Judo Training Methods (Tuttle Martial Arts)

Judo Training Methods (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by Takahiko Ishikawa, Donn F. Draeger

Judo Training Methods (Tuttle Martial Arts)
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Author: Donn F. Draeger, Takahiko Ishikawa
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-08-15
ISBN: 0804832102
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

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Book Review: An Excellent Academic Judo Work
Summary: 5 Stars

I have found no other Judo or martial arts work that approaches the academic level of this one in scholarship and completeness. Draeger and Ishikawa have been VERY thorough in their assessment of HOW to train for Judo, offering for the first time a catagorized breakdown of training techniques into four areas: Preparatory, supplementary, compound, and auxiliary. Training is approached for the first time in English, as a scientific undertaking which like many other sports, is based upon and helped by the study of kinesiology (study of movement, body & muscle, etc.). The authors don't simply tell us, they give us the "why" of things. Helpful diagrams and quality sequence photographs help convey the ideas, though I wouldn't recommend this volume for someone who doesn't have the patience to read. Training methods utilizing partners, weights, belt, equipment, and gravity are detailed. Originally printed in 1962, This recent re-release paperback edition is affordable and a welcome return. Don't let the age of publication dissuade you from learning from this volume, it was revolutionary upon its oroginal release, and little approaching its depth has been published in the popular press since. There is another terrific judo book by Draeger & Inokuma which I hope Tuttle will consider rereleasing again soon, called "Weight Training for Championship Judo", which goes even deeper into advanced sports theory. Judo was Draeger's first martial art, and I was surprised years ago to discover how deep and ground breaking his research with Kodokan colleagues had been. Altogether a superb volume.

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