CompleteMartialArts.com - Judo: Beginner to Black Belt
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8152 EAN: 9780874070415 ISBN: 0874070414 Label: Thor Publishing Company Manufacturer: Thor Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 207 Publication Date: 1982-04-01 Publisher: Thor Publishing Company Studio: Thor Publishing Company
Judo: Beginner to Black Belt is a modern presentation of sport judo techniques from white belt novice to black belt expert, and a guide to colored belt ranking. There are falls, throws, counterthrows, matwork grappling, contestant strategy and tactics, and a selection of formal routines. Judo can be practiced by the once-a-week player, or it can be an activity for the dedicated athlete aspiring to compete at the world tournament level. Judo is an Olympic Games event.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Mostly Judo Comment: This book teaches you most of the Judo throws,but it is missing 24 throws. Besides that its got all the choke holds and arm holds but missing 6 katas. Customer Rating: Summary: Middle of the pack, nice contrasting Gi colors. Comment: The first thing I noticed in this book was how outdated some of the material was. For instance they demonstrate a incorrect way of break falling that sent shivers down my spine thinking somebody at home would learn this method. What the book does positively. Covers all core throwing techniques with a section on counters and combinations. I also might mention that many Judo books have the Judoka both wearing the same colored gi which sometimes give the appearance that they assimilating. Bruce's book has Judoka wearing different colored gi's which is a nice touch. The newaza like most Judo books is spartan at best. A couple of pins, the chokes we all know and love, you basic armlocks and that is about it. In a sea of Judo books this comes in the middle somewhere, but I will admit I have picked up a couple combinations from this manual and have used them successfully in randori.
