From this athlete in a wheelchair such power proceeds that the initial feeling of compassion is instantly forced out by respect and admiration. And it is correct: avdeevsky judoist Evgeny Popov can заломать the opponent, without rising at all from "wheels".

And to the vehicle it isn't chained:  the athlete trains adults and children in local club.  Its activity noted in annual competition of the regional state administration "Crystal heart" in the nomination "Life as Feat" where it gathered the maximum quantity of voices!

Accident crossed out friendship

If people around also didn't consider the two-meter athlete as the minion of fortune, for certain thought that life was successful.  Still - two higher educations, a rank of the master of sports on judo and sambo, a solid position of the financial director in the firm which is engaged in transportation of fuel in CIS countries, foreign business trips, generally, all - in openwork!  The sports past added thrills:  Evgeny participated in peacekeeping missions from council of UN observers in Yugoslavia and Albania, was the instructor of special forces "blue helmets" in the Rostov region.  Ahead there was a set of plans and hopes.  And everything was crossed out by terrible accident.

- It occurred four years ago, - Evgeny remembers. - We went up on Artem, and on a studgorodka in us the foreign car, a forehead crashed into a forehead... To me shattered feet, but then, shocked, I didn't understand it. Pain was infernal, but I managed to gather, left the car to the driver (he didn't suffer), caused "fast" for passengers of the car guilty in road accident, and on the first lift reached in hospital. I reached there and fainted. To myself I came only in eight months...

Because of the begun gangrene doctors had to amputate to the man both feet to knees.  It slightly was didn't break it.  Great number of friends on safe life disappeared goodness knows where...

-  Now I sometimes face them - look down...  The help came from an unexpected side, - Evgeny Arkadyevich speaks.  -  On revenue the Russian children with whom I served rushed.  Earlier I even didn't consider them as friends, often clashed with them.  But when colleagues learned about accident, at once arrived, encouraged and helped financially.

Before an exit from hospital with Evgeny the psychologist worked, adjusting it on a new, difficult life.

- There is a big risk is slept or it is simple to go mad. And though me adjusted on that many people will treat me with contempt, the reality was much more terrible, than I assumed.

Rescued church and the decision not to be given, continue training and to participate in competitions. As result - a train of the first places on tournaments in Russia, Slovakia, Poland and Germany. And now the athlete not only independently goes and drives the car, but also rides horses. And last year even I jumped with a parachute!

Having returned itself, Evgeny started looking for work.  It came to mayor Avdeevki and declared that wants to train children.  Originally it apprehended with surprise and mistrust:  well as the disabled person can teach martial arts?  !  But judo in the city wasn't therefore objections disappeared.  Over time the irritation of those who was dissatisfied with the decision of the town governor evaporated also.  Evgeny created public organization of disabled athletes "Sports club of judo".  Now it accept as equals, and the list of those who wants to train at the sensei, grows.

-  The plot is predictable:  at first parents bring the children, and then and judo are fond.  One woman gave on occupations of the grandson.  Not only that the boy appeared with fine data and already asks to train at me with adult group, so also the grandmother started being engaged.  Yesterday she as equals struggled with the man, even I was shocked!  -  Evgeny laughs.

... also I presented love

Often happens so that the fallen-down disability becomes the finish of the family relations. At Evgeny and here the scenario.

-  When I was in the hospital, made friends with the very young girl.  We for hours talked about life, - the athlete admits.  -  Soon Julia was written out.  To take away it there arrived mother Alla with brother Kolya...  Here so I got acquainted with future wife and became the father of two remarkable children!

The main hobby of a young family - giving.  The father athlete there hasn't simply a rest soul:  to it charge only the most complex challenges - to develop a virgin soil or to root out old trees.

-  At first it was very heavy to hold a shovel, after all during accident I lost also phalanxes on fingers.  But приловчился, - he is proud.  -  By the way, it doesn't prevent me to be tightened - the account reached already to the 31st time.  And it - not a limit!

Wrestlers overcame injuries of a backbone

I talked to children who are engaged at Evgeny.

Sergey Tishik from Avdeevka endured falling from 12-meter height. The diagnosis - compression spinal fracture - didn't give any prospects. But despite disability of the second group, Sergey decided to come to sports.

-  I am engaged from the very beginning of section existence, - he speaks.  -  With my diagnosis to me the way everywhere was ordered, and only Evgeny Arkadyevich decided and took me at own risk.  I am very grateful to it!  I feel much better.  In the beginning, however, all weak places got out.  But it became clear that should pay attention.

Donchanin Alexey Gorb at first brought to Evgeny children, and then and itself began to be engaged on days off.

- I got into accident. I sat near the driver, I took off from the car and I fell in an open manhole, - the man quietly tells. - Rescued that I seriously was engaged in boxing. It is visible, it was grouped by some miracle at the last minute... But fractures of feet, a backbone and a craniocereberal trauma resulted in disability. However, I already managed to be restored from the first group to the third. In boxing all loading - on feet, and at me Donetsk traumatologists collected the left foot as a puzzle, and hardly rescued from amputation, the knee practically didn't bend. I decided to be engaged in judo though it and in times travmoopasny boxing, but functionally suits me more. Thanks to it I managed to feel absolutely new person. Each training begins with serious hour warm-up which involves all groups of muscles. At first everything brutally hurt. I felt such smallest muscles about which had no concept. But now the body perfectly developed, and I am now more healthy than many healthy.  It is remarkable feeling!

Maria Titova. Photo of the author.

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