{"id":45717,"date":"2018-08-06T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T02:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/?p=45717"},"modified":"2020-05-12T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T05:12:40","slug":"a-figure-skater-finds-fulfillment-in-academia-tatsuki-machidas-message-to-athletes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/feature\/2018\/08\/06\/45717\/","title":{"rendered":"A figure skater finds fulfillment in academia  Tatsuki Machida\u2019s message to athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45719 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bf2aaf7b1799212375b1bac191466fbb-940x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bf2aaf7b1799212375b1bac191466fbb-940x376.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bf2aaf7b1799212375b1bac191466fbb-610x244.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bf2aaf7b1799212375b1bac191466fbb-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bf2aaf7b1799212375b1bac191466fbb.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following is the second part of Waseda Weekly\u2019s interview with Tatsuki Machida, former figure skater and current PhD student at Waseda University\u2019s Graduate School of Sports Sciences. Previously we spoke with Machida about the circumstances surrounding his sudden retirement and enrollment in Waseda University\u2019s graduate school.<\/p>\n<p>In the second part of the interview we speak with Machida about his life a researcher and how it differs from life as a competitor, and the significance and joy of academic pursuits. What are the allures of research? And how can academic research affect sports?<\/p>\n<p>Machida, the former \u201cphilosopher on ice,\u201d has transitioned from the skating rink to the halls of university where he deepens his philosophy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hBrCskC56O\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45722\/\">Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#1 A sense of fulfillment and accomplishment surpassing that of an athlete Recognition from academia and society<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#1 A sense of fulfillment and accomplishment surpassing that of an athlete Recognition from academia and society&#8221; &#8212; \u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45722\/embed\/#?secret=XR3as0JZRN#?secret=hBrCskC56O\" data-secret=\"hBrCskC56O\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FxIlxhIIU5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45738\/\">Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#2 Figure skating is more than competition It is physical movement meant to be spectated and appreciated<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#2 Figure skating is more than competition It is physical movement meant to be spectated and appreciated&#8221; &#8212; \u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45738\/embed\/#?secret=44Idxgdtwt#?secret=FxIlxhIIU5\" data-secret=\"FxIlxhIIU5\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cia88wXhVB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45748\/\">Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#3 \u201cVerbalizing the body sensations of athletes\u201d    Commentary supplements research<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Tatsuki Machida[2nd part]#3 \u201cVerbalizing the body sensations of athletes\u201d    Commentary supplements research&#8221; &#8212; \u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news\/2018\/08\/06\/45748\/embed\/#?secret=spzlxuTUt6#?secret=cia88wXhVB\" data-secret=\"cia88wXhVB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/feature-en\/2018\/07\/13\/44712\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u30101st part\u3011From \u201cPhilosopher on Ice\u201d to Waseda Researcher, Tatsuki Machida sets his sights on figure skating\u2019s future<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is the second part of Waseda Weekly\u2019s interview with Tatsuki Machida, former figure skater and c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3614,"featured_media":42920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[71,73,91,220,245,251],"class_list":["post-45717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","tag-sports-en","tag-research-en","tag-alumni-en","tag-obog-en","tag-news-en","tag-special-issue-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3614"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45717"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75317,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717\/revisions\/75317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}