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Summary: A Defininte Must for the Serious Judoka
Comment: Another beautiful but hard to find judo book from Japan Publications Trading. Originally published in 1967, This volume shows some of the most elaborate sequences of grapplig applications for competition. Also of importance are the follow ups and escapes for each technique, most of which are not included in the smaller abridged version, "Judo in Action: Grappling Techniques". The variations included in this book are extensive and laudable, and definately set it apart from most publications. That Kudo also focuses on transitions from grappling technique to technique and doesn't just stop at going through the mechanics of each technique also makes this book something extraordinary.
Contents include:
1. Fundamentals:
2. Pinning Techniques: (Main Points, Training Rules)Kesa Gatame, Kuzure-Kesa-Gatame, Ushiro Kesa Gatame, Kata-Gatame, Kami-Shiho-Gatame, Kuzure-Kami-Shiho-Gatame 1 & 2, Yoko-shiho-gatame, Kuzure-yoko-shiho-gatame, Tate-shiho-gatame 1 through 3
3. Strangling Techniques (Main Points, Training Rules) Kata-juji-shime 1 thruogh 3, Gyaku-juji-shime 1 through 3, Hadaka-jime 1 through 4, Kataha-jime 1 through 3, Okuri-eri-jime 1 through 6, Jigoku-jime, Sakaku-jime 1 through 3
4. The Joint Techniques (Main Points, Training Rules), Ude-garami 1-5, Juji-gatame 1-7, Ude-gatame 1 through 3, Hiza Gatame 1 through 4, Waki-Gatame
5. Getting into the Grappling Techniques: Grappling Techniques as follow-ups to throws, Lwad-in by moving your opponents legs, when your opponent who is lying below you attempts to pull you to him, Lead-in by lifting one of your opponents legs, lead-in by lifting both of your opponents legs, controlling your pponents body from below--rolling him over, Downing your opponent from a standing position and moving him into a grappling technique, Lead-ins when your opponent is lying facedown or is on all fours, clamping your opponents legs, drawing your leg free.
6. Follow-ups and counter attacks: FOLLOW UP ATTACKS: Pinning to pinning, pinning to strangling, pinning to joint techniques, strangle to strangle, strangle to pinning, strangle to joint technique. Joint Technique to joint technique, joint techniquwe to pinning technique, joint technique to strangle technique. COUNTER ATTACKS: Pinning against pinning, strangle againt pinning, joint against pinning, strangle against strangle, pinning against strangle, joint against strangle, strangle against joint, joint against joint, pinning against joint
7. Background: Jigoro Kano and the Kodokan, Training Methods, The Road to Progress, Judo Matches
-Bibliography
-Index
A quality publication, the photographs are crisp and clearly communicate the crux of each given technique. If you're lucky enough to find aone in good or better condition, it may have a green dustcover and green box. This is one of the important out of print judo books, along with it's sister publication, "Dynamic Judo: Throwing Techniques", and a few others including Mifune's original "Canon of Judo", Draeger's works with Inokuma, Otaki, and Ishikawa, Ito & Sato's 2-volume "Vital Judo" series, and Kazuo Ito's "This is Judo". As Kazuzo Kudo studied extensively with Kano and many of Judo's first generation's masters, his understanding of technique and competition are important.
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