Judo: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art [Paperback]

Alex Butcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

A full-color guide to one of the world's most popular martial arts

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From the Back Cover

The martial arts, among today's most exciting exercise regimes, have become some of the most popular ways to keep fit and stay in shape. Judo, which involves both groundwork and grappling methods, is both a fun sport and a formidable fighting art, and has been an Olympic discipline since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Judo is a full-color guide that explains vital basic techniques as well as more advanced skills. Its modern design, accessible layout, and information-packed pages make maximum use of instructional, clear text and superb photography to offer exhaustive coverage of the most important elementary principles of the martial art, such as falling, throwing, and groundwork. Also, specially commissioned high-quality photographs laced throughout the book depict easy-to-follow step-by-step sequences, while close-up details focus on key elements of technique. A separate section is devoted to effective self-defense through the use of tried and tested judo techniques.

About the Author

Alex Butcher's Judo experience spans a period of 40 years. Much of this time was spent coaching judo at schools, refereeing and judging adult competitions. Alex trained the South African judo teams of 1998 and 1999, as well as the gold medal-winning national kata team of 1999. A 6th-dan South African judoka, he was also awarded sandan (3rd-dan) status by Kokodan (the headquarters of the International Judo Institute in Japan) in 1980, and was the first foreign associate member of the official British Schools Judo Association. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585744492
• ISBN-13: 978-1585744497
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,099,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent basic book, July 9, 2004

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Neil A. Ohlenkamp "Judo Info Site and Judo Forum" (Santa Barbara CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judo: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art (Paperback)

This book, unlike most judo books available today, contains full color photos in an attractive format. The book contents are as modern and accurate as the design. Although geared primarily for beginners it covers a lot of material that anyone doing judo needs to know.

Watch for the next book by this publisher which will be a more comprehensive text with the same excellent format.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book but too short, September 7, 2002

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erik (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judo: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art (Paperback)

Excellent on the core 30 throws and basics on ground fighting.
Get this book with Renzos BJJ book and do Judo and BJJ each 2x per week to become an excellent martial artist.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Short Volume, But Still Useful..., September 12, 2010

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C. H. Jones "Bongo Jones" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judo: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art (Paperback)

Not a lot of content, but excellent photographic illustrations and concise, and well written descriptions.