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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781434341792
ISBN: 1434341798
Label: AuthorHouse
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 332
Publication Date: 2007-12-22
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Studio: AuthorHouse
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The Judo Twins is a compelling book that will capture both the heart and mind of the reader. It is the story of twin brothers who were given up by their dysfunctional parents as infants and sent to orphanages where they would spend their entire childhood. Yet, they grew up to become world class athletes in the noble sport of Judo and became known the world over as the Judo Twins! The difficult journey of the twins to this proverbial mountain top makes for a moving human interest story as they overcome considerable adversity to reach their goals. But, it was their great passion for the unique sport of Judo that provided the pathway in their unending quest for improvement and self-expression. Some of the biggest names on the national and international judo scene in the last 50 years voice their innermost thoughts in this book to explain why this sport has had such an overwhelming impact on their own lives. There is, however, another important dimension to this story and that is the strong and indestructible life-long commitment that the twins have had to each other. When all of these themes come together, the result is a multi-faceted tale that every reader can enjoy. The Judo Twins pulled and pushed themselves up to the top of their particular mountain and readers will be delighted to go along on this interesting and unusual ride.
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Comment: This is a fascinating human interest story of how these twin brothers, placed in an orphanage at the age of three and not emerging from another orphanage until age 18, climbed to the very top of the Judo world! What an uphill climb they had to endure and the reader, whether you be a Judo fan or just an interested reader, will be most impressed by their perseverance and their talents in this unique sport.
I was a social worker and I worked in their 2nd orphanage and I knew the twins when they were there. However, I knew nothing about their adult lives and was astonished by their later impressive achievements as world class Judo champions. One of the twins, Bernard, went on to win four successive Gold Medals in four successive Macabiah Games in Israel, a feat no-one has ever duplicated, before or since.
As stated above, this book has something for everyone and I recommend it to all readers with great enthusiasm.
Sam George Arcus
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