Boys & Girls Judo & Self-Defense: Road to Blackbelt

Boys & Girls Judo & Self-Defense: Road to Blackbelt

This is a complete judo instruction manual for kids and instructors. The book makes judo fun for kids by incorporating games, drills and by using technical drawings with cartoons. For the older students there are excellent technical descriptions of fundamental skills needed in free practice and competition. The book references 31 YouTube videos that are specially designed to supplement the written text thereby making this a living manual.Emphasis has been placed on the"Circle of Skills" needed to successfully make your techniques work effectively such as chance/opportunity, body movement, controlling the opponent, gripping, breaking opponents balance, positioning your body, effective throwing action, defense, countering, combinations and the use of special drills. Self-defense is taught to keep you out of trouble and how to use judo techniques if attacked. Included is a practical description of the IJF contest rules. Also there is a dictionary of useful judo terms in Japanese and English.This book truly provides a "Road to Blackbelt" for both Junior and senior novices.
Country USA
Brand Hal Sharp
Manufacturer Hal Sharp
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780615999555
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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