A day to remember for Roel van Alff from Assen. The judo teacher was appointed tonight as a member in the Order of Oranje-Nassau.
On a typical Monday evening, the Timp sports hall waits a long time for a news fact, but this time everything is different. Budo association Asahi owes a lot to Van Alff and he has now been rewarded. As a trainer and organizer, he has been involved with the association for many years and that thus provides Van Alff an award.
To his great surprise, the 72-year-old Judofhanate was surprised. “I was taken out of class at 7.10 pm,” he gets back. His wife and the board names of Alff, in all his ignorance, to the canteen. “I was flabbergasted. All of a sudden people, including acquaintances and the mayor. He pinned a ribbon. “
In addition to judo lessons, one of the sports that Budo consists of, Van Alff also gives match training and performs as a coach during competitions and tournaments. From 1978 to 1981 he was also part of the board of Asahi and brought the international “Bartje Tournament” back to life.
Van Alff also climbed into the pen and published a book: JUdo 100 times tilt, dynamics in ground technology. Even after the first edition in 1995, the work is still highly regarded.
The above list partly ensured that Van Alff was promoted to the 6th in 2018, a gradation that makes him a grandmaster in the judo. He further thanked the promotion to his work within the Judobond and a number of committees.
“Judo is one for me Way of Life“, he describes.” I once went to football, but then they said after three months: he should go judo better. Then I started in 1961 and a year later Asahi came into existence. Since then I have been a member of the club. “