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Taking it to the mat
AUBURN - Taken literally the word judo means “the way of flexibility.” It is this principle, in all its definitions - physically, mentally and spiritually - that first drew longtime Cayuga Community College and Empire State Games instructor Peter Petrosino to the martial art.
“I started in 1966,” Petrosino said. “It is a very ancient art form and it is also an Olympic sport. It's the kind of thing that the more you do it, the more you learn about yourself and who you are and about other people and relationships. The higher you go the more inward you go. It is a very intense experience. It is a lifetime pursuit.”
Until he retired in 1997, Petrosino spent most of his life teaching physical education. In 1968, he started introducing judo as a credit class to CCC students.
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