Your Recommended Judo Mats
Large Floor MatThis new mat was developed in cooperation with Peter Seisenbacher, the double...
Read more posts from Your Recommended Judo Mats
Your Recommended Judo Gi
Adults Olympian JudoGi
The name says it all, this famous judo suit is made by Blitz from the finest interlocking...
Read more posts from Your Recommended Judo Gi
Your Recommended Books
Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques
The author was a 3-times Olympic Judo champion in his youth, and became the chief instructor of Kodokan – the official Judo headquarters. This book is the successor to the perennial bestseller “Kodokan Judo”, by the founder Jigoro Kano, and contains full descriptions of all 67 throws, with variations and practice guides. Over 1800... [Read more of this review]
Tai-Otoshi
Tai-otoshi is one of the most classical of all judo throws. It is a technique in which one’s whole body is used to make the throw work–and when successful, the effect is both beautiful and devastating. It is a tribute to the very nature of the throw that it has survived over years the fashions, wrestling techniques and all the new tricks... [Read more of this review]
Shimewaza
The art of shimewaza–strangling techniques–is the most esoteric branch of judo. Difficult and complex, it is at the same time swift and deadly. No one can afford to treat a shimewaza expert casually. Although relatively light, Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki–world champion in the 65k category in 1981–demonstrated this in a successful... [Read more of this review]
Read more posts from Your Recommended Books