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KODOKAN JUDO today is actively practiced as an international sport in more than 40 countries. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Old school training, Oct 16 2005

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This review is from: Judo Training Methods (Paperback)

This book is old school. I love the way Draeger writes in such a scientific way. Lots of research put into this book with Judo techniques in mind.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Scary, April 29 2002

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cynthia stokes (Virginia Beach, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This book is severely dated. Several advances have been made in the area of sports specific training. Some of these excercises are down right dangerous. Serious injuries could result. There are some good stretching suggestions, but a beginner's weight-lifting book has safe excercises, for those looking to incorporate weight training with their judo practice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Academic Judo Work, Nov 5 2001

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C. J. Hardman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Just good straight foreward training advice
Follow this books recomendations for cheap effective training. A lot of people want to believe they can get better training depending on how much money they spend on equipment,... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars classic training worthy of any library
I'm a big fan of classic training methods and of using a partner as resistance and this book is full of similarly great techniques. Read more

Published on Jun 5 2000 by slideboxer