Pânico Generalizado

Sport is a 'school of life' when we manage to focus on performance and not just on putting on a show for an audience eager for thrills but often (too often) unable to leave the stands (or the couch) to experience the challenges of defeats and victories.
The judo mat, the sea, the mountains—these were privileged fields for the exercise and training of critical analysis of the trajectory of individuals and societies. Whether as a consumer or as a producer of a sport that leads to the pursuit of mastering the functionalities that sustain coherence and efficiency, where competition, in addition to being motivation, is a form of permanent and consistent evaluation.
Fernando Franco de Almada, born in 1947 in Funchal, holds a doctorate in "Sports Training and Organization" (Technical University of Lisbon – FMH) and a habilitation in "Systematics of Sports Activities" (University of Beira Interior). He is retired ("fortunately," as he describes it, because it allows him to work without "stuck and useless routines").
With over thirty years of university life, sometimes far more intense than a good judo match or a surprising storm, but without the same transformative potential. He has held a wide range of professions and positions.
Today, the focus is on investigating 'dysfunctions' and the alternatives available to ensure that walks can proceed efficiently. This study is both a testimony and a dissemination of the research conducted.