Adam, K. (English spelling) AdamK

Japanese: Adam,K.(英語表記)AdamK
Adam, K. (English spelling) AdamK

…It was advocated by Stephen Fairbairn (1862-1938), who became a coach at Jesus College, Cambridge, in the 1920s and 1930s. He emphasized the movement of the blade and advocated rowing naturally and dynamically, which opposed the traditionalists who emphasized the style and form of the time. Karl Adam (1911- ) of Germany followed suit, adopting interval training and other techniques that emphasized sensation, and succeeded with a rowing style that did not move the upper body, losing only once in international competitions from 1958 to 1968. Then, from the 1959 European Championships, he started using a wider blade, which became known as the Macon blade after the name of the place where it was held, and became popular in other countries. …

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Japanese:

…ケンブリッジ大ジーザス学寮のコーチとなったフェアベーンStephen Fairbairn(1862‐1938)が1920~30年代に唱えたもので,かい先(ブレード)の動きに重点を置き,自然に,動的にこぐことを説き,それまでのスタイルやフォームを重視する伝統派と対立した。これを受けついでドイツのアダムKarl Adam(1911‐ )は感覚の重視,インタバル訓練法などを採用,上体を動かさない漕法で成功し,1958~68年の国際競技では1回しか負けなかった。そして,1959年のヨーロッパ選手権からは幅の広いブレードを使用,以後その開催地の名をとってマコン型ブレードと呼ばれ各国に普及した。…

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