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A judo book with a difference! This is not just another of the many new books on judo which appear yearly-good, bad, and indifferent-but an anthology containng some of the best of the long-out-of-print writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Here is both a fully illustrated
Besides assorted essays particularly pertaining to judo by such noted names as Dr. Jigoro Kano, the father of Japanese judo, and the Greek-born literateur Lafcadio Hearn, this volume contains articles on the cognate arts of aikido and karate as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography compiled by the editor and part author of the book, Robert W. Smith. This bibliography, the first of its kind, contains lists of books relating to judo and cognate self-defense arts in various languages and published in all countries of the world, and should serve as a ready source of reference for all those who seek information of an international scope.
In addition to sixty-nine plastic inclkuding illustrations of technical sequences, informal shots of self-defense in action, and delightful protraits of judo personalities, there are line studies in black and white of the masters of judo, some of whom are still active, and whose names are legendary in the judo world.
Editor Smith, himself a registered black belt, has delved into countless sources to obtain the marterial which forms the bulk of his book. With its combination of technical data and informal, often evocative, dissertatinons on one of the fastest growing sports in the world today, this book will have appeal to both the layman and the serious student of judo alike.
Born in 1926, Robert W. Smith, the complier, editor, and part author of this book, started training in self-defense methods at the age of fifteen. He received his first judo instruction based on the Kodokan system while in the Marine Corps (1944-46). Holder of a second-degree black belt, he is at present a member of the A.A.U. Committee for Judo, the corressponding secretay for the local Shufu Judo Yudanshakai, Washington, D.C. and a Public Relations Commitee member of the Judo Black Belt Federation, the national governing body of judo in America.
Besides judo, Mr. Smith has also coached and promoted amateur boxing and wrestling. His other interests include sumo, kendo, and other Far Eastern martial arts, notable chinese kempo and gung fu, and his experimental studies with these specialized forms of self-defense will comprise the basis of a doctoral thesis a few years hence.
Mr. Smith, who is presently working for the government, is both a well-known contributior of articles on judo in America and Europe and a serious collector of judo literature in all languages. His collection of books, manuscripts, pictures, and films is probably the most comprehensive in the world and the result of more than a decade of collecting.
Contents
Foreword by E.J. Harrison
Editor's Foreword
Jigoro Kano: Father of Japanese Athletics, Creator of Judo, Gentleman R.W. Smith
Judo: The Japanese Art of Self-Defense -J. Kano
'Jujitsu,' The Ancient Art of Self-Defence by Sleight of Body-T. Shidachi
Judo: Japaneses Physical Culture-S. Arima
Yoshiro Wada-Y. Fukuzawa
Jiujitsu-L. Hearn
The Development of Judo in America-R.W. Smith
The Budokwai in Retrospect-E.J. Harrison
Judo in France-H. Plee
A Woman's-Eye View of Judo-R. Gardner
Karate-Do-G. Funakoshi
Aikido-A.C. Holtmann and B. Tsuji
Judo Humor
Bibliography
List of Plates
A judo book with a difference! This is not just another of the many new books on judo which appear yearly-good, bad, and indifferent-but an anthology containng some of the best of the long-out-of-print writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Here is both a fully illustrated
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manual with invaluable explanations and discissions of judo techniques and a unique collection of writngs available for the first time in many years, plus a number of articles expecially selected to round out the book and give a full survey of judo in its many aspects-practical, theoritical, philosophical, historical , and even humorous.Besides assorted essays particularly pertaining to judo by such noted names as Dr. Jigoro Kano, the father of Japanese judo, and the Greek-born literateur Lafcadio Hearn, this volume contains articles on the cognate arts of aikido and karate as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography compiled by the editor and part author of the book, Robert W. Smith. This bibliography, the first of its kind, contains lists of books relating to judo and cognate self-defense arts in various languages and published in all countries of the world, and should serve as a ready source of reference for all those who seek information of an international scope.
In addition to sixty-nine plastic inclkuding illustrations of technical sequences, informal shots of self-defense in action, and delightful protraits of judo personalities, there are line studies in black and white of the masters of judo, some of whom are still active, and whose names are legendary in the judo world.
Editor Smith, himself a registered black belt, has delved into countless sources to obtain the marterial which forms the bulk of his book. With its combination of technical data and informal, often evocative, dissertatinons on one of the fastest growing sports in the world today, this book will have appeal to both the layman and the serious student of judo alike.
Born in 1926, Robert W. Smith, the complier, editor, and part author of this book, started training in self-defense methods at the age of fifteen. He received his first judo instruction based on the Kodokan system while in the Marine Corps (1944-46). Holder of a second-degree black belt, he is at present a member of the A.A.U. Committee for Judo, the corressponding secretay for the local Shufu Judo Yudanshakai, Washington, D.C. and a Public Relations Commitee member of the Judo Black Belt Federation, the national governing body of judo in America.
Besides judo, Mr. Smith has also coached and promoted amateur boxing and wrestling. His other interests include sumo, kendo, and other Far Eastern martial arts, notable chinese kempo and gung fu, and his experimental studies with these specialized forms of self-defense will comprise the basis of a doctoral thesis a few years hence.
Mr. Smith, who is presently working for the government, is both a well-known contributior of articles on judo in America and Europe and a serious collector of judo literature in all languages. His collection of books, manuscripts, pictures, and films is probably the most comprehensive in the world and the result of more than a decade of collecting.
Contents
Foreword by E.J. Harrison
Editor's Foreword
Jigoro Kano: Father of Japanese Athletics, Creator of Judo, Gentleman R.W. Smith
Judo: The Japanese Art of Self-Defense -J. Kano
'Jujitsu,' The Ancient Art of Self-Defence by Sleight of Body-T. Shidachi
Judo: Japaneses Physical Culture-S. Arima
Yoshiro Wada-Y. Fukuzawa
Jiujitsu-L. Hearn
The Development of Judo in America-R.W. Smith
The Budokwai in Retrospect-E.J. Harrison
Judo in France-H. Plee
A Woman's-Eye View of Judo-R. Gardner
Karate-Do-G. Funakoshi
Aikido-A.C. Holtmann and B. Tsuji
Judo Humor
Bibliography
List of Plates
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