Getting a Grip-Judo in the Mikkei Communitites of the Pacific Northwest 1900-1950

Contents

Foreword by Homer Yasui
Introduction
Notes on pronunciation and transliteration
the development of Kodokan judo-Origins; Philosophies
First generation-stories of early days; Professor Yamashita goes to Washington; Tokugoru Ito
Second generation-Seattle dojo; Kurosaka dojo/Tentoku Kan; South

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Park; Green Lake; Sunnydale; Bainbridge Island; Bellevue; White River Dojo; Kent; Tacoma; Fife; Eatonville; Yakima Valley; Spokane; Oregon; British Columbia; How prewar judo training was conducted
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Statistical relatinships among judo clubs
Appedix 2: Dates of known judo tournaments
Glossary
Select bibliography
Index

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