Tiago Corte de Alencar is a lawyer and a Seventh-day Adventist in São Paulo, Brazil. A lover of physical activity and fitness, he chose to dedicate his free time to practice judo. As a Sabbathkeeper who believes that the seventh day of the week is sacred and set apart by God, he faced some hurdles to practice and compete.
Judokas are supposed to take a technical exam at the end of each level of difficulty. The exam seeks to assess a judoka’s readiness to move on to the next level. This process is officially conducted by the São Paulo Judo Federation and usually takes place on Saturdays.
De Alencar’s first graduation as a black belt took place four years ago, during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The world was going through a pandemic. So the federation created a virtual exam, in which I participated and managed to graduate on an alternative day,” he explained.
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