Judo Katas-fundamentals of throwing and mat techniques

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For the first time, the two fundamental Judo katas, or formal exercises in throwing and mat techniques, are fully explained by an expert player and teacher. These techniques are the ones taught at the famous Kodokan Institute in Japan.

Here are step-by-step instructions for

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performing the fifteen throws in the stand-up and sacrifice throwing techniques and the fifteen movements in the holding, choking, and locking mat techniques. This covers all the basic movements you need to enjoy the sport.

Easy-to-understand explanations in the text are supplemented by more than 275 specially posed photographs and diagrams clearly illustrating every detail from tieing the belt to performing the actual throws and holds. Series of stripsequence photographs wil enable you to follow through every single movement in the techniques.

The purpose of this book is to present the formal exercises. Once these have been mastered, the student can graduate to free play and contests. The stress always is on training through practice to 'feel' the right moments for the techniques. Beginners may use this training to good advantage; advanced Judo players will find that these katas perfect whatever skill already exists, and help in promotion to the next higher grade.

You will learn how to apply principles of broken balance, movement, leverage, and how to control your own body in the execution of the various techniques. You will also discover how to use your opponent's own weight and efforts to defeat him.

In these katas you and your opponent move in a prearranged manner. Each of you knows beforehand exaclty which throws or mat techniques are going to be used. This automatically teaches both of you the correct principles. The thrower learns just how to break his opponent's balance, when to step in, when to lift or pull, and when to throw. At the same time the receiver of the throw learns exactly how to fall in that particular move.

True Judo is a gentle sport that can be performed safely by people of both sexes and all ages. The best players are never rough or violent; they rely on skill instead of force. You can use Judo for physical development, as a combat skill, and as a means of emergency self-defense. You will learn how to utilize your strength efficiently, and -most important of all-you will enjoy the sense of sportsmanship developed by a game whose basic rule is 'Keep relaxed and play gently.'

Charles Yerkow brings to this book experience gained in more than twenty years of practicing Judo and over ten years of teaching it. His other books on the sport are Modern Judo and Sport Judo. He is a vice-chairman of the national A.A.U. Judo committee and member of the Judo Black Belt Federation of the U.S.A.

from back cover

You can have fun and benefit physically and mentally from the pracitce of judo katas

Fundamentals of throwing and mat techniques
No other sport so effectively coordinates your mind and body in the science of attaack and defense
Judo develops you physically, gives you speed and grace
You learn how to use your strength most efficiently
You gain a means of emergency self-defense
You develop character and a true sense of sportsmanship
You enjoy the thrill of performing this sefe and exciting sport that can be palyed by everone-men, women, and children!

this first, complete, easy-to-understand explanation of the fundamentals fo true, soft-style Judo covers the following:

Basic judo facts; Origin, purpose, forms of training, ranks and promotons, customs, contests, techniques, first practice: falling forward and backward. Stand-up throwing techniques: pull-down, over-shoulder, shouldering or cartwheeing, floating loins, seeping loins or floating thighs, low hips or lift-pull-loins, side foot sweep, leg block or lift-pullfoot, inside thighs. Sacrifice throwing techniques: overhead throw, rear throw, corner throw, lateral throw, lateral wheel, floating throw. Mat techniques: side-arm hold, shoulder lock, upper-body hold, cross-body hold, broken upper-body hold, half-cross choke, forearm or naked choke, sliding lapel choke, lapel-arm choke, adverse cross choke, elbow-arm lock, straightarm lock, arm-elbow crush, arm-knee lock, leg entanglement. Notes on promotion and a complete chapter on Japanese-English judo terminology. Plus more than 275 diagrams and photographs illustrating every movement!

Contents

1 Introduction
2 Basic judo facts-Origin of judo; Purpose of traiing; forms of training; Ranks and promotions; Customs; Contests; Techniques
3 First practice-Falling forward; falling backward
4 Stand-up throwing techniqes (Tachi-waza)-Uki-otoshi (pull-down); Seoinage (overshoulder); Kataguruma (shouldering or cartwheeling); Uki-goshi (floating loins); Harai-goshi (sweeping loins or floating thighs); Tsuri-komi-goshi (low hips or lift-pull-loins); Okuri-ashi-barai (side foot sweep); Sasae-tsuri-lomi-ashi (leg block or lift-pull-foot); Uchimata (inside thighs)
5 Sacrifice throwing techniques (Sutemi-waza)-Tomoenage (overhead throw); Uranage (rear throw); Sumigaeshi (corner throw) Yokogake (lateral throw); Yoko-guruma (lateral wheel); Uki-waza (floating throw)
6 Mat techniques (Katama-waza)-Kesa-gatame (side-arm hold); Kata-gatame (shoulder lock); Kami-shiho-gatame (upper-body hold); Yoko-shiho-gatame (cross-body hold); Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (broken upper-body hold); Kata-juji-jime (half-cross choke); Hadaka-jime (forearm or naked choke); Okuri-eri-jime (sliding-lapel choke); Kata-hajime (lapel-arm choke); Gyaku-juji-jime (adverse cross choke); Ude-garami (elbow-arm lock); Juji-gatame (straight-arm lock); Ude-gatame (arm-elbow crush); Hiza-gatame (arm-knee lock); Ashi-garami (leg entanglement); General advice
7 Notes on Promotions
8 Japanese-English Judo Terminology

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