bilaKrivokapić, ekipa novosadske Nada Ognjenović "Slavije". and Danojla Đurđevac
Mićović,
beat all Zna~ajne the rival pobjede teams. ostvarile The toughest su Krivokapi} opponent was i Ba}ovi} “Slavija”, nadthe reprezentativkama
Novi Sad. Jovanovi} i Miji}. Nerije{eno je izborila Nada
team
from Ognje-
Judo club “Braća Labudović” from Nikšić, Standing: Jelena Mićović,
D‘udo
Danojla
klub "Bra}a
Đurđevac,
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Violeta Vućković,
iz Nik{i}a,
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Ognjenović
Jelena Mi}ovi},
Danojla
and
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Violeta Vu~kovi},
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Nada
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Ognjenovi}
Stevović,
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Popović
Stevovi},
and
Zorica
Marija
Popovi}
Milić
i Marija Mili}.
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Significant wins were achieved by Krivokapić and Baćović over the
national team members Jovanović and Mijić. Nada Ognjenović earned
a draw with Gordana Tošinović (ranked fifth the world championships).
The effective victories of Slavka Marojević, Dana Đurđevac and Zorica
Blagojević were crucial for the success. An outstanding success was
achieved by the thirteen-year-old Jelena Mićović with three wins.
Based on these results, the following female contestants were invited
to the preparation of the national team for the European Team Championship
in Dubrovnik: Stanka Krivokapić (under 52kg), Snežana Baćović
(under 56kg), Slavka Marojević (under 68kg), Danijela Đurđevac (under
72 kg) and Zorica Blagojević (over 72kg). The following were
summoned to join the men’s national team: Munir Šabotić (under 60kg)
Dragomir Bečanović (under 71kg), Dano Pantić (under 95kg) and Kosta
Blečić (under 95kg).
In the 1992 Team Championship of Yugoslavia, held in Belgrade,
the judo clubs “Akademik” and “Braća Labudović” lived up to their
reputation. The success was praised by Tomislav Zečević, the journalist
the Belgrade sports magazine “Sport” in the the article titled “Two
Champion Titles Go to Nikšić” on 14 December, 1992: “The Yugoslav
team championships ended yesterday in great triumph for the clubs
from Nikšić. The teams from this town were unsurpassed in both men’s
(“Akademik“) and women’s categories. They have deservedly won the
title of the National Champion team. This is the first national champion
title for “Akademik“ and, for “Braća Labudović“, this is no less than
their fourth national champion title in a row. A great feat, no doubt.
In the men’s finals, the Nikšić athletes measured strength with the
fellow judo practitioners from “Bor”, the team which have also been
within the narrowest circle of the very best teams in the area for years .
And, therefore, a true “clash” was expected. And so it was. The uncertainty
about the winners lasted until the last moment. The match was finally
decided by the last class in which the national team member from
Nikšić Dano Pantić met Dobrivoje Olarić, our renowned judokas with
experience gathered in many a fight.
Until their fight their teams’ results were equal. The result was 3-3,
and expressed in points the situation was equally symmetrical – 20-20.
The two fighters knew this. It started off nervously. It was clear that
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fear was present. The judge had to intervene; the contestants received a
shido penalty each. After the penalty, the fight grew fiercer. They both
focused on attacking the opponent. The strategies and tactics seemed to
have been put aside.
The initiative changed from one fighter to the other during the course
of the fight. Finally, 59 seconds before the end, the younger contestant,
Pantić attacked trying a grip and throw for five points. From that point
onwards, seconds were an eternity for Olarić.
Hard as he tried to correct the mistake, his efforts were futile, and
the chances for the Bor team to win the title went beyond recall. In
the Nikšić team, the two judokas who distinguished themselves were
Željko Radulović, who beat Petković by ippon, and Dragan Mrvaljević,
whose Vasari contributed to the final triumph of “Akademik”.
The women’s finals were less dramatic, at least when the final result
is concerned. But it must be said that the quality was not lacking. The
contestants from Novi Sad failed, and their opponents from Nikšić won
them over in a convincing manner. However, it should be noted that
those who failed in “Partizan” were the very pillars of the team - the
national team members Milenković, who was defeated, and Bojanić,
whose draw with Mićović meant nothing.”
Women’s finals: Braća Labudović-Partizan Albus 5:1 (38:5)
Results in classes under 48 kg: Marija Milić-Marija Dragić 1: 0
(10:0), under 52kg: Lidija Perović-Branislava Milivojević 0:1 (0:5),
under 56 kg: Danka Stevović-Slađana Bojanić 0:0, under 66 kg: Slavka
Marojević-Jelena Latković 1: 0 (5: 0), under 72 kg: Zorica Blagojević-
Sonja Lakobroja 1:0 (10:0) and over 72 kg:Danojla Đurđevac-Branka
Jerković 1:0 (10:0). The two third-place winners are members of the
Belgrade teams, Voždovac and Partizan.
Men’s finals: FEP Akademik- Bor 4:3 (25:20)
Results in categories: under 60 kg: Dragan Mrvaljević-Aleksandar
Abdušević 1: 0 (7:0), under 65 kg: Esmir Šabotić-Božidar Ilić 0:1 (0:3),
under 71 kg: Ranko Bojanić-Jovica Jovanović 0:1 (0:10), under 78 kg:
Dragoljub Radulović-Slaviša Nerandžić 1: 0 (3:0), under 86 kg: Ranko
Popović-Nikola Radulović 0:1 (0:7), under 95 kg: Željko Radulović-
Slobodan Petković 1:0 (10:0) and over 95 kg: Dano Pantić-Dobrivoje
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Ljubo Nikoli} i Bojan Mandi}
Olarić 1:0 (5:0). Two third places were gained by the Belgrade team
Voždovac and the Pančevo team “Dinamo”.
As can be seen, the team “Braća Labudović” won the fourth consecutive
team championships for women in Belgrade in 1992. (1989,
1990, 1991 and 1992). The contestants coached by Dr Bojan Mandić
and Ljubo Nikolić won the title in 1993 as well.
Sarajevo 1990.
Sarajevo 1990.
Sarajevo 1990.
Sarajevo, 1990
Zorica Blagojevi}
Zorica Blagojevi}
Zorica Blagojevi}
Nada Ognjenovi}
Nada Ognjenovi}
Nada Ognjenovi}
Zorica Blagojević
Nada Ognjenović
Ljubo Nikolić and
Bojan Mandić
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7. 3. D@UDO KLUBOVI "^ELIK" , "CRNOGORAC" i
7. 3. THE JUDO CLUBS “ČELIK”, “CRNOGORAC”
"DRAGOVA LUKA"
AND “DRAGOVA LUKA”
@enska The women’s ekipa d‘udo team kluba of the "^elik" judo club iz Nik{i}a, “Čelik” 1994. from Nikšić godinebecame
postaje
~lan member Prveof savezne the First lige Federal za League ‘ene (ta~an for women naziv: in Ekipno 1994 (the prvenstvo) exact name i
osvaja of the competition: peto mjesto. team Ve} 1975. championship) osvajajuand tre}e, won ispred the fifth ekipe place. "Bra}a Already
in 1975, kojathey je peta, were athe 1994. third-place godine, winners, ponovo, ahead peto mjesto. of the team
Labudovi}"
“Braća Labudović”, which was then the fifth, and they held the fifth
Takmi~arke d‘udo kluba "Dragova Luka" iz Nik{i}a, predvo|ene
position again in 1994.
trenerom Milinkom Labudovi}em, uspje{no su u~estvovale u Prvoj
The contestants of the judo club “Dragova Luka” from Nikšić, led
saveznoj ligi u kojoj 1996. godine osvajaju tre}e, a 1998. godine
by coach Milinko Labudović, successfully participated in the First Federal
League,
peto mjesto.
where they won the third place in 1996 and the fifth place
in D‘udo 1998. klub "Crnogorac" iz Cetinja, sa trenerom Majom Vickovi},
1998. The godine judo club zauzima “Crnogorac” tre}e from mjesto. Cetinje, Takmi~ari coached iby takmi~ake Maja Vicković, ovih
klubova earned the osvajali third place su zna~ajne in 1998. rezultate The competitors i u pojedina~noj of these konkurenciji. teams (both
men and women) achieved significant results in the singles as well.
Maja Vicković with the members of the“Crnogorac”team
Maja Vickovi} sa ekipom “Crnogorca”
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Mili}, Ranko Miranović. Ivan Velovik, Kosta Nedovi}, Mom~ilo Brnovi} i Ranko
Miranovi}. The judo club “Ribnica” was the winner of the Team Cup of Montenegro
D‘udo in Nikšić, klub "Ribnica" defeating convincingly je bio prvak the Kupa “Akademik” klubova Crne team, Gore which u
Nik{i}u, had been ubjedljivo successfully savladav{i contesting "Akademika" in the First Federal koji seLeague.
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8.
THE JUDO UNION OF
MONTENEGRO
After the Seminar for Judo Instructors held in Cetinje in December,
1962, the plans were to establish judo clubs in other Montenegrin
towns. The coaches in these clubs were to be the instructors from the
Cetinje seminar. Everything was well planned and already on April 12,
1963, a meeting of the Initiative Committee for Judo of Montenegro
was held in Cetinje, with the task to organize formation of the Judo
Union of Montenegro.
The meeting of the Initiative Committee was also attended by the President
of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia, general Kronja. Ljubo Martinović-
Crni was elected president.
At the end of 1964, there were three judo clubs in Montenegro:
“Lovćen” from Cetinje, “Titograd” from Titograd and “Akademik”
from Nikšić. In this period, with the help of the UOPC of Montenegro,
the efforts on forming the Judo Union of Montenegro were continued,
and at a meeting organized on this occasion, a working group was appointed
to form the Union and regulate normatively its activities. Unfortunately,
no written record of this meeting has been found so far, the
contents of the conclusions reached remaining thus unknown.
My exploration of the development of judo in Montenegro in the
period after the initiatives for the formation of the Judo Union strengthened
my belief that, in fact, the conclusions from these meetings were
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not implemented, that is, the republican judo organization whose goal
was supposed to be taking care of the development of this sport in Montenegro,
was never formed.
The absence of such an organization is only confirmed by the data
on the selection of Montenegrin representatives to the Judo Union of
Yugoslavia. The Judo Club “Titograd”, being both the best organized
and most successful at the time, usually chose Montenegrin representatives
to the federal structures, upon the agreement of the senior team
management. authorities.
Thus, in 1973, the representative of Montenegro to the Judo Union
of Yugoslavia was Vuk Rašović, who joined the judo club “Titograd”
in 1972 again and helped the team become member of the First Federal
League for the second time. (According to Momčilo Milić’s account of
the events on August 3, 2006).
The need to establish the Judo Union of Montenegro, as an organization
capable of playing its role in the development of Montenegrin
judo, was imposed by the ever-increasing number of emerging judo
clubs. At the time, due to organization of competitions and other activities,
the republican and municipal Unions of the Organizations for
Physical Culture (UOPC) were forced to organize clubs and initiate
the formation of the Judo Union of Montenegro. By Act No. 03-66 of
March 12, 1975, the Secretary of UOPC of Montenegro, Dragutin-Lale
Martinović, sent a formal note to the municipal UOPCs in the towns
with established judo clubs in which he, among other things, informed
them that:
“At the initiative of the Judo Club Titograd and the Unions of the
Organizations for Physical Culture of Montenegro, a meeting of the
representatives of the judo clubs in our republic will be held with the
aim of preparing and organizing the founding conference of the Judo
Union of Montenegro as soon as possible.
The meeting will be held on Monday, March 24, 1975, at the premises
of the Montenegrin UOPC at 12 o’clock.”
From the contents of the note No. 04-106, dated April 11, 1975,
which the Secretary of the UOPC of Montenegro, Mr Martinović sent
to the judo club from Kotor, it can be concluded that at the meeting of
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the clubs on April 24, 1975, the Initiative Committee for the formation
of the Judo Union of Montenegro was formed:
“If none of the clubs accept to organize the competition, it will be
held in the hall of the Judo Club “Titograd” and organized by the Initiative
Committee for the formation of the Judo Union of Montenegro and
this Union.”
In light of the available data, it can be concluded that the judo club
“Titograd”, which in 1972 re-entered the First Federal League, played a
key role in the development of this sport in Montenegro. At the time of
formation of the Judo Union of Montenegro, the president of the Judo
Union of Yugoslavia was the secretary of the Montenegrin Secretariat
for Internal Affairs, Vučic Čagorović, who appointed the vice-president,
Husnija Režepagić, also a high-ranking official in the Secretariat
for Internal Affairs of Montenegro and the vice-president of the Judo
Union of Yugoslavia, to assist in the formation of the Judo Union of
Montenegro and training of its personnel.
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The president of the Initiative Committee for the formation of the
Judo Union of Montenegro, Vukoman Ćirovic, on June 18, 2006 sent
a formal note to all judo clubs in Montenegro, informing them that on
June 26, 1975, the first session of the Conference of the Union for Judo
and the Related Sports in Montenegro would be held. The conference
was to be held in the conference room of the Republican Conference
of the Socialist Youth of Montenegro, beginning 12am. The note contained
a draft agenda proposal as well.
In the daily “Pobjeda” from June 27, 1975, the article titled “Judo
Union of Montenegro Established” and subtitled “Statute Adopted and
Bodies of the Union Elected” was published, which among other things,
read:
“The Montenegro Union for Judo and the Related Sports was established
at the founding conference held in Titograd yesterday. The keynote
address was delivered by Vukoman Ćirović, who outlined the fact
that in our republic there are six clubs with about 600 competitors and
emphasized the importance of the sport in the national defence system.
Husnija Redžepagić, the vice-president of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia,
delivered a speech on the functioning of the Montenegrin clubs
up to now. According to him, the relations between the clubs have not
been the best. Therefore, the first task for all the people working in the
judo sport is to fight for healthy sport relations as well as for higher
participation...
The conference unanimously adopted the Statute of the Union and
elected bodies of the sports forum. The Presidency consists of 11 members,
five of which are active competitors. The elected president of
The first president of the Union,
Vukoman Ćirović
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the Presidency is Vukoman Ćirovic and its vice-president is Husnija
Redžepagić. It also appointed the Monitoring Committee consisting of
three members, as well as the delegates to the Conference of the Judo
Union of Yugoslavia. The Union commissions which include representatives
of all clubs have been formed.
Pobjeda, June 27, 1975
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It was concluded that the formation of the Judo Union of Montenegro
meant a major step forward in the development of this sport in our
country.”
The formation of the Union for Judo and Related Sports in Montenegro,
truly represented a “major step” towards developing the sport in
Montenegro. Through the Union bodies, expert committees and working
groups, opportunities have been created for organized and systematic
work on the development of this sport and achieving good results.
The clubs participating at the conference were: “Titograd” and
“13 Maj” from Podgorica, “Lovćen” from Cetinje, “Akademik” from
Nikšić, “Mornar” from Bar, and “Partizan” from Kotor. The judo club
“13 Maj” was composed of the members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
of Montenegro who practiced judo in other registered clubs.
The Union for Judo and Related Sports began a series of activities on
the organization of competitions, training professional personnel, improving
inter-club cooperation, as well as general conditions for the development
of this sport. A favourable circumstance for the development
of judo in Montenegro was the interest the army and police showed in
judo. Police officers were required to take courses of self-defence and
were trained to perform certain judo and jiu-jitsu throws. The police
had a special manual in which were described the permitted ways of
detention of persons using physical force to resist an arrest along with
the basics of self-defence.
It was similar with the army, which, especially within the military
police, trained their members in judo skills. In all-army competitions,
organized at the state level and featuring programmes with contests in
different military-specific disciplines (such as bomb throwing, live firing
exercise, overcoming hurdles, etc.), contestants competed in judo as
a separate discipline. In all the military barracks throughout Yugoslavia,
military personnel practiced judo, which had great significance for the
development of this sport.
The daily “Pobjeda” recorded the results from the all-army competition
in Montenegro won by the “Proleter” team from the “Morača”
military barracks of which I was the coach.
A significant role in the development of judo in Montenegro was
played by the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) and the Secretariat for
Internal Affairs of Montenegro (Montenegro SIA).
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Kotora i Takmi~arske Velizar Bukili}. Sekretar saveza je bila Mileva
Popovi} iz Titograda.
On the part of YPA, a major contribution was given by general Tomislav
Kronja, Aleksandar Aco Nikolić, lieutenant Tomislav Radojević,
sub-lieutenant Vlastimir Stamenković and others. From the SIA of the
Republic of Montenegro the biggest contribution was given by Vučić
Čagorović, Husnija Redžepagić, Miomir Radunović, Miro Raičević,
Milan Šundić, Velizar Bukilić, Veselin Brnović, Mileva Popović and
others.
@iri sa takmi~enja policajaca: Velizar Bukili}, Petar Ili},
Bo`idar Marku{ i Veselin Pe{i}
Za {est godina rada (od 1975. do 1981), Savez je bio dobro organizovan
i sa zna~ajnim uspjesima na svim nivoima djelovanja. Na
sjednici Predsjedni{tva saveza, odr‘anoj 20.12.1975. godine, pored
postoje}ih akata i poslovnika o radu, usvojeni su i Pravilnik o republi~koj
ligi, Propozicije o republi~kim takmi~enjima, Sudijski
pravilnik, Pravilnik o republi~kim reprezentacijama i radu republi~kih
Referee panel at the Police Officers Judo Competition:
kapitena i Tehni~ki pravilnik o ispitima za u~eni~ke i majstorske
Božidar Markuš and Veselin Pešić
Milorad Milorad Vujovi}, Vujović, prvi the prvak first Yugoslav Jugoslavije judo
champion from iz Crne Montenegro Gore
The expert working bodies of the
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Presidency, the Commission for
Top Sport and Selection, the Referee Commission and the Competition
Commission, organized events and seminars at which remarkable
results were achieved. The Presidents of the Commission for Top Sport
and Selection and the Refereeing Commission were Mirko Jovanović
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from Titograd and Branko Radujković from Kotor respectively. The
head of the Competition Commission was Velizar Bukilić, while the
Secretary of the Union was Mileva Popović from Titograd.
For the six years of its work (1975 - 1981), the Union functioned as
a well-organized body with considerable success at all levels of its activities.
At the Union Presidency session, held on December 20, 1975,
in addition to the existing laws and rules of procedure, the Rulebook on
the Republican League, the Refereeing Regulations, the Regulations
on the National Competitions Rules and National Team Captains, and
the Technical Regulations on the Exams for Student and Master Belts
were adopted. In the period between 1975 and 1981, two clubs from
Montenegro entered the First League (“Titograd” in 1975 and 1972,
and “Akademik” in 1979), and many competitors achieved outstanding
results in the singles: Milorad Vujović became the first champion
of Yugoslavia from Montenegro in the senior competition in 1968 and
Pavle Milić was crowned the Yugoslav champion for junior judokas.
Other contestants from Montenegro also achieved remarkable results.
The Second Election Conference of the Judo Union of Montenegro was
held on March 28, 1981 in Titograd. It was noted that excellent results
were achieved both in terms of competition and organization.
Some failures in the work were observed and pointed at, though.
The reports on the work of the Union having been adopted, the electoral
procedures started.
Miomir Radunović, the then Assistant Secretary of the Secretariat
of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, was elected president of the Presidency.
(president of the Union).
For members of the Presidency elected were the following: Vojin
Božović from “Zeta”, Petar Ilić from “Akademik”, Vukoman Ćirović
(the former president) from “Lovćen”, Vaso Mašanović from “Lovćen”,
Božidar Markuš from “Tehničar”, Dragoljub Šćekić feom “Partizan”
H. Novi, Dušan Martinović from “Čelik”, Ilija Đukić from “Ribnica”,
Slobodan Đerković from “Titograd” and Žarko Klikovac from “Partizan”
Kotor. The Monitoring Committee and the representatives in the
Yugoslav Judo Union were elected.
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The same day, in the extended session of the Presidency, were elected
the following Union Commissions: the Commission for Top Sport
and Development (president Božidar Markuš);the Selection Commission
(Coordinator Božidar Markuš); the Competition Commission
(president Budimir Šćepanović); the Referee Commission (president
Petar Ilić); the Commission for Legislative Services (president Dragoljub
Šćekić), the Commission for Information and Propaganda (president
Vojin Božović), the Commission for Cooperation with the YPA,
TND (Total National Defence) and IAS (Internal Affairs Section) (president
Miljan Vukosavljević), the Disciplinary Committee (chairman
Bogdan Đorđević), the Commission for Health Care (president Slobodan
Đerković) and the Commission for Judo Belts (president Branko
Radujković). Lazar Vujović was elected secretary of the Judo Union of
Montenegro.
Being involved in the most responsible professional and organizational
activities within the Judo Union of Montenegro and Yugoslavia
(the chairman of the Commission for Top Sport and Selection between
1981 and 1990 and a long-time member of the Expert Council of the
Judo Union of Yugoslavia, federal referee and coach), and performing
the functions of the President of the Judo Union of Montenegro (1990
- 1993) and president of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia (1992 - 1999),
I was able to participate, alongside many colleagues, in organizing numerous
activities, competitions and events that have exerted significant
influence on achieving the best results from the early days of judo sport
in Yugoslavia and Montenegro until the present day.
From a large number of events related to the activities of the Judo
Union of Montenegro, I have singled out the most important, regretting
for ot being able to mention them all, due to objective reasons, and with
a certain amount of fear that as a direct or indirect participant in these
events I might be biased.
At the professional level in Montenegro, it was necessary to devote
much more work to training coaches, referees and competitors and to
achieve a much higher level of organizational capacity of all stakeholders.
It was necessary, through clear rules, to establish better work practises
which would allow for effective operation and desired results.
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On April 4-5, 1981, as the newly elected Montenegrin national team
manager, I had the pleasure of attending a very strong international
competition, “The Cup of Yugoslavia”, organized by the Judo Union
of Montenegro in Budva. In a strong competition, among athletes from
seven European countries, the most successful was Ranko Miranović,
member of “Titograd”, who won the first place in both, the heavyweight
and absolute classes. Miranović was declared the best contestant.
Between 1975 and 2007, the secretaries of the Judo Union of Montenegro
were: Mileva Popović, Lazar Vujović, Dragan Stanišić, Velimir
Paunović, Zorica Rakonjac, Božidar Vuksanović, Srđa Vukadinović,
Vukić Kankaraš and Zdravko Vučeković.
The presidents of the Judo Union of Montenegro were: Vukoman
Ćirović, Miomir Radunović, Vaso Mašanović, Veseljko Šekarić, Miro
Raičević, Milan Šundić, Dušan Martinović, Božidar Markuš, Boro
Odalović, Dragomir Bečanović, Žarko Šturanović, Mihailo Miljanić,
Budimir Popović, Rade Perišić and Saša Kosović.
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Vukoman Vukoman Ćirović ]irovi}
Miomir
Miomir Radunović
Radunovi}
Vasilije
Vasilije Mašanović
Ma{anovi}
Veseljko Veseljko
Šekarić [ekari} Miro Miro Raičević Rai~evi} Milan
Milan Šundić [undi}
Dušan Du{an Martinović Martinovi}
Bo‘idar Božidar Markuš Marku{
Boro Boro Odalovi}
Odalović
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Du{an Martinovi}
Bo‘idar Marku{
Boro Odalovi}
Dragomir Dragomir
Bečanović Be~anovi} Žarko @arko Šturanović [turanovi} Mihailo Mihailo Miljanić
Miljani}
Budimir BudimirPopović Popovi} Rade Perišić Peri{i} Sa{a
Saša Kosovi}
Kosović
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U italijanskom gradu Mola di Bari, jednom godi{nje odr‘avano je
jako me|unarodno takmi~enje na kojem su u~estvovali takmi~ari:
Mom~ilo 8. Mili}, 1. INTERNATIONAL Mirko Jovanovi}, COOPERATION Pavle Mili}, Dragomir [katari},
Bo‘idar Marku{, Zdravko Mili}, Mihailo Marku{, Petar Ili} (iz
Nik{i}a) i drugi.
Sve me|unarodne aktivnosti koordinirao je Savez organizacija za
fizi~ku kulturu Crne Gore i Op{tine Titograd. Dragutin-Lale
Martinovi} je kao sekretar republi~kog SOFK, uspostavio izvanrednu
me|unarodnu saradnju sa Italijom i u drugim sportovima. Posebno
je bila izra‘ena saradnja sa Olimpijskim komitetom Italije u vrijeme
kada je predsjednik bio gospodin Mikele Barbone (Michelle Barbone).
Veliki broj sportista iz Crne Gore, iz razli~itih sportskih grana,
boravio je u Italiji.
The judo club “Titograd” was the first to establish international cooperation.
In the Italian town of Mola di Bari, a strong international
competition was held once a year and the following contestants participated:
Momčilo Milić, Mirko Jovanović, Pavle Milić, Dragomir
Škatarić, Božidar Markuš, Zdravko Milić, Mihailo Markuš, Petar Ilić
(from Nikšić) and others.
All international activities were coordinated by the Union of Organisations
for Physical Culture of Montenegro and the Municipality
of Titograd. Dragutin-Lale Martinović, as the republic UOPC Secretary,
established an outstanding international cooperation with Italy in
other sports as well. Especially significant was the cooperation with
the Olympic Committee of Italy at the time when its president was Mr
Michelle Barbone.
Mola di Bari, Judo Club “Titograd”: Mihailo Markuš, Zdravko
Milić, Momčilo Milić, Dragomir Škatarić, Božidar Markuš, Mirko
Mola di Bari, d`udo klub "Titograd":
Mihailo Marku{, Jovanović, Zdravko Pavle Mili}, Milić Mom~ilo Mili},
Dragomir [katari}, Bo‘idar Marku{,
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Mirko Jovanovi}, Pavle Mili}

Dragutin - Lale
Martinovi}
Dragutin-Lale
- Lale
Martinović Martinovi}
Mikele Barbone
(Michelle Mikele Barbone)
(Michelle i Bo`idar Barbone) Marku{
Barbone and
i Bo`idar Božidar Marku{ Markuš
Neki A large d‘udo number klubovi of athletes su samostalno from Montenegro uspostavili from dobru different saradnju sport sa
disciplines
d‘udo Neki klubovima d‘udo
traveled
klubovi
to
iz
Italy.
drugih su samostalno dr‘ava u uspostavili kojima su dobru odr‘avali saradnju pripreme sa
ilid‘udo Some u~estvovali klubovima judo clubs u drugim independently iz drugihvidovima dr‘ava established u sportskih kojimaa su good aktivnosti. odr‘avali cooperation pripreme Nik{i}ki with
judo "Akademik" ili clubs u~estvovali in other i "Bra}a u countries drugim Labudovi}" vidovima in which bili sportskih they su na held zajedni~kim aktivnosti. preparations pripremama Nik{i}ki or participated
u"Akademik" Poljskoj, in other dok i "Bra}a forms je "Akademik" of Labudovi}" sports activities. samostalno bili su na The zajedni~kim bio clubs u Italiji “Akademik” pripremama i vi{e puta and u
“Braća
Ma|arskoj. u Poljskoj, Labudović” dok je from "Akademik" Nikšić were samostalno on joint bio preparations u Italiji i vi{e in Poland, puta u
while Ma|arskoj. “Akademik” visited Italy and were several times in Hungary.
Chelyabinsk, the Montenegrin national team
^eljabinsk, reprezentacija Crne Gore
Among the activities at the international level, initiated by the Commission
Od Odaktivnosti for Top Sport na me|unarodnom and Development nivou, of the koje Judo je je inicirala Union of Komisija Montenegro
za zavrhunski through sport the i Republican razvoj D‘udo Union saveza of Organizations Crne Gore preko for Physical Republi-
Education ~kog saveza of Montenegro, organizacija we za would fizi~ku like kulturu to place Crne special Gore, emphasis isti~emo on
the saradnju cooperation sa saD‘udo with the savezom Judo Union SSSR-a. of the U USSR. okvirute As te part saradnje, of that d‘udo d‘udo cooperation,
reprezentacija the judo Crne national Gore boravila team of je Montenegro u ^eljabinsku was gdje gdje where je jeimala imala they treni- had treni-
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joint ngetraining i takmi~enja practice saand najboljim competed ruskim with the d‘udistima. best Russian Reprezentacija judokas. The
national SSSR-ateam boravila of the je USSR u Nik{i}u, was gdje in Nikšić, je imala where zajedni~ke they had pripreme joint preparations
reprezentacijom with the national Jugoslavije teams i Crne of Yugoslavia Gore. U Sportskom and Montenegro. centru u Tito-
In the
sa
Sports gradu Centre odr‘an in je me~ Titograd SSSR the - Jugoslavija match USSR a u - Nik{i}u Yugoslavia izme|u was SSSR-a, held and
the Jugoslavije, matches were i d‘udo organized klubova" in Nikšić Akademik" between i "Titograd". the USSR and Yugoslavia,
Od along tre}eg with the do judo devetog clubs septembra of “Akademik” 1989.godine and “Titograd”. u ^eljabinsku
(SSSR) In the boravili period between su: Bo‘idar September Marku{, 3 Zoran and September Milovi}, 9, Bo‘idar 1989, Kova- the following
~evi}, team Goranrepresentatives Ba}ovi}, Branko visited Bojani}, Chelyabinsk Dano Panti}, (the USSR): Kosta Ble~i}, Božidar
Markuš, Milo{ Stankovi}, Zoran Milović, Mili} Božidar Ili}, Vasilije Kovačević, Ble~i}, Goran Milorad Baćović, Miju{kovi}, Branko
Bojanić, Zoran ^vorovi}, Dano Pantić, Dejan Kosta Pavli~i}, Blečić, [}epan Miloš Simani}, Stanković, Vukoman Milić Ilić, ]irovi}, Vasilije
Marinko Blečić, Milorad \ur|evac, Mijušković, Du{an Martinovi}, Zoran Čvorović, Dragan Dejan Bigovi}, Pavličić, @eljkoŠćepan
Mijovi},
Vuka{in Vukoman \urovi} Ćirović, i Dejan Marinko Baukovi}. Đurđevac, Dušan Martinović, Dra-
Simanić,
gan Bigović, Željko Mijović, Vukašin Đurović and Dejan Bauković.
Chelyabinsk the Montenegrin national team
^eljabinsk, reprezentacija Crne Gore
During their stay in Chelyabinsk, the Montenegrin national team
had Ua match toku boravka with a Russian u ^eljabinsku judo team, reprezentacija and in Kunašek, Crne Gore a match je imala was
organized me~ sa ekipom in the ruskih traditional d‘udista wrestling a u mjestu style. Kuna{ek The prize me~ for na winning tradicionalno,
rva~ki competition na~in. Zawent pobjedu to the u rva~kom Montenegrin me~u, national reprezentacija team and Crne the
the
wrestling
prize Gorewas dobila – a sheep. je- ovcu.
The Reprezentacija USSR national SSSR-a team jestayed u Crnoj in Gori Montenegro boravila od from 10. September do 22 septembra
September 1990. godine. 22, 1990. Prisustvo Russia’s najboljih top judokas’ ruskihvisit d‘udista to Nikšić kojiwas su smje- bene-
10
to
fited {teni from u Nik{i}u, to the maximum iskori{}eno extent je possible. maksimalno. The Yugoslav Reprezentacija national Jugoslavije
the best i najbolji judokas d‘udisti of Montenegro Crne Gore, were tih at joint danapreparations imali su zajedni~ke in Nikšić
team
and
at that time. That was an excellent opportunity to gain new experience.
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On September 16, 1990, in the “Morača” Sports Centre in Titograd,
a match was held between the national teams of the USSR and Yugoslavia,
while on September 18, a four-team competition between the national
teams of the USSR and Yugoslavia, and the judo clubs “Titograd”
and “Akademik” was held in Nikšić. A match between “A” and “B”
women’s national teams was also staged in Nikšić.
The Russian national team’s stay in Nikšić was funded in equal
parts by the Judo Union of Yugoslavia and the Montenegrin Self-Management
Community of Interests (SCI) for Physical Education. Joint
preparations and the matches held in Titograd and Nikšić were covered
extremely well by the media and represented a significant sporting
event.
The results of the match between the USSR and Yugoslavia were as
follows (the final result: 1¬:4):
Under 60 kg: Šabotić-Karpov 0:1 (0:5), under 65 kg: Stanišic-Aybakirov
0:0 and Vučina-Klukin 0:1 (0:10), under 71 kg: Bečanovic-Varaev
0:1 (0:10), under 78 kg: Niškanović-Abraham 0:0 and Haidanov-
Petrović 0:0, under 86 kg: Lešćak - K. Karambiev 1:0 (5:0), under 95
kg: M. Pantić-Karambiev 1:0 (5:0) and over 95 kg: Blečić-Muratov 0:1
(0:7).
The convincing victory of the Russian judokas showed the balance
of power which was a realistic indicator of the quality of each team.
“Akademik” provided an excellent resistance to the Russians in
Nikšić. In the hall of the High School Centre numerous, viewers enjoyed
the high quality fights. Šabotić proved to be an equal match to the
Soviet champion Karpov, and young Ranko Bojanić resisted well in the
fight with Klukin, while Bečanović, who did not fight in his own class
(under 65 kg) but under 71 kg, having lost the fight in Titograd, did not
allow Varaev to defeat him? Željko Radulovic fought well against K.
Karambiev and the same goes for Dano Pantić in the match against M.
Karambiev. Kosta Blečić defeated Muratov. Finally, the result was 2:1
(10:10), which speaks of the extraordinary fighting performance of the
competitors of the “Akademik” club.
In the finals of the competition, the Soviets beat the national team of
Yugoslavia (3:1 (23:5)). In the match between “A” and “B” teams of the
Yugoslav women’s national team, the “A” team won by 3:0 (16:0). Oleg
Karpov, the Soviet national team member, was declared the best male
competitor, while the best female competitor was Dragana Salopek.
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Reprezentacija The national teams SSSR-a, of Jugoslavije the USSR, SFR i Crne Yugoslavia Gore u Nik{i}u and
Reprezentacija SSSR-a, Montenegro Jugoslavije in Nikšić i Crne Gore u Nik{i}u
Rukovodstva reprezentacija SSSR-a i Jugoslavije
The USSR and Yugoslav
Rukovodstva reprezentacija natuonal 118 SSSR-a teams’ i managements
Jugoslavije
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Before the match Russia – Montenegro
Pred me~ Rusija - Crna Gora
“Pobjeda”, September 16. IX 16, 1990 1990
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8. 2. JUDO SCHOOLS
During the season of competitions, athletes, coaches and referees
are preoccupied with the activities undertaken to schedule and organize
sporting events. Coaches, in order to achieve good results within the
shortest time span possible, train athletes and often let them enter competitions
before they are really ready to compete.
Montenegrin judokas never lacked strentgh and aggressiveness;
what is more, these characteristics were the dominant ones. Still, the athletes
were, due to a lack of trained coaches and a great desire to quickly
reach top results, always deprived of learning proper techniques. This
“shortcoming” is still present and has persisted to be the limiting factor
which prevents our top athletes from developing their full potential.
Even those who scored the highest results oscillated in quality and were
often unable to repeat once achieved results.
The above mentioned “shortcoming” caused uncertainty and frequent
surprises when it comes to big competitions. Athletes taking part
in such competitions are, as a rule, physically fit and eventually, the
winner is usually the one whose technique is more refined. Compensating
for the lack of technical knowledge by physical strength is possible
only if the difference in strength between the contestants is great. Montenegrin
competitors, compared to others, practiced less and were less
familiar with the grappling technique, which was why they often lost
decisive fights, even though they were at an advantage.
Wishing to alleviate these deficiencies to the greatest extent possible,
I proposed to the Presidency of the Judo Union of Montenegro
starting a judo school which would work during holidays (summer and
winter school vacation period) and where the original judo techniques
would be taught, exams for belts and referees taken, and coaching seminars
held.
The Conference and the Presidency of the Judo Union of Montenegro
adopted my proposal for starting the Republic Judo School “Žabljak
86” and it was held from June 1st to June 10th, 1986 in Žabljak.
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The working schedule which met the needs of the athletes of Montenegro
was prepared along with the dynamics of activities.
The following activities were implemented very successfully within
the school:
1. The Under 12 and Under 14 School, July 1-10, 1986;
2. Belt Exam Tests (from 5th to 1st kyu) July 6-10, 1986;
3. Republican Refereeing Seminar, July 6-10, 1986, and
4. Open Championship “Žabljak Cup”, July 10, 1976.
In the school programme, there was a daily working schedule which
provided a detailed plan of training sessions. The aim was not to achieve
a higher level of physical fitness of the competitors but to enhance their
techniques. Training sessions were held twice a day and lasted for 90
minutes. Most of the time was devoted to performing techniques of the
GO KYU system and addressing and eliminating drawbacks. It was
also meant to prepare athletes for taking exams for higher belt ranks.
When taking belt tests, apart from the required techniques, the competitors
were expected to have knowledge of the theory of judo (history,
principles, etc.).
The contest rules of the European Judo Union were elaborately
studied at the Refereeing Seminar intended for obtaining the title of
a republican referee and the verification of licenses for the republican
referees already promoted. The candidates even took tests in theory,
while their practical refereeing knowledge could be proved during the
competition “Žabljak Cup”.
I was in charge of the work of the school helped by Petar Ilić during
the first two years and thereafter by Milić Ilić. Petar Ilić and I were
also in charge of the Refereeing Seminar, while the Belt Committee,
at belt promotion exams, consisted of Petar Ilić, Ranko Miranović and
myself. The Conference and the Presidency of the Montenegro Judo
Union adopted the Report on the Judo School “Žabljak 86” and decided
to organize it every year. And so it was.
Each year the school had a greater number of participants than the
previous year along with more significant facilities.
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D‘udo {kola "@abljak 86"
D‘udo
Judo School
{kola
“Žabljak
"@abljak
86”
86"
Edvard Besak, an international referee from Split, the president of
the Du‘i Refereeing period Commission D‘udo {kolaof jethe vrloYugoslav uspje{noJudo odr‘avana Union, participated na @abljaku
ain zatim Du‘i
the work uperiod drugimD‘udo of the mjestima. {kola
Refereeing Program je vrlo uspje{no
Commission, [kole seand nije odr‘avana
Dr mijenjao na
Branko a@abljaku
Dragić, polaznici a
asuzatim University bili ui drugim takmi~ari mjestima.
Professor koji from }eProgram [kole se nije mijenjao a polaznici
Novi kasnije Sad, postizati participated vrhunske in coach me|unarodne
training and
su
rezultate.
bili i takmi~ari koji }e kasnije postizati vrhunske me|unarodne
earning the Efekti title of dugogodi{njeg, judo coach and redovnog the title of odr‘avanja first class judo D‘udo coach, {kole on
rezultate. Efekti dugogodi{njeg, redovnog odr‘avanja D‘udo {kole
na behalf nivou of Crne the Institute Gore, bili of Physical su izvanredni. Culture Rezultate of Vojvodina. koje Prof. }u iznijeti Dragan u
na nivou Crne Gore, bili su izvanredni. Rezultate koje }u iznijeti u
Stanišić conducted testing of the participants’ physical abilities.
Prof. Prof. dr Branko Dragić Dragi} with sa trenerima coaches at na Žabljak @abljaku
Prof. dr Branko Dragi} sa trenerima na @abljaku
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For a long time, the judo school was successfully held in Žabljak
and then in other places. The school programme did not change and its
posebnom poglavlju najbolje govore o tome. Izuzetnoj snazi i agresivnosti
dodata je tehnika {to je na{e d‘udiste u~inilo kompletnijim i
students were also those who would later achieve top international results.
The effects of the long-term, regular activities of the judo school
uspje{nijim. U~esnici [kole bili su mnogi takmi~ari koji su postali
at the national level were extraordinary. The results achieved, which
vrhunski sportisti. Me|u njima bio je i Dano Panti}, apsolutni studentski
prvak svijeta.
will be presented in a separate chapter, speak best of it. The exceptional
strength and aggressiveness complemented by improved techniques
made
Sekretar
our judokas
Sekretarjata
more complete
za sport
and
Op{tine
successful.
Podgorica,
The school
dugogodi{nji
was attended
by
vrhunski jugoslovenski
many competitors
sportista,
who
Bo‘idar
later developed
Vuksanovi},
into top
pokrenuo
athletes.
je
i
Among
realizovao
them
inicijativu
was Dano
sli~nu
Pantić,
D‘udo
the absolute
{koli. Organizovani
student world
su
champion.
"Kampovi
perspektivnih sportista" Op{tine Podgorica u kojima su u~estvovali
najperspektivniji sportisti. Vi{e godina sam rukovodio Kampom
Božidar Vuksanović, the secretary of the Secretariat for Sport of the
Municipality of Podgorica, a longtime top Yugoslav athlete, launched and
d‘udista u ~emu su mi pomagali Ratko Radonji}, Zoran Milovi},
implemented an initiative similar to a judo school. “Camps for Promising
Milinko Labudovi}, Vuka{in \urovi}, Vuk Ra{ovi} i drugi. [kole su
Athletes” were organized by the Municipality of Podgorica with the participation
of the most promising athletes. Over the years I managed the
odr‘avane u Kola{inu, Budvi i Ulcinju. Me|u brojnim u~esnicima
Kampa, sada poznatim sportistima, bio je i Marko Radulovi} koji je
judo camp helped by Ratko Radonjić, Zoran Milović, Milinko Labudović,
bio ~lan D‘udo kluba "Tehni~ar" iz Podgorice. Dvadesetjednogodi{nji
Vukašin Đurović, Vuk Rašović, to name only a few. The schools were
Budva Camp for Promising Athletes
Kamp perspektivnih sportista u Budvi
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held in Kolašin, Budva and Ulcinj. Among the many participants of the
Camp, now accomplished athletes, was Marko Radulović, then member
of the judo club “Tehničar” from Podgorica. Marko, a twenty-one
year old, is a double senior champion of the Balkans and the best so far
ranked competitor from Montenegro at the Absolute Senior Europian
Championship.
Having taken into account the popularity of this sport, the Montenegrin
Ministry of Education, at our initiative, included judo into the
primary school curriculum as an elective subject. Upon the request of
the Ministry, I prepared the programme of judo techniques which was
published in the Official Gazette of Montenegro and was mandatory for
students who chose judo as their elective subject.
In the Ulcinj camp for promising athletes in 1992, elementary school
physical education instructors and teachers from Montenegro were invited
and shown judo techniques from the Programme by Vuk Rašović,
Vukašin Đurović, Milinko Labudović and myself. The demonstration
of the technique was videotaped, and the tape recordings presented to
the teachers.
Unfortunately, there have been no judo schools at the national level
in Montenegro for quite a long time and there have been no judo belt
exams or any systematic training in judo techniques for years already.
Coaches and athletes have been left to their own devices, which in the
long run, will have unforeseeable negative consequences. The aggravating
factor for this situation is the fact that these types of errors cannot
be corrected quickly and within a short period. The work on improving
in clubs is not in itself enough, and education is no education without
proper school training.
In order to popularize judo and introduce a wider Montenegrin public
with its history in Montenegro, in cooperation with the Montenegro
Broadcasting Company, as an author, I started a first television judo
school.
The programme was broadcast on the third channel in four twentyminute
episodes, starting on December 16, 1996 and finishing on January
27, 1997. These episodes were re-run several times.
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Milinko Labudovi} i ja demonstrirali tehnike d‘udoa iz Programa
rada. Demonstracija tehnika je snimana, a kasete sa snimcima predate
profesorima na kori{}enje.
Kamp Ulcinj perspektivnih Camp forPromising sportista, Athletes Ulcinj1992
1992.
Each episode consisted of three parts: the first introduced the audience
Na‘alost, with the ve} data odavno on the D‘udo history {kola of judo nain nivou the world Crne and Gorein ne Montenegro,
the nema second polaganja judo techniques za pojaseve were ipresented sistematskog in groups, u~enjaand d‘udo the
postoji,
godinama
tehnika. third showed [kolovanje videos trenera from big i takmi~ara international prepu{teno competitions je njima featuring samima the
{to, techniques gledaju}i having dugoro~no, been discussed ima nesagledive in the second negativne section. posljedice. Ote-
‘avaju}a The data okolnost on the zahistory ovakvoof stanje judo in je Montenegro ~injenica da starting se ta vrsta from gre{aka 1962
were here presented for the first time. The scope of the above-mentioned
data has been significantly expanded 124in this book. In the TV school, the
techniques were performed by the following judokas: Petar Ilić, Ranko
Miranović, Dragan Radulović, Momčilo Markuš, Milić Radulović,
Zoran Milović, Ratko
124
Radonjić, Ana Ilić, Dragan Živkovic, the young
athletes Marko Radulović and Nikola Drekalović, and myself.
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8. 3. PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
The problem of the lack of reference books on judo was especially
acute at the beginning of the development of this sport in Montenegro.
We used the translations of books by Japanese authors found in those
federal republics where judo had already existed. As the time passed,
there were more and more reference books, mostly by foreign authors.
In the former Yugoslavia, at the time when judo was already a developed
discipline, the greatest contribution in the field was given by Prof.
Dr Branko Dragić from Novi Sad, whose numerous books were most
often used for training qualified personnel.
Knowing that in Montenegro katas had never been performed and
transferring personal experience gained as a member of the Zagreb club
“Mladost”, I wrote a manual “Nage No Kata”. The Presidency of the
Judo Union of Montenegro appointed Vuk Tadić from Split as a reviewer.
The review was positive and the manual published and distributed to
all the clubs and divisions to be used. It was the first professional paper
published by an author from Montenegro.
The content of the manual is a text describing Nage No Kata performed
by master candidates (brown belt holders) as a condition for
obtaining a master’s rank. On November 4, 1981, the daily “Pobjeda”
published an article titled “A Paper to Encourage” and subtitled “The
Professional Manual by Božidar Markuš from Titograd Will Be of Benefit
to Many Young Competitors in Mastering Katas” The article, among
other things, cites the opinion of the reviewer, Vuk Tadić:
“I am of the opinion that the manual by Božidar Markuš is accessible
and can be used as professional literature on judo. Because of the lack
of professional literature in Serbo-Croat, this manual makes a notable
contribution to the field”.
The four interesting books that were written much later, by Zoran
Milović, a former top competitor from Podgorica, have contributed
greatly to the popularization of judo. In his book “Judo, an Art, a Sport
and a Way” published in Podgorica in 1999, interesting information
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on judo was presented, as well as certain judo techniques and data on
the most successful individual athletes; Then came the book “Poluge”
(Kansetsu-Waza put" objavljena or 1999. joint-locks) godine published u Podgorici, in Podgorica u kojoj se in 2000, prezentiraju wherein
zanimljivi the application podaciof o these d‘udou, techniques odre|ene is explained tehnike d‘udoa both in ijudo podaci fight, o
then najuspje{nijim as used in self-defence. pojedincima; The knjiga next book "Poluge", “Judo in objavljena Japan”, published 2000.
godine Podgorica u Podgorici in 2005, u kojoj which sepresents obja{njava interesting primjena data tehnike on judo u borbi in Japan,
samoodbrani, was followed knjiga by "D‘udo the last book u Japanu", on the subject objavljena by the 2005.godine same author u
i
titled Podgorici, “Twenty-Two u kojoj se Rules iznose of Judo interesantni Tactics and podaci Training”, o d‘udou published Japana in i
Podgorica "Dvadeset the dva following pravilayear. d‘udo This taktike book explains i treninga", the twenty-two objavljena rules
of 2006.godine judo techniques u Podgorici, and training u kojoj that se prove obja{njavaju to be helpful dvadeset to coaches dva pravila and
competitors d‘udo tehnike alike i treninga during the koja training su od process. pomo}i trenerima i takmi~arima
u procesu
My book
obuke.
“Do”, which was published in 2005 in Podgorica, interprets
Knjiga judo "Do" through koja philosophical je objavljenareflection 2005. godine and presents u Podgorici, its principles ~iji sam
and autor, ideas d`udo as a way sport, of njegove life. principe i ideje, filozofskim promi-
{ljanjem, tuma~i i prikazuje kao na~in `ivota.
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9.
COOPERATION
If it were not for a generally accepted principle of “Mutual welfare
and benefit”; the achieved results would not have been possible. Of
course, the results I have in mind here are those achieved in the domain
of personal development.
One somewhat uncommon form of cooperation speaks of the desire
of the participants to conquer new spaces of knowledge.
Many aspects of cooperation between individuals, teams and judo unions
are known. They have already been disussed in this book. Nevertheless,
judokas developed cooperation with athletes, clubs and other
sports organizations. For instance, football players would come to judo
training sessions to learn judo falls, whereas jodokas would go to a
football pitch and play football.
In some cases it was noted that certain football players were gifted
for judo, as well as that some judokas had football skills. It turned out
that some athletes who had already proved their skills in one sport, in
fact had more talent for the other.This brings to the fore the important
issue of selection, which, unfortunately, has not been resolved to this
day. This is why the role of managers here has been taken by moms,
daddies and (their) prejudices and wishes rather than by scientific data
or experts.
An example of the cooperation between the judo club “Tehničar”
and the karate club “Tehničar”, which were both operating at the University
“Veljko Vlahović” in Podgorica, is probably quite special.
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Na treninge d‘udoa dolazili su Dragoljub Kopitovi}, Milo{ Vukovi},
Bo‘idar Vuksanovi}, Radenko Vuleti}, Rifat Rastoder, Mijo \ikanovi}
i drugi.
Pojedinci su dugo godina vje‘bali d‘udo, stekli zvanje majstorskih
The karate club “Tehničar” developed from the karate club “Tršo”, established
and a kasnije, coached vje‘baju}i by Rifat Rastoder. karate, Karate postali practitioners vrhunski attended takmi~ari.
kandidata
Takav judo training primjersessions su Slobodan and vice Boljevi}, versa. Through Dra{ko Mili} daily newspapers i drugi. and
posters I ja sam, those vje‘baju}i interested karate in practicing u "Tehni~aru" both judo postao and karate ~lanwere prveat ekipe, the
stekao same time zvanje welcomed majstorskog join kandidata these clubs. i imao ~ast da budem u prvoj
ekipiThe kojajudo je branila training titulu sessions ekipnog were attended {ampiona by Jugoslavije Dragoljub Kopitović, u Zagrebu.
Miloš Vuković, Božidar Vuksanović, Rade Vuletić, Rifat Rastoder,
Mijo Ikanović and others.
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131
Individual athletes had been practicing judo for many years, acquired
the title of master candidates and later, by practicing karate, become
great athletes.
Such examples are Slobodan Boljević, Draško Milić and others.
I, too, while practicing karate in “Tehničar” became a first team
member, gained the title of a master’s candidate and had the honor of
being member of the first team that defended the title of the Yugoslav
team champion in Zagreb.
D`udisti “Titograda” na fudbalskom terenu
The “Titograd” judokas at a soccer field
D`udisti “Titograda” na fudbalskom terenu
Karate Club klub “Tehni~ar” “Tehničar”
Karate klub 135 131 “Tehni~ar”

At the celebration Sa proslave of the champion {ampionske title titule, –Karate 1978. Club “Tehničar”
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10.
10.
JUDO YUGOSLAV SAVEZ JUDO JUGOSLAVIJE UNION
The Judo Union of Montenegro participated in the work of the
U
Judo Union Urad rad rad Judo
of Judo Judo Yugoslavia saveza Jugoslavije (JSJ),
(JUY) on equal (JSJ), pored
foot pored with ostalih other federal republika i
republics
pokrajina, bio
ii
and provinces. bio bio je je je uklju~en i Montenegrin ii D‘udo savez
representatives savez Crne Crne Gore, Gore, kao
who participated kao kao ravnopravan
in the
~lan.
bodies ~lan. of Predstavnici Crne
JUY made Crne Gore
a great Gore koji
contribution koji su su su bili bili bili to uklju~eni u i tijela
the development u organe
of ii judo tijela
in
JSJ, dali veliki general.
JSJ, dalisu su veliki doprinos razvoju d‘udo sporta uop{te.
U rad i JSJ, iz Crne Gore bilo je Many U rad
individuals Predsjedni{tva
from ii Skup{tina
Montenegro JSJ,
participated iz iz Crne Gore
in bilo
the je je
work uklju~eno
of the
vi{e su Presidency vi{e pojedinaca.
and the Funkciju
the JUY Assembly. Predsjednika
The Saveza
function obavljali
of the president su su Vu~i}
of
od 1970. do 1974. od 1981 do
the ^agorovi}
Union was od
performed 1970. do 1974.
by Vučić godine,
Čagorović Vukoman
between ]irovi}
1970 od
and 1981
1974,
do
1982. i od 1992. do 1999. by 1982.
Vukoman godine
Čirovic ii Bo‘idar
between Marku{
1981 od
and 1992.
1982, do 1999.
and by godine.
Božidar Markuš
in the period from 1992 to 1999.
Vučić Vu~i} Vu~i} Čagorović ^agorovi}
Vukoman Vukoman ]irovi} Ćirovic ]irovi} Bo‘idar Bo‘idar Božidar Marku{
Marku{
Markuš
After the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, the Judo Union of
Serbia Nakon Nakon (JUS) raspada raspada and the biv{e biv{e Judo SFR Union SFR Jugoslavije of Montenegro u D‘udo u D‘udo (JUM) savez savez remained Jugoslavije associated
ostali su with su udru‘eni the Judo D‘udo D‘udo Union savez savez of Yugoslavia. Srbije Srbije (JSS) (JSS) The i D‘udo ii bodies D‘udo savez of savez the Crne Union Crne Gore
Gore (the
ostali
(JSCG). (JSCG). Organi Organi saveza saveza (Skup{tina i ii Predsjedni{tvo) sastavljeni su
su
na na paritetnoj osnovi. osnovi. D‘udo D‘udo savez savez 137
Jugoslavije je je je bio bio prvi prvi koji koji je je je na
na

Assembly and the Presidency) were formed on parity basis. The Judo
Union of Yugoslavia was the first to the form a parity based organization
in the new country. Many unions were not able to reach such an
agreement.
At the constitutive Assembly of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia,
part of the management of the Judo Union of Vojvodina, demanded
for themselves the same status as the one held by the Judo Union of
Montenegro and that of Serbia in the new organization. Some prominent
athletes from Vojvodina publicly proposed a new organizational
structure for the Judo Union of Yugoslavia based on regional principles
with more regions, of which Montenegro would have represented one
or two regions. These proposals were unanimously rejected by the eight
members of the Judo Union of Montenegro and Serbia Assembly, four
from Serbia and four from Montenegro. Good relationships between
the management of the JUS and JUM were the result of a long-term cooperation
as well as the commitment to the idea of sports and friendship
prevailing over politics. A special role in the above-mentioned belonged
to Vuk Rašović, one of the people most credited with the development
of Montenegrin judo. Rašović was a long time sports executive and also
held the position of the the president of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia.
Vuk Rašović
In the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Mirko
Jovanović, the “Titograd” club coach was also engaged as the national
team coach at the team preparations and some international competitions.
Jovanović himself, as a competitor, won two second places - first
in Novi Sad in 1974 and then in Zenica, a year later in the over 93 kg
class. This is why he was also invited as a contestant, both to the preparations
and membership of the national team.
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Branko
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Radujkovi},
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Bukili},
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Jovanovi},
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Mihailo
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Buri},
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Ili}
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Du{an
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su
su
bili
bili
prve
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savezne
savezne
sudije
sudije
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biv{oj
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Jugoslaviji.
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bili
bili
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Bo‘idar
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"A"
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saveznih
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sudija i
vi{e
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help of the women’s team. The Yugoslav team manager for women
was Dr Bojan Mandić and the athletic director of the JUY was Dragoljub
Bečanović. Branko Radujković, Velizar Bukilić, Božidar Markuš,
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Martinović were the first federal referees from Montenegro in the
former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Petar Ilić and Božidar
Markuš, who were on the “A” federal referees list and had judged for
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the time when the best organizational and sports results were achieved.
They have already been discussed but will be dealt with in particular in
the Results section.
In a survey conducted by the two sports magazines, “Sport” from
Belgrade and “Sports News” from Zagreb, Dragomir Bečanović was
declared the best athlete of SFR of Yugoslavia in 1989. By winning the
first place in the 1989 World Championship, Bečanović achieved the
highest competitive success in Yugoslav judo.
In 1989, due to considerable contributions to the development of
judo, the International Judo Union (IJU) awarded Momčilo Milić, Milić
Ilić and Božidar Markuš 5th Dan Black Belt and Petar Ilić, 6th Dan
Black Belt , while the Yugoslav Minister of Sports prof. Zoran Bingulac,
awarded Božidar Markuš with a Certificate of Merit in recognition
of his contribution to the development of sports in Yugoslavia and
abroad.
The notorious political situation in the former federal republics
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia could not disrupt the relations
between the judo Unions of Serbia and Montenegro, but tensions still
could be felt. Some of the politicians from Serbia and Montenegro, including
the Yugoslav president, Zoran Lilić, tried to establish different
relations and different management. In the light of such conditions, at
the end of my second presidential term in JUY, the work of the Union,
apart from regular issues, the number of which being in no way small,
carried the burden of a few additional ones as well. In such a situation,
the work itself lost its purpose.
The Federal Government, whose president was Momir Bulatović,
was not recognized by the Montenegrin authorities who used to refer
to it, even in official communication, as “illegitimate”, “so-called” and
the like. What we did not expect was that even we, within the Judo Union
of Yugoslavia, would suffer the consequences of its illegitimate procedures.
The Yugoslav Ministry of Sport and its representative Labud
Janković interfered with the work of the JUY in the rudest way possible.
From his position of the Deputy Minister, he took the right to appoint
a person to make decisions instead of the Union bodies, although this
person had already been suspended by the authorities of Judo Union
of Yugoslavia. Unwilling to accept such relations, on September 28,
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1999, after seven years of successful work, I submitted my resignation
and "U
"Uinformed takozvanoj
takozvanoj the public Saveznoj
Saveznoj on the vladi,
vladi, matter. ta~nije
ta~nije In the daily u njenom
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29, odr`an
sporta,
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done{ene “Markuš Resigned”: odluke suprotne odlukama Predsjedni{tva i Skup{tine
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of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia Božidar Markuš has
submitted Na taj na~in his resignation Savezna vlada to the je Presidency svom politi~kom of the Judo nelegitimitetu, Union of Yugoslavia,
where, svog among resornog other ministarstva, things, he states: dodala nelegitimitet jednoj
sportskoj “In the so-called organizaciji.
Federal Government, more specifically in its Ministry
kroz
odluke
of Sport, a meeting was held at which I was not present and where decisions
were made contrary to the decisions of the Presidency and the
Savezne vlade i karaktera koji poprima politi~ka obilje‘ja, ostaju}i
Assembly of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia.
privr‘en principima d‘udo sporta, vi{e nijesam u mogu}nosti da
In this way, the Federal Government has, to its own political ille-
obavljam funkciju predsjednika Predsjedni{tva D‘udo saveza
gitimacy through decisions of its line ministry, added illegitimacy to a
Jugoslavije".
Zbog dubokog neslaganja sa ovakvim odnosom takozvane
sport organization.
Canu Canu
Fabijen, Fabijen,
Božidar Bo`idar
Bo`idar
Markuš Marku{ and i Vuk Vuk Ra{ovi},
Marku{ Vuk Ra{ovi},
Rašović, Pariz 1988. Paris, 1988
Pariz 1988.
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Božidar Bo`idar Markuš Marku{ and i prof.
Zoran dr Bo`idar Zoran Ćirković, Marku{ ]irkovi}, Rome i prof. Rim
dr Zoran ]irkovi}, Rim

Because of the profound disagreement with this treatment of the socalled
Federal Government and its character taking on political traits,
though remaining committed to the principles of judo, I am no more in
position to perform the function of the president of the Presidency of
the Judo Union of Yugoslavia.”
Dragomir
[katari},
Dragomir Bo`idar
Dragomir [katari}, Marku{,
[katari},
Radomir Bo`idar
Kova~evi}
Bo`idar Marku{, i
Dragomir Škatarić, Marku{, Radomir Rajko
Kova~evi} Miranovi},
Božidar Radomir Markuš, i
Kova~evi}
Split, 1979.
Radomir Kovačević Rajkoi
and Rajko Miranović,
Miranovi}, Rajko
Split, Miranovi}, 1979.
Split, 1979
Split, 1979.
Atina, 1993.
Athens, Atina, 1993 1993.
Atina, 1993.
Minster,
Minster, 1994.
Minster,
Minster, 1994.
1994.
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Josuhiro Jamashita and Božidar Markuš, 1989
Josuhiro Jamashita i Bo`idar Marku{, 1989.
Lidija Popović, Popovi}, Božidar Bo`idarMarkuš,
Marku{,
Dragana Salopek and i Branislav
Crnogorac, Istanbul, 1988
1988.
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11.
THE MONTENEGRIN OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE
Many years of career in sport and participation in the sport management
bodies of Montenegro and Yugoslavia, allowed me an insight
into the true state of affairs, which shaped my attitude concerning it. I
belonged to those athletes and sports professionals who always stood
for equal treatment of the sports and athletes. I pointed out that when
allocating funds for some sports disciplines, there was no equality and
the results and the number of participants were not appreciated as they
should have. Some sports and athletes were privileged.
I participated in the formation of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee
and as a member of its first Presidency gave a small contribution
to its work. At that time the idea of starting the Montenegrin Olympic
Committee did not enjoy full support even in Montenegro. Many sports
officials in the state authorities, responsible for sports, stated that it was
“a ridiculous idea in the minds of some sports workers”. A great deal of
energy was employed in the activities aimed at securing the equal treatment
to the representatives of Montenegro in the Yugoslav Olympic
Committee compared to that their counterparts from Serbia received. It
was also argued for decision making bodies to be established on a parity
basis in all professional leagues, as it was the case with judo (there
was but one representative from Montenegro in the Presidency of the
Yugoslav Committee).
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The forerunner of the idea of the equality, independence and formation
of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, was the Table-Tennis
Union of Montenegro and its president, Saša Milačić. The Secretary of
the Republican Union of Organizations for Physical Culture, Dragutin
Martinović-Lale was a proponent of the idea and gave a large contribution
to its realization in an extremely fair way. I remember prof. Gruja
Radunović’s energetic exposés, and his advocacy for the equality and
independence of the representatives of the University Union of Organizations
for Physical Culture.
The formation and work of the Olympic Committee of Montenegro
saw huge obstacles and obstruction on the part of individuals and authorities
in Montenegro. Huge pressure by individuals from state sports
bodies, resulted in the adoption of the name “The Olympic Committee
of Montenegro” instead of “The Montenegrin Olympic Committee”.
From this time distance, I can clearly see that if the idea of equality
and independence had not enjoyed support, it would have never taken
hold. The Olympic Committee of Montenegro, at the time, was, in fact,
a compromise between possibilities and preferences.
About the long-standing commitment to the equality of Montenegro
athletes in the Yugoslavian Olympic Committee testify the newspaper
articles: “Equal in YOC” (“Žurnal” of November 23, 1996) and “Equality
before All Things” (“Pobjeda”, November, 1996).
The position I held in the organization and operation of the Olympic
Committee of Montenegro enabled me to notice a very significant role
which in its formation and work played by the following individuals:
Miško Vuković, Božidar Vuksanović and Boro Vučinić. A large number
of sports officials and athletes from various sport disciplines, members
of the Presidency and others, contributed largely to the Montenegrin
Olympic Committee so that it could be ready for the declaration of
Montenegrin independence and to become a member of the International
Olympic Committee.
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Pobjeda, 1996
Pobjeda, 1996.
Pobjeda, 1996.
@urnal, 1996.
@urnal, Žurnal, 1996.
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12.
VETERANS
Even if all the participants in the events within the time span mentioned
told their stories, the overall story would still be incomplete. My
aim was not to mirror the past but, by presenting authentic data and
documents, to make some events from it comprehensible.
Judo veterans, members of the Judo Veterans Union of Montenegro,
have among other things, a duty to maintain the link between the past
and the present, all with the aim to mark the present and the future of
judo with good achievements.
It is because of the present and future development of judo and the
objectives which are aimed at achieving through this sport, that it must
not be forgotten that, although on an amateur basis, the heroes in this
book inspired by the love and magic of judo, dedicated their youth and
some of them most of their lives to building the foundation of a judo
organization. As can be seen from the contents of this book, the foundations
are strong enough for future generations to build on without fear
that they might collapse.
The Judo Veterans Unions of the former State Union of Serbia and
Montenegro awarded deserving individuals from Montenegro in these
ways:
1. In acknowledgement of their contribution to recognition and development
of judo, the following were promoted to the rank of a Honorary
Master of Judo: Vukoman Ćirović, Husnija Redžepagić, Miomir
Radunović, Dragan Perović-Bobi, Lazar Vujović, Dragan Drobnjak and
Miodrag Davidović,
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2. The following deserving individuals were promoted to Dan ranks in
recognition of their versatile contribution to the development of judo
and a high degree of mastery of judo principles and techniques:
- Velizar Bukilić and Svetozara Đurišić - 3rd Dan (black belt),
- Radovan Đurišić, Predrag Madžarović,Vladimir Nikaljević and Mihailo
Markuš - 4th Dan (black belt),
- Slavica Đurović, Predrag Dmitrović - Miško, Dragan Lazović, Jugoslav
Ivanović, Zuvdija Hodžić, Dragan Ivanović, Mihailo Burić,
Momčilo Markuš and Marko Velimirović – 5th Dan (black belt),
- Marko Trifunović, Momčilo Milić, Pavle Milić, Slobodan Mićković,
Dragomir Škatarić – 6th Dan (a red-and-white belt) and,
- Petar Ilić and Božidar Markuš 7th Dan (a red-and-white belt).
On my initiative, a group of veterans formed the Judo Veterans Union
of Montenegro, which is registered with the Ministry of Justice of the
Republic of Montenegro by the decision No. 02-653/04 20 II in 2004.
Although they gathered previously, since then the judo veterans of
Montenegro have begun to practice and to prepare for participation in
international competitions, to organize meetings, assist their members,
write and publish books, which will, just like this one, be of benefit to
fans and admirers of the Montenegrin sport in general.
Doing judo at an advanced age, except for keeping good bodily to
keep fit, serves to spiritual development and expansion of knowledge,
and nurturing the noblest ethical and human values. The Judo Veterans
Union of Montenegro is the publisher of the book “A Way (DO)”
which, by its content, confirms the aforesaid in a suitable manner.
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Veterani
Veterani Veterans
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naat
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Plavnici Plavnica
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Veterani na Plavnici
Veterani Veterans na at Plavnica Plavnici
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Zuvdija Hodžić
and Zuvdija Božidar
Hod`i}
Markuš ii Bo`idar
Marku{
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Petar Ili}, Vuk Ra{ovi}, Bora Cveji} i Bo`idar Marku{
Petar Ilić, Vuk Rašović, Bora Cvejić and Božidar Markuš
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13.
RESULTS
When it comes to results, it is understood that someone who has
achieved good results has at the same time realized the goal of their
training. What results do we, actually, have in mind? Let us recall what,
speaking of the purpose of practicing judo, said its founder Dr Jigoro
Kano:
“In this way we improve ourselves and become more valuable members
of the community. And that is, at the same time, the ultimate goal
of judo”. (Illustrated Kodokan Judo, Kodansha, Tokyo, 1955, pp. 7-
13). This means that those who have became more refined and valuable
members of the community, have achieved greater results and realized
the goal of their practice and training. Often is a means represented as
an objective and by that logic, competition results are understood as the
ultimate goal in sports.Training, competitions, medals, awards ... these
are all but means for achieving the primary objective - perfection.
Every modern society encourages sporting activities just because
of the improvement of individuals who, thus, become more useful to
themselves, others and community to which they belong. All those who
are successful in their careers state that they would not be so successful
if they had not practiced judo. Many of them say that judo gave definition
to their life ways and helped them succeed.
Akademician Zuvdija Hodžić, Prof. Mihailo Burić, dr Dušan
Martinović, Prof. Branko Radujković and many others have confirmed
that.
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Of course, not all of them wanted to become academicians, professors,
PhDs, engineers ... but the fact stands that all those who practised
judo proved to be better and more successful this way than if they had
not done judo. I am convinced that some of the results, achieved at the
onset of judo in Montenegro are far more significant than those of the
same or even higher rank achieved later. That is why in this book “more
attention” is devoted to these people and activities because these are
“the first steps”, by which, to use a Chinese proverb - a journey of a
thousand miles begins”.
The competition results in the team competition have already been mentioned,
and I will mention only the most important ones that athletes
from Montenegro have achieved in the singles at international competitions
and championships of SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.
From March, 1981 until September, 1999, I performed the most responsible
professional and managerial duties in the Judo Union of Montenegro
and Yugoslavia. I am proud to say that during this period by far the
best results were achieved in both Montenegrin and Yugoslav judo.
Montenegrin Union was one ofthe best organized and most successful
in the republic, which secured it an important status in the sports
family.
All those mentioned in this book together with great many enthusiasts
not mentioned, or inadvertently omitted, have given a great contribution
to the development of judo.
The Olympic athletes:
Dragomir Bečanović, Seul, 1988
Zorica Blagojević, Barcelona, 1992
Dano Pantić, Barcelona, 1992, and
Dragoljub Radulović, Atlanta, 1996
World championships:
Mirsada Ganić, 7th place for women seniors, New
York, 1980
Dragomir Bečanović, 1st place for men seniors, Belgrade,
1989
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Zorica Blagojević, 7th place for women seniors, Belgrade,
1989
Slavka Marojević, 7th place for women seniors and
Dragoljub Radulović, 5th place for men seniors, Tokyo,
1995
European championships:
Men/Women seniors
Slavica Đurović, 5th place for women seniors, Genova,
1975
Mirsada Ganić, 5th place for women seniors, Udine,
1979
Dragomir Bečanović, 2nd place for men seniors, Paris,
1987
Ranko Miranović, 5th place for men seniors, Helsinki,
1989
Zorica Blagojević, 5th place for women seniors, Frankfurt,
1990
Danojla Đurđevac, 5th place for women seniors, Birmingham,
1995
Nada Ognjenović, 5th place for women seniors, Ostende,
1997
Srđan Mrvaljević, 2nd place for younger men seniors,
Moscow, 2006 and
Marko Radulović, 5th place for men seniors (absolute
weight)
European championships:
Men/women juniors
Vukašin Đurović, 5th place for men juniors, Berlin,
1977
Darko Davidović, 5th place for men juniors San Marino,
1981
Danojla Đurđevac, 3rd place for women juniors, Istanbul,
1990
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Stanka Krivokapić, 2nd place for women juniors, Istanbul,
1990
Danojla Đurđevac, 2nd place for women juniors, Finland,
Pieksämäki, 1991 and
Jelena Mićović, 3rd place for women juniors, Valladolid,
1995
Mediterranean games:
Ranko Miranović, 2nd place for men seniors, Split,
1979
Nada Ognjenović, 3rd place for women seniors, Bari,
1997 and
Nada Ognjenović, 5th place, Tunisia, 2001
Winners of the Balkan championships between 1978
and 2007
Men seniors:
Ranko Miranović, Novi Sad, 1978 and Pernik,1981
Dragomir Bečanović, Athens, 1988
Dragan Mrvaljević, Sarajevo, 2001 and
Marko Radulović, Istanbul, 2005 and Volos, 2007
Women seniors:
Nada Ognjenović, Sarajevo, 2001
Violeta Vučković, Sarajevo, 2001
Dragana Živković, Sarajevo, 2001, and
Slađana Pejović, Sarajevo, 2001
Men juniors:
Dejan Pavićević, Izmir, 1990 and
Marko Radulović, Bor, 2004
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Women juniors:
Zorica Sokolov, Trebinje, 1987
Snežana Baćović, Athens, 1988 and
Jelena Kostić, Tekirdağ, 2001
Men cadets:
Marko Radulović, Komotini, 2002
Women cadets:
Mirjana Martinović, Subotica, 1997 and
Jelena Kostić, Subotica, 1997, Belgrade, 1998 and Belgrade,
1999
The champions of SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia between 1968
and 2003
Men seniors:
Milorad Vujović, 1968, over 93 kg,
Ranko Miranović, 1975, (class 10, under 86 kg),
1980 (absolute weight), 1981, 1982, (absolute weight),
and in 1982, over 95 kg
Momčilo Markuš, 1975, (class 10, under 60),
Sreten Kipa, 1980 and 1986, under 60 kg,
Milorad Mićković, 1984, under 65 kg,
Dragomir Bečanović, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990, under
65 kg,
Dano Pantić, 1991 and 1992, under 95 kg,
Željko Radulović, 1993, under 86 kg,
Dragan Mrvaljević, 1994, under 60 kg and
Dragoljub Radulović, 1994 and 1995, under 78 kg.
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Women seniors:
Mirsada Ganić, 1978, under 56 kg, 1979, 1980,
1981,1982, and 1983, under 66 kg,
Slavica Đurović, 1974, under 56 kg,
Zorica Sokolov, under 48 kg 1987, and under 52 kg,
1989
Snežana Baćović, 1990 (absolute weight),
Zorica Blagojević, 1991 (absolute weight), and under
72kg, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994
Stanka Krivokapić, 1990, under 52 kg and 1992, under
61 kg,
Nada Ognjenović, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, and 2000, under 66 kg, and 2001, under 63 kg,
Danojla Đurđevac, 1991 and 1992, over 72 kg,
Biljana Popović, 1992 (absolute weight),
Jelena Mićović, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 (absolute
weight),
1999 and 2000, under 61 kg, and 2001, under 78 kg,
Slavka Marojević, 1993, under 66 kg and 1998, under
70 kg,
Danka Stevović, 1994, under 56 kg,
Nataša Kresović, 1991, under 66 kg,
Violeta Vučković, 1999, 2001 and 2002, under 70 kg
Dragana Živković, 2001, 2002, and 2003, under 57 kg
Jelena Kostić 2002 and 2003, under 63 kg and
Gordana Radulović, 2003, under 78 kg
The champions of SFR Yugoslavia:
Men juniors:
Vukašin Đurović, 1975 and 1976,
Darko Davidović, 1980 and 1981,
Željko Boričić, 1982,
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Miloš Stanković, 1985,
Dano Pantić, 1990, and
Milorad Đešnjić, 1990
Women juniors:
Veselinka Krivokapić, 1986,
Milodarka Đurković, 1987,
Snežana Baćović, 1987 and 1988,
Nada Ognjenović, 1988, 1989, and 1990,
Dušanka Marojević, 1988,
Danojla Đurđevac, 1989 and1990,
Stanka Krivokapić, 1990 and 1991,
Jelena Mićović, 1992, and
Danka Kršikapa, 1992
Montenegro team members who won the
National League of SFR Yugoslavia:
Božidar Markuš, Zagreb, 1974, AJC “Mladost”
Vukašin Đurović, Belgrade, 1985 and 1986, JC “Rekord”
and
Milorad Mladenović, Belgrade, 1985 and 1986, JC
“Rekord”.
Dragomir Bečanović was declared the best athlete of
the SFR Yugoslavia in Belgrade, in 1989.
The following judokas were declared the best athletes
of Montenegro:
Ranko Miranović, 1974,
Dragomir Bečanović, 1987 and 1989,
Dano Pantić, 1992, and
Dragoljub Radulović, 1995.
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Among the top ten athletes of Montenegro from 1966 to 2006 the
following judokas were selected:
1. Vuk Rašović, 1966,
2. Milorad Vujović, 1968,
3. Pavle Milić, 1968,
4. Mirko Jovanović, 1973,
5. Ranko Miranović, 1974,
6. Mirko Jovanović, 1975,
7. Vukašin Đurović, 1976,
8. Sreten Kipa, 1976,
9. Vukašin Đurović, 1977,
10. Ranko Miranović, 1978,
11. Mirsada Ganić, 1978,
12. Ranko Miranović, 1979,
13. Miodrag Mićković, 1979,
14. Mirsada Ganić, 1979,
15. Mirsada Ganić, 1980,
16. Ranko Miranović, 1981,
17. Ranko Miranović, 1982,
18. Željko Boričić, 1982,
19. Dragomir Bečanović, 1985,
20. Dragomir Bečanović, 1986,
21. Dragomir Bečanović, 1987,
22. Zorica Sokolov, 1987,
23. Snežana Baćović, 1988,
24. Dragomir Bečanović, 1989,
25. Zorica Blagojević, 1989,
26. Stanka Krivokapić, 1990,
27. Zorica Blagojević, 1991,
28. Miloš Stanković, 1991,
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29. Dano Pantić, 1992,
30. Zorica Blagojević, 1992,
31. Jelena Mićović, 1993,
32. Željko Radulović, 1993,
33. Dragoljub Radulović, 1995,
34. Jelena Mićović, 1995,
35. Nada Ognjenović, 1997,
36. Jelena Mićović, 1999,
37. Violeta Vučković, 2001,
38. Gordana Radulović, 2004,
39. Marko Radulović, 2005, and
40. Srđan Mrvaljević, 2006
In many competitions in the SFR Yugoslavia and the FR Yugoslavia
in various age categories athletes from Montenegro were often ranked
first overall. The competitors from Montenegro won the first places and
were pronounced the best in many, prestigious international competitions
as well.
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14.
DRAGOMIR BEČANOVIĆ
The case of Dragomir Bečanović, the world judo champion, is a
story for the Guinness book of records, but also a story that gives a clear
answer to the most frequently asked question: What is most important
for success?
In the “Olga Golović” elementary school in
Nikšić, in the 1970s, a school division of the judo
club “Akademik” was in operation and its coach
was Petar Ilić. To one of the training sessions
came then ten-year old Dragomir Bečanović. Tall,
thin and tenacious, he was more predisposed for
athletics and similar sports than for judo. His determination
and incredible perseverance left no
dilemma regarding his possibly mistaken choice
of sport. From the first day he gave the impression of being at the right
place and knowing exactly what he wanted. Even when he did not manage
to realize the objective, he was certain to know why the events took
such a course as well as that he would succeed the next time. His selfconfidence
and perseverance often did not lead to the expected results,
especially in the beginning, when it was most difficult, and when the
first steps were learned.
It was clear from the start: Bečanović came firmly resolved to succeed.
His motivation was so strong that, sometimes, one could get the
impression that he was not in the least interested in serious warnings
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that he should be careful because his opponent was very strong and successful.
What he wanted often would not come true but one thing never
happened – he never thought of giving up his goal.
Before the greatest success achieved by Bečanovič at the 1987 European
Championship in Paris and the 1989 World Championship in
Belgrade, there were uncertainties in professional circles about his techniques,
which were considered not fully developed and mature enough
for top international results and his perfomance was believed to be very
flawed in terms of technique.
On one occasion, after the national team’s preparations for the European
Championship in Novi Sad, Bečanović approched me as a member
of the Expert Council of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia asking me
to inquire with the national team coach Mrvaljević why Cuk (Slovenia)
was on the team and not him.
I asked Mrvaljević the question and he, in the presence of Bečanović,
replied:
“Cuk is an older and more experienced competitor. If I put on Bečanović
on the team and he loses, everybody will blame me”.
When I informed Mrvaljević that Slavko Obadov, the national team
coach at the preparations, said that Bečanović was by far the best and
should be put on the team, he added:
“Bečanović’s performance is with many shortcomings, he is not at
his best when it comes to grappling, and, in addition to this all, his flexibility
is poor.”
Bečanović laughed and I asked Mrvaljević: “How is it that Bečanović
has done so well with so many weaknesses and what are we supposed
to do with those competitors who “lack nothing” but out of Yugoslavia
are always eliminated in the first round?” Mrvaljević stuck to the view
that he had chosen well and that the issue of “the first list” in that class
(under 65 kg) was to be resolved after the national championship.
In 1987, in Paris, just before the start of the European Championship
Bečanović told his fellow national team members:“Today I’ll kill them
all”. It did not surprise the athletes because it was not the first time for
Bečanović to make such a confident statement, but the coach also heard
it and commented: “He is crazy, he has no idea where he is now”!
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Bečanović was ranked second in the competition, and the next year we,
as federal referees, watched the tape of the Refereeing Commission of
the European Judo Union where the final match in which Bečanović
participated was set as an example of a huge refereeing mistake at the
expense of Bečanović.
His opponent was literally crawling through the whole final part of
the fight keeping the advantage gained at the beginning.
What was really outstanding in Bečanović was his endurance, made
possible by the incredibly potent cardio-vascular and pulmonary systems.
At general physical fitness and conditioning training of the Yugoslav
national team when all other athletes would fall down from exhaustion
and the so-called “breakdown” occurred, Bečanović would,
without a single drop of sweat on his forehead, run additional circles
demonstrating his superiority. These exceptional physical properties
were raised to a higher level by an experienced specialist in this type of
training, prof. Zoran Ćirković from Belgrade.
When, two years later, Bečanović won the first place at the World
Championship in Belgrade , in excitement and panting, he said: “I made
it all myself!”
This statement of Bečanović deserves a
more profound analysis and it would be unfair
to interpret it on the basis of the first
impression. It contains the answers to many
a question. We, who monitored the manyyear
fanatical work of his, at the organizational
and professional level, and helped
him, felt forgotten for just a brief moment
and only in that moment his statements
sounded selfish. I knew what it meant and
what, in fact, was behind it.
Under the conditions available to him for practice and to some extent
described in this book, which, unfortunately, even to this day, have
not significantly changed, it is a real feat and, undoubtedly, an “entry”
for Guinness to become the world champion in an Olympic discipline.
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This claim is corroborated by the fact that the work in the clubs
and the League was performed on a completely amateur basis, without
scientific support, and without necessary conditions for work and
adequate professional assistance. All coaches, contestants and referees
were amateurs who had other vocations and practiced judo out of love.
Much was lacking, which was why Bečanović could claim that he
had made it all on his own. Without his incredible will to succeed, persistence
and enormous sacrifices, everything would be in vain.
Motivation was stronger here than anything that was missing or
stood as anobstacle in this man’s way to the goal set. This example
shows in practice that without strong motivation there is no success.
Motivation is more important than even talent and working conditions,
more important than anything.
And we who practised in the same or worse conditions and were
trained in the same way,we who coached others accompanying them on
the road to success, still regret the conditions for practising sports are
not by far better. Few are now ready to work on an amateur basis, and
do the same as the heroes from this book. That is why, if the importance
of sports is not adequately recognized and the necessary resources and
knowledge are not invested into it, it will be even less likely for someone
to equal Bečanović’s success in the future.
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RANKO MIRANOVI]
RANKO MIRANOVIĆ
15.
15.
Ranko Miranovi} je poslije Be~anovi}a, najuspje{niji crnogorski
d‘udista. Bio je kapiten d‘udo reprezentacije SFR Jugoslavije,
dvostruki apsolutni prvak SFR Jugoslavije, dvostruki prvak Balkana,
peti na svijetu, vice{ampion Mediterana i pobjednik na mnogim jakim
Ranko Miranović is, after Bečanović, the most successful Montenegrin
judoka. He was captain of the judo national team of SFR
Yugoslavia, the double absolute champion of Yugoslavia, the double
champion of the Balkans, the fifth-placed in the World Championship,
the
me|unarodnim
first runner-up
takmi~enjima.
in the Mediterranean Games and the winner of many
strong international competitions.
We played several years together for
the judo club “Titograd” team, were
sparring partners on many occasions
and fought each other while training.
I was his coach in judo club “Ribnica”
and followed his work for many
years as the president of the Expert
Council and the Selection Committee
of the Judo Union of Montenegro
and a member of the Expert Council
of Judo Union of Yugoslavia. This is
how I gained much knowledge on his
competitive values.
What Ranko Miranović managed to achieve, no judoka from Montenegro
did. For a few years he was absolutely the best Yugoslav judoka
in the strongest competition. The fact that for a long time he managed to
be by far better than anybody else in Yugoslavia justified the claims by
Nekoliko godina smo nastupali u
ekipi d‘udo kluba"Titograd", mnogo
puta sparingovali i borili se na
treningu. Bio sam mu trener u d‘udo
klubu "Ribnica", dugo godina sam pratio
njegov rad kao predsjednik Stru-
~nog savjeta i Selektorske komisije
D`udo saveza Crne Gore i ~lan Stru-
~nog savjeta Judo saveza Jugoslavije
i tako stekao mnogo saznanja o njegovim
takmi~arskim vrijednostima.
Ono {to je uspio Ranko Miranovi}, nije uspio niko iz Crne Gore.
Nekoliko godina bio je apsolutno najbolji jugoslovenski d‘udista i
to u najja~oj konkurenciji. To da je dugo vremena uspijevao da u
Jugoslaviji bude ubjedljivo bolji od svih opravdavalo je tvrdnje
mnogih da je Miranovi} najbolji crnogorski d‘udista. Zaista, bio je
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mnogo bolji takmi~ar nego {to o njemu govore rezultati. [to je to {to
ga je sprije~ilo da na me|unarodnom planu postigne jo{ bolje

many that he was the best Montenegrin judoka. Indeed, Miranović was
a much better competitor than the results speak of him. What prevented
him from achieving even better results at the international level?
Miranović, like many competitors at the time, did not agree with the
coach Jovanović and instead of his support, often faced major problems
and obstruction. Therefore, he had to simultaneously fight both his opponents
in the competitions and his own coach. The club management
long dealt with that problem, to say the least, in an unfair way. At that
time Miranović, in order to achieve international recognition, had to
have more fights at the international level. However, invitations to the
national team addressed to Miranović, ended up in a rubbish bin, without
his knowledge.
When Miranović was to travel to Moscow as a potential Olympic
candidate in 1980, his coach said that he was not attending training sessions
(which was not true) and that, so unprepared, he could not leave
for Moscow. This long-lasting break in performances at the international
level took its toll.
The national team preparations held before big international competitions
never suited Miranović’s needs and had a negative impact on
his physical fitness. Preparations in which one was to train to exhaustion
two or three times a day never suited him. When training in the
club or individually, he would achieve much better results.
For the outstanding results achieved by playing fair as a true athlete
should, he received numerous honours and awards.
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16.
16.
MARKO RADULOVIĆ
RADULOVI]
He is only 21 and already the champion of
the
Tek
Balkans
je napunio
for cadets,
21. godinu
junior
a
champion
ve} je bio
of
prvak
the
Balkana Balkans, double za kadete, senior prvak champion Balkana of the za Balkans juniore,
dvostruki and fifth-placed prvakin Balkana the Europian za seniore Championship i peti u
Evropi in the absolute u apsolutnoj weight kategoriji class for seniors. za seniore. This last Posljednji
result has rezultat, not been doequaled sad nijeby uspio any da other postigne Montenegrin
iz Crne judoka Gore. so far. Progla{avan He was declared je za the najpe-
most
niko
rspektivnijeg promising young mladog athlete sportistu of Montenegro. Crne Gore. However,
reasonable zahtjevi requests da mu for se providing obezbijede adequate ade-
No,
opravdani
conditions for his work kvatni and progress, uslovi za bring rad to i napredovanje, mind much similar umnogome stories
podsje}aju of Miranović naand pri~u Bečanović. o Miranovi}u Decades i Be~anovi}u... later, things should Nekoliko be different. decenija
kasnije, moralo bi biti druga~ije.
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17.
ANECDOTES
During competitions, travels, trainings and other occasions, there
were events that provoked laughter, the events to remember and retell
for years. Something might be changed or added to the stories but the
essence remains.
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17. 1. THE SHINBONE
Ranko Miranović and his club colleague and best man, Dragomir
Škatarić-Škaćo, a prominent first team regular of the Podgorica team
“Budućnost”, studied at the Higher School for Teachers in Nikšić, the
Department of Sport Recreation.
They were “stuck” with the anatomy exam. The hope that they
would pass this exam just as they had passed the others, day after day
was more and more fragile. When it was almost completely lost, Škaćo,
in a happy mood, came running up to Ranko, uttering these words:
-Radža, we are saved! My next-door neighbor has become the
professor
Of anatomy and he will examine us. So, we will pass the exam
smoothly.
Ranko looked at him happily but still retaining the expression of
disbelief.
- May God help us be so! - Ranko said although still with some
doubt.
- One hundred percent sure! I say I know the man!
The day of the exam came and Škaćo and Ranko, already sure they
would have the professor’s help, had not been studying at all and came
unprepared to the room for exams full of students to take the exam.
-Who will be the first? - asked the professor.
There was a moment of silence that lasted for so much that someone
had to break it.
- I will! - Ranko said bravely.
- Well, come here, select a bone from this box and tell us what you
know about it.
- I will take the shinbone, if I may, Professor, replied Ranko.
- Yes, you can! - the professor answered, and Ranko quickly headed
to the chest with plastic bones and started to turn them around burying
his hands deeper and deeper.
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They were all waiting for Ranko to find the bone, but he somehow
did not manage to.
- Professor, it is not here. Someone must have taken it out - Ranko’s
voice could be finally heard.
He began searching anew, digging both deeper and faster. He turned the
chest inside out but could not find the bone.
- Professor, I am certain it isn’t here.
The professor had already lost patience and immediately called for another
student:
- Come on, who is going to replace Miranović?
- I will, Professor, volunteered Škaćo, as if wanting to take his close
friend out of trouble.
Walking in a manner characteristic of him, moving his left shoulder,
which he often hurt, Škačo headed to the chest and just as he bent over
it, he pulled out the required bone and exclaimed:
- Here it is, Professor. The shinbone!
He was over the moon which could be told by the expression on
his face. He gave the impression of a man who succeeded. Again there
was silence in which, as in a “silent” film, the protagonists were Škaćo
standing in front of the blackboard and holding the bone in his hand
and Ranko, still in bewilderment. The silence was interrupted by the
professor:
- Go ahead, say something about the bone. Tell us, at least, what its
Latin name is?
Škaćo remained silent, which was why Ranko estimated that it
would be great, if he knew and answered that now, which would “correct”
the previous error, but, unfortunately, he did not know. He was
solemnly silent giving the impression of a student who knew the answer
but was unwilling to disturb the existing order and to be primitive.
To help the neighbour out, the professor, seeing that Škaćo clearly
could not answer, ignored the first and asked a new question, this time
the easiest one:
- Come on, tell us why this bone is thicker than the other one, placed
next to it, and why it is curved?
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Škara understood the professor’s good will to help but he was also
well aware he did not know the answer. He hoped for an impossible to
happen
- that he might remember what he did not know.
In this expectation he took the bone in his hands, lifted it at the
shoulder height and started to watch through it, as if aiming at something.
Then he turned it on the other side and continued aiming at an
imaginary target. Then, all of a sudden, he uttered:
- Well, Sir, it is thicker than the other one placed next to it and a bit
curved because it faces the sun. The reply had the room roaring with
laughter.
The next time they studied for the exam and passed.
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17. 2. LEANING
At the federal competition in Sarajevo, the fight between the national
team members Ranko Miranović and Rajko Kušić was observed by
their club coaches, Mirko Jovanović and Branislav-Brano Crnogorac.
The fight was interesting and to the very end the winner was uncertain.
The coaches who chose the best position to observe the fight, placed
next to each other, were taking small nervous steps, making the movements
they suggested to their competitors to make.
The audience followed the fight but did not lose from sight the two
excited coaches who yelled, gesticulated and make tendentious comments
targeted at the referees. At one point, Brane noted that Mirko,
in critical moments of imbalance between the competitors, leaned to
the same side as himself, which he found strange. When this happened
again, he asked Mirko:
- How is it that you lean to the same side as I do? Shouldn’t it be
the opposite side for you?! On whose side are you, your competitor’s or
mine?
After a short break Mirko replied:
- Yours, on my honour! Because if mine wins, woe to me when we
get back to Titograd!
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17. 3. A SOLOIST
Most anecdotes are related to Nikola-Nikica Miljević who used
to be the most prankish. Miljević, while still a student at the Higher
School for Teachers in Cetinje, was a participant in the Seminar for
Judo Instructors held in December, 1962 in the town. He was one of the
three competitors from Montenegro who entered a competition for the
first time. He was the founder of the judo club “Mornar” from Bar, he
helped Milorad Vujović to keep the Cetinje club in operation and from
time to time came with him to Nikšić, and, later, achieved excellent
sports results.
His best man, Milorad-Miško Vujović, the first champion of SFR
Yugoslavia from Montenegro, a teacher of Serbo-Croatian, and himself
were returning from a championship with the Montenegrin judo team.
On their passage through Serbia, the huge team stopped in front of a
restaurant-inn from which a loud music could be heard. Several buses
were parked in front of it. It was a good opportunity to take some rest
after a long trip and have something to eat. The great hall they entered, a
lot of guests and a singer who sang the then popular folk songs gave the
impression that this was the place where all their needs would be met.
The waiter brought the drinks, the food was ordered, and the starving
competitors, waiting for their meals, nibbled at the bread, looking
around. The eyes would, before they began making the new semi-circle,
stop at the orchestra and singers, who, judging by the reactions of the
guests, were doing a good job.
Was the impatience of the judokas caused by the fact that they were
starving, or the cooks were late because of too many guests, but the
most impatient among them, Nikica, got up and walked towards the
kitchen. When he returned and sat down satisfied, he told them what
they wanted to hear most:
- The food is arriving promptly!
Everybody was happy but especially Miško, who, being a heavyweighter
had the biggest appetite. Nikica looked at his friend smiling.
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- It will arrive soon, my friend, don’t worry!
Indeed, “the now” came but not the food. Instead, the band suddenly
stopped playing, the restaurant owner took the microphone and
warmly welcomed the Montenegrin national judo team, adding:
- Dear guests! It is my greatest pleasure to be able to tell you that
among us here today is a famous performer of Montenegrin folk songs,
a soloist, Miodrag-Miško Vujović, who expressed the wish, to our
greatest satisfaction, to sing a fewsongs. The stage is yours, comrade
Miško!
There was a lengthy round of applause. All were pleasantly surprised
but Miško himself who, looking at his friend Nikica, hit his forehead
with the hand:
- Why have you done this to me, my friend?
Instead of answering him, Nikica began to applaud and shout:
- Miško! Miško! Miško!
All the guests endorsed it, calling Miško to take the floor and start
singing.
For a moment they all forgot about food and drink. Miško, who
was the most hungry, not even thought of food, struck the forehead
once again and went to the band. A great applause accompanied him on
his way to the podium where the restaurant owner, cheerfully, handed
the microphone over to him. Without any introduction, Mike began his
song:
- I will, my brothers: ’tis just for that I’m come!
How many a twinkling light have I fir’d up
On altar of our Church - the “Right Believing”!
And as a blind old man I come to you
To brighten still, so much as in me lies,
These holy fires of yours upon your altar,
Upon the altar of your Church and Honour!
Though I see not, good enough’s my hearing
Brethren, come in and take the Holy Meal,
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There was an unusual silence. Everybody looked at Miško who after a
short pause continued:
- Black clouds had veil’d our kindly sun;
Upon our hills had darkness come
Those were the moments when one could think about anything but
the food seemingly forgotten by everyone. Miško was especially admired
by the members of the orchestra and the owner of the restaurant.
And then from the depths of his soul, in a thundering voice, Miško
started singing:
-A young Vinka, born in Piva, suffered in great pain,
What troubles you, dear child, asks her mother worried
The audience applaudes and cheered: Miško! Miško! The waiters
began serving the food. Everything was brisk and lively again. The food
was forgotten by all, but strangely enough, most forgotten by Miško
- the hungriest of them all. He thought only of singing as many
songs as he could. When it was obvious that the pleasure of listening
to his singing was coming to an end, Nikica reminded Miško discretely
that his mission was accomplished:
-My friend, your meal is getting cold!
The numerous Montenegrin judo team continued their journey
pleasantly chatting about the event.
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17. 4. WEAKENED ŽUVELA
The coach of the judo club “Titograd” Mirko Jovanović was at the
same time a competitor in the class over 93 kilograms. Only he decided
when he would appear as a contestant and when as a coach. We could
not help noticing a certain “rule” to the selection. When the potential
opponent was a less well-known competitor, much lighter than himself
then he would fight him, andwhen the opponent was better known and
strong, he would select younger players for this class.
Upon my return from the Zagreb club “Mladost”, returning in one
of the trainings, I communicated to all the competitors and to the coach
Jovanović, that my aspiration was to fight in the class over 93 kilograms,
and if anybody else had the same aspirations, including Jovanović, let
them step up on the mat to find out who was better. No one stood forth
and Jovanović simply said: “You will not choose my team, man! I am
the coach here”!
We did agree upon who the coach was, but I told him that he could
not put himself on the team in this class until he defeated me, and also
that, in this, as well as in other classes, the best only should compete.
He angrily rejected a direct challenge made before all the competitors.
This “fight” remained with no winners because he wanted so. There
was a journey to Skoplje ahead of us where on December 22, 1976 a
competition was to be held.
Both while in Titograd and even upon our arrival in Skopje it was
not clear who will fight in the heavyweight class, Jovanović or I.
We did not know what the reason for this dilemma was, but it dawned
upon u s when upon arrival to Skopje we saw my former fellow team
member from the Zagreb club “Mladost” - Goran Žuvela, the European
champion, fighting in the heavyweight class. We all knew that coach
Jovanović would, instead of himself, weighing over 140 kilograms, put
me in the class although my weight was 85 kilograms. But even that
would not be unusual, if Jovanović had not, at dinner, in front of everyone,
said how Žuvela got terribly “weakened” due to his doing military
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service in Skopje. I offered him to fight instead of me and “catch him”
in such a weakened state, but he, of course, refused to do so.
I beat all the opponents and in the finals I fought Žuvela. I knew
Žuvela and his techniques well, which put him into much “trouble”
throughout the fight, which lasted about eight minutes. After a deadheat
fight, some thirty second before the end, Žuvela defeated me by
applying a hand armlock. In the newspapers and in the Sports Review
broadcast on television for the entire territory of the former Yugoslavia,
this fight was declared the “best fight of the evening”. If I had had a little
more luck and defeated Žuvela, the coach’s statement of the athlete
getting weaker would have come true. I lost but fought well. Everyone
congratulated me, except Jovanović.
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About the Author
Božidar Markuš was born in 1954 in Podgorica, where he lives. He
graduated from the Higher School for Construction in Zagreb in 1975.
He has been a civil engineer for building construction for thirty years.
He has been doing judo since 1968. While he competed, he had a
status of a “top athlete of the federal class”. He acquired the master’s
rank and the title of a federal referee in 1975 in Zagreb as a member
of the judo club “Mladost”, to which he still belonged when he won he
eleventh Yugoslav champion title in the team competition. For more
than twenty years, he refereed in the republican, federal, and international
competitions. He was awarded the title of the coach of the first
class in 1986 by the Institute of Physical Education of Vojvodina. He
was the founder and coach of the judo club “Tehničar” and the coach
of the club “Ribnica” from Podgorica. He was a member of the coaching
staff of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia for many years. He was the
Yugoslav national team coach in the international tournament in Paris
in 1988.
From 1981 to 1990, he was the chairman of the Commission for
Top Sports and Selection of the Judo Union of Montenegro. As an instructor,
he trained the law enforcement personnel of the Republic of
Montenegro and the army of SFR Yugoslavia. He was the initiator and
one of the coaches of the first judo school of the Judo Union of Montenegro.He
organized training of coaches and referees from Montenegro.For
more than ten years, he organized numerous competitions at the
republican, federal, and international levels. He was awarded the 5th
Dan black belt by the International Judo Union in Belgrade in 1989.
He was awarded the 6th Dan red-and-white belt by the Judo Union
of Serbia in 1996 and the 7th Dan red-and-white belt by the Union of
Judo Veterans of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
He was a member of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee and a
member of the Assembly of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee. He was
the president of the Judo Union of Montenegro between 1990 and 1993
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and the president of the Judo Union of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1999.
He published the first professional paper in judo in Montenegro, the
booklet “Nage No Kata” and is author of the book “A Way” (Do). He
also authored the “Judo School” TV programme on the third channel
of the Montenegro Broadcasting Company, which presented the techniques
of this sport in four episodes as well as the previously unpublished
data on the history of the sport in Montenegro for the first time.
He wrote a feuilleton on the history of judo in Montenegro, which was
published in the daily newspaper “Pobjeda” in 1997 to commemorate
the 35th anniversary of judo in Montenegro.
He has won numerous awards, including the Yugoslav Ministry of
Sports award for a successful contribution to the development of sport
in 1998 and the world. He holds the position of the president of the Union
of Judo Veterans of Montenegro.
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CONTENTS:
1. WHY ? ...................................................................................... 7
2.WHEN ?..................................................................................... 11
3. HOW ?....................................................................................... 15
4. THE BEGINNINGS IN MONTENEGRO ............................ 19
5. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST
CLUB AND THE FIRST COMPETITION........................... 35
6 .THE CLUBS............................................................................. 41
6.1. THE YOUTH CLUB “TITOGRAD” - TITOGRAD.............. 42
6.2. THE JUDO CLUB “AKADEMIK” - NIKŠIĆ........................ 51
6.3. THE JUDO CLUB “MORNAR” - BAR................................. 53
6.4. THE JUDO CLUB “PARTIZAN” - KOTOR.......................... 56
6.5. THE JUDO CLUB “ZETA” GOLUBOVCI ........................... 58
6.6. THE JUDO CLUB “ČELIK” – NIKŠIĆ ................................ 60
7. THE FIRST FEDERAL LEAGUE......................................... 63
7.1. THE YOUTH CLUB “TITOGRAD” - TITOGRAD.............. 64
7.1.1. PROBLEMS ........................................................................ 90
7.2. THE JUDO CLUBS “AKADEMIK” AND
“BRAĆA LABUDOVIĆ” - NIKŠIĆ....................................... 95
7.3. THE JUDO CLUBS “ČELIK”,
“CRNOGORAC” AND “DRAGOVA LUKA”....................... 102
8. THE JUDO UNION OF MONTENEGRO............................ 105
8.1. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.................................... 117
8.2. JUDO SCHOOLS.................................................................... 123
8.3. PROFESSIONAL PAPERS..................................................... 129
9. COOPERATION...................................................................... 133
10. THE JUDO UNION OF YUGOSLAVIA.............................. 137
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11. THE MONTENEGRIN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE........... 145
12. VETERANS............................................................................ 149
13. THE RESULTS....................................................................... 155
14. DRAGOMIR BEČANOVIĆ.................................................. 165
15. RANKO MIRANOVIĆ.......................................................... 169
16. MARKO RADULOVIĆ......................................................... 171
17. ANECDOTES......................................................................... 173
17.1.THE SHINBONE................................................................... 174
17.2. LEANING............................................................................. 177
17.3. A SOLOIST........................................................................... 178
17.4. WEAKENED ŽUVELA........................................................ 181
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.............................................................. 187
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