- Roman Jahoda at the International Judo Federation
- Roman Jahoda at JudoInside.com
- Roman Jahoda at the European Judo Union
- Personal homepage of Roman Jahoda (Archived)
- ComplexCore concept at www.complexcore.at
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1976 Brno, Czech Republic |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | 3rd dan black belt[1] |
| Club | Judoschule Sakura[2] Union Pinzgau (2002)[2] |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 59155 |
| JudoInside.com | 504 |
Roman Jahoda (born 24 July 1976[3] in Brno, Czech Republic[4]) is an Austrian judoka, a professional physical therapist and personal trainer, and the CEO of ComplexCore.
Jahoda was raised in Czechoslovakia for 10 years before moving to Austria.[4] His father, a member of the Czech Judo national team, was an engineer and taught mathematics and sports at university.[citation needed] His mother was a member of the Czech skiing national team and was an architect.[citation needed]
From a very young age, Jahoda participated in hockey (age 4 to 10),[4] swimming (age 6 to 14), and judo (from age 4).[citation needed] He also took part in various one-year experiences, training camps and courses in figure skating, tennis, gymnastics, soccer and sailing.[citation needed]
Roman was most successful in judo and was on the Austrian national judo team for 10 years.[4] He won two judo world cups and four Austrian Judo Championships and was a contestant at World (1999[5]) and European Judo Championships (1998).[3]
Jahoda was able to successfully become a professional therapist in 2003. He took his expertise one step further by developing the holistic training concept ComplexCore of which he is the CEO.[4] The company offers personalised training programs for both recreational and elite athletes and aims to spread the idea for health and fitness worldwide.[6]
Additionally, as a complement to his company, Roman wrote the book ComplexCore - Core Stabilisation in Training and Therapy. He is a lecturing tutor and invited speaker at various institutions, sport universities and congresses across the world, where he speaks about core training, core mobilisation, core stabilisation, back pain, and other topics.[4][7]
Jahoda lives in Switzerland and actively supports the Alinghi team with his personal training/therapist services. Since 2008, he is supporting the UEFA International Soccer Referees as a physiotherapist and fitness coach. Since 2010, he is the head coach and physiotherapist of the Austrian Soccer Referees and since 2011 also supports the Swiss Soccer Referees.[4]
For 8 years he supported several drivers from Formula 1 and DTM. He was the personal therapist of Ralf Schumacher for almost 6 years.[4]
He is currently an ambassador for TIQ 2 Sports, an online sports platform for booking and offering sports activities.[4]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | World Cup - Sofia[8] | 1st | U81kg |
| 2002 | Austrian Championships[8] | 1st | U81kg |
| 2000 | Austrian Championships[8] | 1st | U81kg |
| 1999 | World Military Games - Zagreb[8] | 2nd | U90kg |
| 1998 | World Cup - Budapest[8] | 7th | U90kg |
| 1998 | European Championships - Oviedo[8] | 5th | U90kg |
| 1998 | World Cup - Sofia[8] | 1st | U90kg |
