Tadzhikistanets Komil Boymurodov won a silver medal in the ju-jitsu World Cup which took place in Abu Dhabi. Now he lives and goes in for sports in Dubai. About this and many other the athlete told in SIA "VS" interview.

Komil Boymurodov was born on September 7, 1991 in Dushanbe.  It combines the sports activity with study at Engineering and economic university of Dubai.  In the recent ju-jitsu World Cup in Abu Dhabi Komil took the second place in weight category to 70 kg.  On a way to the ending it ahead of schedule won four fights, and in the ending lost to the rival with the score 4:6.  In October of last year the wrestler participated in the championship of Asia which also took place in Abu Dhabi.  On Asian superiority it received a silver award in weight to 70 kg.

- Komil, in ju-jitsu isn't enough representatives of Tajikistan. Tell how you got acquainted with this sport.

- Everything began in 2009 when I left from Dushanbe to Dubai. Study was the main reason of departure. I decided to arrive there in university and, of course, I didn't want to give up sports. In Dubai I was engaged in search of sections in wrestling.

Without having found anything suitable, I began to go on trainings on judo. After a while got acquainted with the Dagestan trainer Omar Abdurashidov. He played a certain role that I turned into ju-jitsu. In Abu Dhabi on this sport passes many competitions, I have a desire to participate in them and to achieve result. At the same time I didn't give up the trainings on judo. In ju-jitsu was engaged three times a week, in other days – in judo. But the trainer advised to me that if I want to achieve success in ju-jitsu, has to concentrate completely on this look.

- As a result you chose ju-jitsu?

-  Yes, I completely plunged into the ju-jitsu world, daily comprehended elements of skill of this sport.  Under the leadership of Omar Abdurashidov was engaged six months, and then I passed to the Brazilian trainer Raphael Hubert as it has very good team and excellent sport center in Dubai.  In three months of trainings I made a speech at the World Cup and I took the second place.  Then there was a championship of Asia and one more superiority of the world where I managed to win medals.

-  Together with it you also continue study at university.  Whether it is difficult to combine sports and study?

- There are, of course, some difficulties, but I already got used. It is necessary to leave a situation. I very much fell in love with ju-jitsu and I feel in it quite comfortably. I will tell more, for improvement of skills I visit trainings on fighting sambo and free-style wrestling. Plus to it strongly is supported by trainer Raphael Hubert - the instructor with more than 15-year experience in martial arts. Practically all my classmates are engaged at it, they and acquainted me with it.

-  For certain, study and sports activities in Dubai – expensive pleasure.  Who pays their and your participation in competitions?

-  In this plan I am very grateful to the family who render me the big help.  Besides, I try to earn at competitions to have opportunity to study and continue sports activities.  So, at big competitions for the first and second places give monetary prizes.  In the World Cup for the first place of owners of blue belts encourage in the sum of 3000 dollars, for the second place give 1500 dollars, and athletes with black belt receive 8000 dollars for the first place, the second – the 3000, third – 1500.

-  How many medals you have already in the asset on ju-jitsu?

-  Six.  The first medal, bronze, was won in the championship of the Arab countries in 2012, the second award, also bronze, I won on the Supercup of the Emirates-2012.  Two silver medals I won in the championship of Asia-2012 in the weight to 70 kg and in absolute category, bronze I won in the Gulf Open Cup-2013 tournament and recently - silver in the World Cup.  On it I am not going to stop, I will try to achieve the bigger.

- What sports and at whom were engaged in Dushanbe before departure to Dubai?

-  I came to sports in 14 years.  At first was engaged in boxing and a kickboxing, then I turned into free-style wrestling which was pleasant to me more than other types.  Was engaged at the coach on Abdurozik Olimova's free-style wrestling.  When arrived to Dubai, by all means I wanted to continue occupations by wrestling, but now at all I don't regret that turned as a result into ju-jitsu.

-  In what feature of ju-jitsu before other single combats?

- In using in a duel energy of the opponent against him. In Russian there is also other transcription from Japanese – to a dzyu-dzyuets. The first part means the "softness", the second – "art". In ju-jitsu not to achieve success without good knowledge of physics, dynamics of a human body. In ju-jitsu rich, various equipment. Fights contact with the minimum restrictions. The athlete has only foots, slips, a helmet. Blows in the head are allowed by a foot and a hand, it is impossible to hit into the head of the lying only. Suffocating receptions are allowed also.

- How many you plan to stay in Dubai?

-  At present I plan to stay a year more as I continue study at university, and further we will look on circumstances.  If upon termination of study I return to Tajikistan as in our country there is no ju-jitsu, most likely, I will act in fighting sambo.  If I decide to remain in Dubai, of course, I will continue to be engaged in ju-jitsu.

-  What purpose you put for yourself in ju-jitsu in this season?

- Ahead of some large international tournaments on ju-jitsu, now I a full speed have a preparation. I will seek to win gold medals. I always set for myself the highest purposes, from year to year I improve the results, and I will hope that this season will be even better, than last.

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