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Z Procházkova pohledu to v posledních týdnech nebylo pouze o učení na vrchol školních povinností. Má za sebou například i odvážný experiment, během nějž uplaval na jeden nádech 30 metrů pod ledem či se zúčastnil slavnostního ceremoniálu japonské organizace Rizin. Spolu s tím však nezapomněl ani na trénování s vyhlídkami na již osmé vystoupení v nejprestižnější bojové lize světa.

Máte za sebou plno cest i zážitků. Jste proto zaneprázdněný i s ohledem na to, že vás brzo čekají závěrečné zkoušky na škole, kde dokončujete magisterské studium?

Zaneprázdněný jsem hodně. Ale je pravda, že jsem teď měl hodně cest, zážitků a všech možných dobrodružství. Následující měsíc, zhruba do 24. či 25. června, jsem si ale jasně stanovil, že se budu jenom učit, s čímž už pomalu začínám. Například tento týden byl takový, dá se říct, učící. Je to sice trochu kousavé, minimálně ten začátek, ale vím, že to půjde dobře a dobře se připravím.

Zvládáte do toho i trénovat?

Musím to prokládat tréninky, protože je potřeba držet zajeté návyky. Minimálně se starat o fyzičku, mentální složku a stejně tak ducha a emoce. Vlastně všechny pilíře, ze kterých v životě čerpáme. Je potřeba se o ně starat do hloubky.

V žádné pokročilejší fázi přípravy ale nejste, viďte?

Teď mám takový volnější režim. Snažím se budovat celkovou kondici a zařazovat více objemových tréninků. Hodně je to o mých vlastních fyzických trénincích. Myslím tím běhání, fyzičku či sílu. Chodím také lapovat, tahání se v gymu naopak momentálně nezařazuji, neboť se snažím svému tělu dávat dost nazpátek. Jsem strašně rád za ten čas, co pro sebe mám. I díky tomu jsem udělal tak velké rozhodnutí, že jsem odložil titulový zápas na termín po zkouškách na škole. To je pro mě velká věc. Sice věřím, že titul získám a dovezu ho do České republiky, ale teď je pro mě opravdu stěžejní udělat magisterské zkoušky.

Jste nervózní, jak na zkouškách dopadnete?

Jsem, ale tak zdravě, protože to chci udělat a jdu si pro to. Teď je to navíc trochu jiná sféra výzvy, než jsem měl dosud, když jsem dělal bakalářské zkoušky. Magisterský titul je o něco vyšší stupínek a je potřeba to vzít trochu vážněji. Je to těžší, než jsem očekával, ale člověk vždycky něco očekává, nebo si minimálně vizualizuje a představuje, ale realita je prostě realita. Zároveň mám od sebe očekávání, která chci naplnit. A za tím si jdu. Jedem.

Máte za sebou nedávný zážitek, kdy jste v zamrzlém jezeře Sils plaval 30 metrů pod vodou na jeden nádech. Byla to těžší výzva, než jste očekával?

Když to vezmu úplně ve výsledku, tak to nebylo až tak těžké, ale strašně důležitou roli hrálo seznámení se s tím, uklidnění se, ukočírování všech věcí a pěkně to zvládnout s lehkostí. A než se do té lehkosti člověk dostane, tak si musí projít opravdu dobrou přípravou.

Neměl jste strach? Podobné experimenty totiž nemusí vždy dopadnout pozitivně, a i proto vás pod vodou raději hlídal David Vencl, světově uznávaný expert na potápění pod ledem.

Ze začátku jsem strach měl. Já to ale beru tak, že strach neznám. Spíše to bylo o respektu vůči tomu, co všechno se bude odehrávat.

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Český bojovník Jiří Procházka na ilustračním snímku

Byla to ta největší, nejextrémnější výzva mimo bojové sporty, kterou jste absolvoval?

Mimo bojové sporty asi ano. Chtěl jsem si to především osahat s nějakým profesionálním nastavením. Znát všechny podmínky, celou situaci, vědět, co budu dělat, jak moc se můžu uvolnit. Zkrátka to zjistit a dostat se do svého klidu. Mám na mysli otázku typu: Jak moc bude studená voda, jestli tam půjde dobře vidět, jestli trefím správnou díru ven, zda poplavu správným směrem a podobně. Díky profesionálnímu týmu, který tam se mnou byl, jsem chytal jistotu a zvládlo se to dobře.

Máte v hlavě už nějaký další experiment? V minulosti jste vylezl například na Mont Blanc, nejvyšší horu Alp a západní Evropy.

Nějaká další výzva vždycky přijde časem. Já jsem především rád, že se ta profesionalita, minimálně z mého posledního zápasu, osvědčila. S tím můžu jít kamkoliv a zvládnout cokoliv. Po horách ale lezu rád, takže klidně něco v této oblasti. Třeba Mount Everest nebo něco jiného. To ale přijde až časem.

Už jste zmínil, že jste odmítl titulový zápas proti Magomedu Ankalajevovi. Můžete být konkrétnější, kdy jste se měli utkat?

Jednalo se o nabídku na turnaj 28. června o titul polotěžké váhy (UFC 317 v Las Vegas), který jsem s dovolením odmítl, protože jsem si jasně řekl, že nejprve chci dokončit magisterské studium na Masarykově univerzitě, fakultě sportovních studií v oboru aplikovaná sportovní edukace bezpečnostních složek. Potom se vrhnu do přípravy na další zápas a půjdu po titulu, který dovezu do České republiky.

Byl to jediný důvod, proč jste na zápas nekývl?

Jeden z důvodů byl i ten, že chci přípravu pojmout opravdu důkladně a věnovat jí dostatek času.

Stále v hlavě cílíte na šampiona Ankalajeva? Je totiž možné, že důsledkem vašeho odmítnutí se utká s někým jiným. Hodně se spekuluje o odvetě proti Alexu Pereirovi.

Ankalajev je určitě můj cíl, to je hlavní a za tím si jdu.

Už víte, kdy byste se ideálně chtěl vrátit do klece?

Někdy po létě, září a dál. To bude nejlepší varianta. Další zápas bych chtěl ideálně mít potvrzený po škole, státnicích.

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