Manual of Throws for Sport Judo and Self-Defense [Hardcover]

Fred Neff (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fred Neff's Self-Defense Library | Publication Date: August 1976

The throws presented in this book are taken largely from jujitsu and judo. Most of them are appropriate for both sport judo and self-defense. Others are not part of sport judo, but are an excellent means of practical self-defense. Whether you train for sport judo or to learn throws for self-protection, the lessons in this book should provide a good basic introduction to the art of throwing.

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Review

Mr. Neff uses his knowledge of the Asian fighting arts to educate others. Illustrated with photographs, the books supply the proper techniques and the principles of self-protection and fitness. Pictures on every page augment the easy and briefly stated essentials. This series promises to be very popular in today's society. Students (and adults) will be able to benefit from it. -- Instructor

Product Details

• Hardcover: 60 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group (L); 5th Printing edition (August 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082251155X
• ISBN-13: 978-0822511557
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,799,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manual of Throws is User Friendly, June 28, 2001

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This review is from: Manual of Throws for Sport Judo and Self-Defense (Hardcover)

Fred Neff's Manual of Throws is user friendly. It is very well organized. It gives the historical background for the development of throws, answers to common questions about throwing, warm-up exercises, stances for throwing, falling techniques, sport Judo throws and additional self-defense throws. I like the way the writer broke down each throw into simple learning steps with corresponding photographs. I have followed these learning steps and found they work to allow me to execute the throw. This manual is an outstanding resource for someone who wants to learn how to do different types of throws. This book like Fred Neff's other books on Lessons From the Samurai, Lessons From the Japanese Warriors, Lessons From the Eastern Warriors, Lessons from the Western Warriors and Lessons from the Fighting Commandos really provides the essential information on throwing and related takedowns. I successfully used all of these excellent books to add to my repertoire of techniques. Manual of Throws for Judo and Self Defense is strongly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flips and Trips neatly explained, March 5, 2007

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This review is from: Manual of Throws for Sport Judo and Self-Defense (Hardcover)

Flipping and Tripping are part of the secret arsenal of weapons used by movie heroes weapons for dealing with villains. Fred Neff's neat book Manual of Throws For Sport Judo & self-defense lays bare the secret behind the flips and trips used by movie heroes and more importantly provides practical throws for use in self-defense. This Manual supplies moves to off-balance and throw adversaries in many different ways that can be adopted to deal with varied threats. Fred Neff has written a concise, well illustrated and straightforward book on throwing that demystifies this often admired skill. The language, pictures, organization and size of the book are so easy to utilize that it is an ideal book for anyone who is interested in the subject and earns my high recommendation.