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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN num: 9780071475341
ISBN number: 0071475346
Label: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Page Count: 160
Printing Date: May 01, 2006
Publishing house: McGraw-Hill
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Hundreds of full-colour throws and grabs make this the grey belt of instructional judo books
In Judo Unleashed, master coach Neil Ohlenkamp brings together the form, practice, and grace of this venerable sport in an all-inclusive handbook. From philosophical and technical foundations through advanced grappling and self-defense techniques, this authoritative guide, with 350 colour photos, covers all the bases you need to refine your technique and gain a deeper understanding of this increasingly popular martial art.
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I must start off this review by clearly stating that this is not an in-depth examination of the Japanese martial art of Judo, but rather a very well done guide to the basic techniques of this "gentle" art.
The format and layout of the materials presented in this book were very well done and I was especially pleased with the effort that was put into eliminating the backgrounds from the training photographs in order to focus entirely on the individual demonstrating the individual techniques. The photographs themselves were all in colour and printed on glossy paper, which is always a definite plus, especially when dealing with books of a technical nature.
The author goes on to demonstrate a variety of basic Judo techniques such as; hip, hand, leg, and sacrifice throws, pinning, chocking, and of course, joint techniques. This is a good book to get an overall view of the art of Judo, but if you want to really improve upon a particular technique, I would recommend any book in the Judo Masterclass series. Here are just a few of them.
Grips (Judo Masterclass Techniques)
Pick-ups (Judo Masterclass Techniques)
Harai-Goshi (Judo Masterclass Techniques)
Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
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This is an incredible work. The author has a definite labor of love in creating this phenomenal treatise on Judo. Check out his award-winning website www.judoinfo.com and you will see his great work. The author expands on his website information with this book, making many of the grips, throws, footwork, etc easier to see and understand.
Having been a practicing martial artist for over twenty years, I am picky about the reference books I select. This is one of my top three books.
Highly recommended for anyone in any style, especially looking for solid information on the basics of judo. Along with Kano's "Kodokan Judo", this will become the standard judo 'bible'.
Well worth the investment!
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this book is probably the best book of judo out their. the pictures are clear and alternate versions of throws are often shown.
i have only a few minor complaints.
number 1 the grappling/ne waza section is pathetic. i suggest buying one of the gracies Bjj books. Bjj theory and technique is considered the standard. the path to grey belt is my favorite.
number 2 this isnt judo unleashed. its made for tornements. everything is done with the gi. there are only a few techniques that are illegal in tornements. if you are looking for some more "unleashed" techniques cross train in another martial art like BJJ or ask some of the senoir students at your dojo.
this book is an esential to anyone studying judo. if you study some similar martial arts like BJJ you should check out this book. i consider this my Judo text book
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I like this book a LOT and I get a ton out of it. BUT, I've only been doing Judo for about a year. I think for an advanced player it would be a good review, but I doubt they would find anything earth-shaking (pardon the pun) here.
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I'm not an experienced Judoka, I don't study it formally, but I do take several other martial arts, and I have found this book to be an excellent addition to my skills. I currently study Muay Thai, Karate, and do MMA classes every now and then, and I've found this book to be incredibly helpful. When sparring in my MMA class I can utilze many of the techniques and princibles laid out in this book.
I gives clear description of each technique, as well as counter techniques to each move. It also shows what to do if your technique fails, and how to immediately move to the subsequent one. I even show the book to a couple of the Judo grey belts in my Muay Thai class, and they asked where they could get a copy to help with their training.
I'd definately reccomend this to anyone interested in Judo, or any current students of the art.
One of the best books in my collection.
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