Tommy Koko Clinic Huge Success

Mr. Tommy Kono, weightlifting great and Olympic Champion, conducted a two-day Back-To-Basics clinic at the OTC in Colorado Springs, CO on September 26-27, 2009. The clinic was attended by weightlifting coaches, athletes and fans of the sport.

In addition to discussing technical information on lifts, Mr. Kono also peppered his presentation with anecdotes and stories about his experiences as a young Japanese-American during World War II, and as a young athlete in the Golden Age of weightlifting. The attendees gave overwhelmingly positive feedback on the clinic, especially noting Mr. Kono's engaging personality and his simple, but extremely effective presentation. Specific topics that were covered in the clinic include:

Olympic Lift Principles
Art of the Olympic Lifts
Training Planning
Lifting Technique Session
Platform Performance
DVD review of Nationals - Technique Study
Competition Preparation
Competition Strategy

USA Weightlifting sincerely thanks Mr. Kono for holding the Back-To-Basics clinic, and for all of his contributions toward the sport of weightlifting, its coaches and athletes. Thanks to Mr. Kono, USA Weightlifting hopes to offer more programs of this nature in the future.