Judo Training Methods

by Donn F. Draeger and Takahiko Ishikawa

A product of over twenty years of exhaustive research, Judo Training Methods is a comprehensive examination of the Japanese Judo. Written by martial arts authority Donn Draeger and judo champion and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804832102
• ISBN13: 9780804832106
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Judo plus Training

This is for the medium to advanced student of Judo. Beginners will have some difficulty understanding some of the descriptions here. This is not saying that some study won't make things clear to any student but beginners will have trouble here at first. For the rest of us, we can only benefit from studying this book. Well written and focusing on the technical points of Judo that create outstanding Judokas, this is well worth the price and time.

Great book

An insightful look at the way Judo champions trained years ago. I enjoyed the book and I appreciate the information offered.The book was first published during the early 1960's. Anyone with two cents of common sense will understand that is is unfair for us, nowadays, to criticize some of the methods used during that era. The weight training segment in the book, compared to todays standards, perhaps not cutting edge. Yet back then, it was obviously good enough for the likes of Judo Champions like Inokuma. Therefore, reading Draeger/Ishikawa's book provides another piece to puzzle and it will help us to analyze and understand the evolution of Judo training. In particular, the 'Instructor Advice' and 'Student Advice' sections are worthwhile reading.I recommend this book for a martial artist's library.Antonio Bustillo

An Excellent Academic Judo Work

I have found no other Judo or martial arts work that approaches the academic level of this one in scholarship and completeness. Draeger and Ishikawa have been VERY thorough in their assessment of HOW to train for Judo, offering for the first time a catagorized breakdown of training techniques into four areas: Preparatory, supplementary, compound, and auxiliary. Training is approached for the first time in English, as a scientific undertaking which like many other sports, is based upon and helped by the study of kinesiology (study of movement, body & muscle, etc.). The authors don't simply tell us, they give us the "why" of things. Helpful diagrams and quality sequence photographs help convey the ideas, though I wouldn't recommend this volume for someone who doesn't have the patience to read. Training methods utilizing partners, weights, belt, equipment, and gravity are detailed. Originally printed in 1962, This recent re-release paperback edition is affordable and a welcome return. Don't let the age of publication dissuade you from learning from this volume, it was revolutionary upon its oroginal release, and little approaching its depth has been published in the popular press since. There is another terrific judo book by Draeger & Inokuma which I hope Tuttle will consider rereleasing again soon, called "Weight Training for Championship Judo", which goes even deeper into advanced sports theory. Judo was Draeger's first martial art, and I was surprised years ago to discover how deep and ground breaking his research with Kodokan colleagues had been. Altogether a superb volume.

THE BEST PREPARATORY JUDO BOOK I HAVE READ

I HAVE A LOT OF TIME PRACTICING JUDO AN I FIND THIS BOOK THE BEST IN IT'S CATEGORY OF PREPARATORY EXERCISES TO IMPROVE STRONG,HABILITY, AND TECHNIQUE TO ALL JUDO INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS, I FIND IT VERY EXPLICIT IN TEXT AND IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND COVERS ALL KIND OF EXERSISES NEEDED TO A JUDOKA,WARMING,PREPARATORY AND HEAVY LIFTING TO IMPROVE FORCE.

Covers the basics well

This book forms a good framework for advanced learning. Some of the training methods were new to me, some were not. Overall, it was very helpful.