This book describes the history and importance of Ju No Kata—the science of what it takes to execute throws—to the study and practice of judo. It also serves as a semi autobiography of the author, Keiko Fukuda, who is the world's foremost authority on Ju No Kata. At the age of 90, she still practices her passion. Understanding Ju No Kata is essential for passing higher-rank tests and this book, imbued with Fukuda's wisdom, is comprehensive and definitive.
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Sensei Keiko Fukuda is the highest-ranked woman in Judo. Her grandfather, Kachinosuke Fukuda, was was one of the three influential masters of Jujitsu who taught the founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano Shihan, in his formative years. Sensei Fukuda was invited by Kano Shihan to enter the then newly formed Women's Section of the Kodokan in Tokya, Japan, and has practiced the art of Judo for over seventy years.
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THE book to have on this topic,
By Neil A. Ohlenkamp "Judo Info Site and Judo Forum" (Santa Barbara CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Ju-No-Kata: A Kodokan Textbook (Paperback)
This is an authoritative and complete manual on the ju-no-kata (forms of gentleness). The photos and text make each move and each technique clear for both tori and uke. It is a technical manual useful for a judo student studying this form, or for anyone interested in the author since it includes a section with her photo album.
The author is the foremost authority in the world on this Kodokan kata. I wish it had been expanded even more from the original version previously published in Born for the Mat. The author's insights are valuable and it is good to have them recorded in this book.
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Keiko Fukuda is the world's highest ranked female judoka (judo practitioner). Her grandfather was one of Jigoro Kano sensei's early instructors (for those who don't know, he's the guy who invented judo and started the Kodokan). While ju no kata is sometimes perceived as a woman's exercise (since they learn it during kyu [colored belt] ranks while men generally do not until dan [black belt]), both men and women can benefit from this excellent tome. You cannot learn any martial art from a book, of course, but I believe that this is essential material to refine and internalize techniques that you encounter on the dojo floor. The forms are aptly described, well illustrated, and easy to follow. Fukuda sensei also includes a fascinating write-up of her thoughts on the evolution and direction of the sport of judo along with some great pictures of her training throughout the years.
In many ways ju no kata is to judo what sanchin kata is to karate, an essential foundational exercise that expresses the principles and techniques of the art form. Unlike most components of judo, this kata can be practiced without a dogi (uniform) or tatami (padded mat) surface, since there is no throwing involved (or perhaps more accurately no falling). It is performed slowly with emphasis on the essential principles that make full-speed, full-power judo work effectively, and contains both offensive and defensive techniques. More specifically, the ju no kata technique refines a practitioner's sense of ju (gentleness/using an opponent's force against them), timing, body mechanics (e.g., proper hip rotation), tai sabaki waza (body movement/blending techniques), and mental focus. It also increases one's flexibility and conditioning if performed diligently. Lawrence Kane Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
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After I enrolled at the Kodokan and saw Ju-no-kata for the first time as a novice with little knowledge of Judo, I found that understanding the actual performance was quite difficult. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
own right foot, left front shoulder, slanted position, left front corner, straight diagonal line, foot backward Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kano Shihan, Fukuda Hachinosuke, Keiko Fukuda, Women's Division, Kano Jigoro Shihan, Belt Seizure, Both Eyes Poke, Both Shoulders, Chest Push, Direct Head Cut, Direct Head Strike, Hand Thrusting, Jaw Thrusting, Nasion Strike, Seizure of Both Hands, Shoulder Push, Shoulder Turn, Single Hand Raising, Single Hand Seizure New!
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After I enrolled at the Kodokan and saw Ju-no-kata for the first time as a novice with little knowledge of Judo, I found that understanding the actual performance was quite difficult. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
own right foot, left front shoulder, slanted position, left front corner, straight diagonal line, foot backward Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kano Shihan, Fukuda Hachinosuke, Keiko Fukuda, Women's Division, Kano Jigoro Shihan, Belt Seizure, Both Eyes Poke, Both Shoulders, Chest Push, Direct Head Cut, Direct Head Strike, Hand Thrusting, Jaw Thrusting, Nasion Strike, Seizure of Both Hands, Shoulder Push, Shoulder Turn, Single Hand Raising, Single Hand Seizure New!
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- Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano by Jigoro Kano in Front Matter, and page 145
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