Product Details

• Actors: Japan's Kodokan Japanese Judo
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tapeworm
• VHS Release Date: May 1, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJJ9
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,634 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This terrific video features many of Japan’s Judo masters including Dago Sensei who was responsible for much of this video as technical advisor and as well was one of the top instructors at the Kodokan in Tokyo for many years.

You will be able to learn perfect break falls at both regular and slow motion speeds. You will also be taught all the proper terminology.

Narrated by martial arts authority and historian Damion G. Chambers this video is interesting, informative and entertaining.

Any student of judo or the grappling arts will appreciate the quality of this black and white historically significant video which was discovered in the archives of American martial arts icon Mel Bruno.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese Judo Masters-, November 28, 2002

By	C. Robinson (BRIDGEPORT, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great video for any martial art's enthusiast. If you are really into Judo or want to get a foundation this is a great video for just that. The footage is " old school" the way it was and the way they trained back then. You will see moves and things that no local dojo around you would ever do. I was inspired by this ancient art and to see it done the way the Japanese Masters intended it to be used says everything -

4.0 out of 5 stars Masters OK, December 3, 2001

By	Michel R Leroux (El Paso, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Kodokan Masters shows good basic Judo and history of the Art.
A good tape for beginners and black belts. The only drawback was the length at 47min. for [price].