Judo Techniques & Tactics (Martial Arts Series) [Paperback]

Jimmy Pedro (Author)

Book Description

Series: Martial Arts Series | Publication Date: May 22, 2001

If you are looking to master the fundamentals of the art of judo, Judo Techniques & Tactics will provide you with everything you need to begin. Written by three-time Olympian and world champion Jimmy Pedro, this book provides you with a solid background of the sport and the essential maneuvers for success.

Judo Techniques & Tactics offers complete and easy-to-understand coverage of judo. Whether you're a beginner or a more advanced student, you will find an assortment of valuable insights on judo's history, terminology, customs, and special chapters on competition and conditioning.

With this unique resource you will learn how to correctly perform

- falls,
- rolls,
- grips,
- throws,
- holds,
- pins,
- chokes,
- joint locks,
- counters, and
- combinations.

Judo Techniques & Tactics gives you solid instruction in the essential skills of judo—from the basic pivot to the more difficult throws—and training guidelines to build a solid foundation for moving on to advanced judo techniques.

Part of the successful Techniques & Tactics series of martial arts books published by Human Kinetics, this book is sure to be a part of every serious martial artist's library.

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About the Author

Jimmy Pedro has been the top-ranked American judoka for the past decade. He has won national titles five times. Pedro is also the world champion in the 73-kg (161-lb.) category. Pedro is a three-time Olympian and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist. Pedro holds a fifth-degree black belt and has practiced judo for 25 years with his father and longtime coach, Jim Pedro, Sr.

Pedro resides in Lawrence, Massachusetts, with his wife, Marie, and their three children.

Writer William Durbin, an accomplished student and practitioner of martial arts with a third-degree black belt in judo, assisted Pedro in the development of the book. Durbin is considered one of the world's foremost authorities and historians on martial arts. Among his numerous martial arts honors are Presidential Sports Awards for karate and judo. Durbin and his wife, Carol, reside in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (May 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736003436
• ISBN-13: 978-0736003438
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,410,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another Standard Review of the Basics., September 10, 2002

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Brian A. Glennon "BAG" (South Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judo Techniques & Tactics (Martial Arts Series) (Paperback)

JUDO TECHNIQUES & TACTICS (c.2001) by Jimmy Pedro Jr., and William Durbin, is a fundamental book on Judo like a dozen other books covering the same basic techniques, except this has one of New England's premiere judokas demonstrating kyu techniques.

If 1999 World Judo Champion and two time Olympic bronze medal winner Jimmy Pedro jr. is through making history and fails to be elected as president of the USJI (Judo USA), then it is hoped that Godan Jimmy Pedro Jr. will become a much needed world class sensei to teach and write for future American judoka! So what we really need is for Jimmy Pedro Jr. and his father, Jimmy Pedro Sr., to collaborate on a book detailing all their best competition judo techniques and philosophy and how they were derived, and between these two active and successful competitors, that book would have the potential as the new bible on American judo!

This basic sankyu level work: JUDO TECHNIQUES & TACTICS falls well beneath the talent and scope of World Champion and Olympian (Godan) Jimmy Pedro Jr.. To read a similar mediocre book on judo by another World Champion, please read: 'OLYMPIC JUDO: Throwing Techniques' (c. 1987) by Neil Adams.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An okay place to start . . ., November 3, 2002

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Walter Reade (Appleton, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judo Techniques & Tactics (Martial Arts Series) (Paperback)

Judo Techniques and Tactics provides the beginning Judo student a decent place to start. Pedro only reviews a few basic moves and throws, chokes and joint locks, and counters. They are moderately described in text and illustrated fairly well with photographs. This gives the beginner a good subset of techniques to work with and start to master. The book has a good overview of competition and some helpful tips on conditioning. Judo Techniques and Tactics should be useful for those in the sport less than a year.

4.0 out of 5 stars Judo Techniques & Tactics, February 14, 2010

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Kyle Buchanan "justmekyleb" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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