Authors: Jigoro Kano, K Od Okan
ISBN-13: 9784770017994, ISBN-10: 4770017995
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kodansha International
Date Published: July 1994
Edition: Reprint
JIGORO KANO, born in 1860 in Hyogo Prefecture, created Kodokan judo in 1882, the year after he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. In 1969 he became the first Japanese member of the International Olympic Committee. Jigoro Kano died at sea in 1938 while returning from an IOC meeting in Cairo.
Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published.
Over a hundred years ago Jigoro Kano mastered swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. Failing to discover any underlying principle, he set about designing a new martial art to reflect the concept of maximum efficiency in the use of physical and mental energy. Today, the concepts and techniques of judo taught at the Kodokan are the ones originally devised by their creator and collected together in this book. Covering everything from the fundamental techniques to prearranged formal exercises for both men and women, the book offers detailed explanations of how techniques are combined in two types of practice: randori (free practice) and kata (the practice of forms). In addition to a discussion of traditional methods of resuscitation, the book concludes with a useful appendix of information on the founder and the Kodokan International Judo Center, and a glossary of judo terminology. Fully illustrated throughout, Kodokan Judo will help students and instructors everywhere to discover the principles, techniques, and spirit of this popular martial art.
Foreword | 11 | |
I | Basic Judo Concepts | |
1 | Jujutsu Becomes Judo | 15 |
2 | Principles and Aims of Kodokan Judo | 20 |
3 | Basic Points in Training | 26 |
II | Techniques | |
4 | Basic Movements | 37 |
5 | Classification of Techniques | 55 |
6 | Nage-waza | 59 |
7 | Katame-waza | 110 |
8 | Continuous Attack | 131 |
9 | Atemi-waza | 136 |
III | Free Practice | |
10 | Randori | 141 |
IV | Forms | |
11 | Kata | 145 |
12 | Nage no Kata | 148 |
13 | Katame no Kata | 160 |
14 | Kime no Kata | 173 |
15 | Kodokan Goshin Jutsu | 192 |
16 | Ju no Kata | 204 |
17 | Itsutsu no Kata | 220 |
18 | Koshiki no Kata | 224 |
V | Health and First Aid | |
19 | Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiiku | 239 |
20 | Kappo | 252 |
Appendix A: Jigoro Kano Chronology | 255 | |
Appendix B: Guide to the Kodokan | 256 | |
Glossary | 259 | |
Index | 262 |