The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo) [Paperback]

H. Irving Hancock (Author), Katsukuma Higashi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2006

English-speaking readers cannot find a more complete study than this of the authentic form of judo developed in the nineteenth century by Professor Jiguro Kano. It explains and illustrates the entire system of 160 holds and throws and describes every important aspect, including pressure points, balance, and how to fall. 487 photographs and four charts

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486443434
• ISBN-13: 978-0486443430
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best from a historical viewpoint, January 20, 2004

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This review is from: Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

This book holds a very special place in the history of martial arts education and is certainly one of the most entertaining. I would love to know co-author Hancock's story, especially the circumstances of his training in Japan. Beyond the historical value of this text though lies its usefulness; the techniques shown are the same as those practiced today, and the reader will undoubtedly find some that are not taught. However, one should not get carried away. If you are looking for a book that shows you techniques, there are any number of them on the market that are better than this one. However, if you want a glimpse into the Real Thing, i.e., jiu jitsu as it was practiced in the Olde Days, then this book stands pretty much alone. As a Ketsugo and Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, all I can say is...this book is fascinating.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not judo, September 13, 2006

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David S. Hofhine (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo) (Paperback)

This book has nothing to do with Jigoro Kano's Kodokan judo. By the time this book was published most of Kano's Judo as it is now known was all ready in existence including the Nage no Kata, Ju no Kata, Kime no Kata, and most of the Gokyo no Waza. The book Judo Kyohon published only 2 years later in Japan in 1908 detailed the Gokyo no Waza and Nage no Kata in their entirety and every technique therein is recognizable in name and form when compared to modern judo. Irving Hancock was a shameless huckster who had some instruction in an older form of jiu-jitsu completely unrelated to Kano's Kodokan Judo. He detailed this form in an earlier book entitled Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks published in 1904. He falsely labeled this later book The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu as a marketing ploy to try and trick buyer's into thinking they were getting something of Kano's judo, which by that date had gained total dominance in Japan. Very few of his techniques bare any resemblance to Kano's Judo as it was practiced then or now. This book is an interesting look at old style jiu-jitsu and worth buying, but Hancock's claim that it ever had anything to do with Kano's school is totally false.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best judo book, May 17, 2001

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Tair Narimanov (Moscow Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

Every judoka who practise not only sports but art and self-defence need it. Only a few techniques of this book are known now in judo. And there are 160 tricks there! And it's real! I'm sure because I train it every day. Try it.