Blackman: 'StarCraft is like martial arts'

[s]interview[/s]

MYM continues to interview their own, and now we see Blackman in the spotlight - right after his match versus Deutschlands Kranke Horde.

- I'm far from the condition I had a year and a half ago. I barely train nowadays, although I don't need much training, as long as I still remember the tricks, he says.

One of MYM's newest editors, vhallee, had the chance to talk to Blackman after his success comeback in the FragBet League. After taking down Slider, Ghost and Yayba lots of readers was hoping Blackman would return and be as active as we saw him before. Though in the interview, Blackman likes to point out that he is too busy with school
- I am kind of busy with studies. It eats up a lot of my time nowadays. I enjoy filling the gaps with Starcraft, he says, meaning it's a perfect stress-killing tool.

He did not practice very much for these matches, only some brief training and some warm-up. Blackman compares it with martial arts.
- Once you learn the tricks, you have to develop the muscles. You're still good as long as you know the tricks, but with time your muscles wither, he says.

In the interview we also get to know his side of the matches. The first match against Slider on Luna, Blackman expected a quick rush as they did play each other back in 2006.
- He used to like it very much, says Blackman. Though their positioning on the map favored Blackman, as Slider had to walk all the diagonal distance to get at him. The rush failed, and killed only a few Drones and Zerglings.
- From then on I kept doing what I enjoy mostly in ZvP matches: I took the map, he says.

Blackman also goes on explaining the rest of the games. In the end he gives us his thoughts on the game whether he will continue and be more active.


Links
MeetYourMakers.com - Read the full interview here
GosuGamers.net - Blackman replays from our vault