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 photographs [...]
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 [...]
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 competition career that often found him [...]
Kodokan Judo
Written by the founder of Kodokan judo, Jigoro Kano, this text explains the original concepts and techniques of judo in detail. Kano presents a complete, accessible overview of the modern martial art and sport that he created from the relatively unstructured world of old-school Japanese Jujutsu. Well laid out with excellent diagramatic representations of the [...]