FJLAS and DA
Federation Judo Fight Aikido
San Marino and Associated Disciplines
Technical staff
About
The school project was born from the encounter between the experience acquired by
Darcel Yandzi and Raffaele Lisi
in the world of judo and high-level competitions and the vision of
San Marino National School of Judo
that through the teachers, instructors, affiliated technicians and together with the many years of experience of
Federation of Judo Wrestling Aikido San Marino and Associated Disciplines
they promote and work synergistically in the San Marino area
Darcel Yandzi
Darcel Yandzi arrived in France in 1980 at the age of 7 and started practicing judo 2 years later. Very gifted, he joined the Châtenay-Malabry CREPS in 1990.
He became French Champion in 1992 and joined INSEP in 1993.
In the same year, he set an earliness record by winning the European Championship and also finished 3rd at the World Championships (-78 kg category).
He will be French Champion again in 1995. In 1996 he wins the Paris Tournament, and will take part in the Olympic Games (in -86 kg), unfortunately he will be eliminated in the quarter-finals. Several injuries will follow one another, preventing Darcel Yandzi from returning to the podium.
In 2001, however, he made a winning comeback by obtaining his third title of Champion of France. He also ranks 7th at the World Championships (-81 kg category).
Yandzi decides in 2003 to retire and move to Great Britain. There he became manager of the England and then Scotland teams, and remained there for ten years. He returned to France in 2013, mainly at the request of Ugo Legrand and Teddy Riner, and was one of Teddy's three coaches (eight-time world champion and two-time Olympic champion).
European champion and world medal
He is widely regarded as one of the leading technical coaches in the world
After 4 years in the French team's staff as a coach / technical referent, Darcel Yandzi has just left the Federation to work with various athletes and national federations. In 2021 Yandzi became Ramadan Darwish's personal coach.
What makes Yandzi so special and unique is her amazing rhythm and movement, combined with a relaxed, yet explosive nature.
Raffaele Lisi
Born in Martina Franca (Ta) on 15.01.1972
Profession: State Police officer, physical education instructor for police officers and judo teacher. Competitive career results:
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Champion of Italy U14 (1986) / U18 (1988) / U21 (1992)
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Winner of the Juniores / Seniores Italian Cup (1992)
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Absolute vice-champion of Italy (1992)
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Athlete of the Sports Group of the State Police and of the Italian national team from 1991 to 1995 and holder of the U21 national team for the weight category up to 60 kg
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Winner of the "Madrid International Tournament" (1992)
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Silver medal at the "CEE Cup" (1992) - Valladolid (Spain)
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16th place in the U21 European Championship (1992) - Jerusalem
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Master of the San Marino National School of Judo, he has been collaborating with the FJLAS for some time
Consultants
Guy Delvingt
Hiroshi Katanishi
Jane Bridge