The Secrets of Judo: A Text for Instructors and Students Paperback – July 15, 1990

My library is full of books that talk about the principles behind martial arts (all martial arts are based on the same principles or on variants of these and understand them is vital for everyone seeking for mastery) however, I had never come across a book that spoke not only of the principles of the martial arts, but also the mathematical formulas that are used to solve common problems or conflicts that you commonly encounter on the mat. the only thing that I have found similar to this in all this time has been AIKIDO: METHODS TO SOLVE DYNAMIC CONFLICTS and HUMAN WEAPON; a tv show.

Excellent book on the technical/theoretical aspects of Judo.I hold the belief that one cannot learn Judo by reading a book; practice is really the only way. But there are three reasons why you should need a Judo book: 1) to learn the history, culture, social background of it, 2) to keep as a dictionary where you can refer to moves, 3) to understand the physics, psychology, and physiology of Judo training and competition. The worst type of Judo book, IMHO, is one that tries to teach you how to make a throw.The value of this book mainly comes from its well articulated explanation with respect to 3) as mentioned above. To be frank, you can still do well in Judo without ever reading this book, but if you are curious about the theories behind Judo, this is definitely a good book to have.

An excellent analysis of Judo, especially for those who are fluent in the language of physics and math. Hilariously so, I am of the belief that one of the authors either has spent a lot of time with math, or has authored a math textbook (college level or beyond) for the sentence structure reminds me so. Anyway, this book is not for someone expecting a casual read, it is for someone who truly wants to dig deep into what makes judo work. It is highly technical, and no detail is spared in terms of what makes the move work. Excellent for someone who wants to understand why their moves work, and excellent for error analysis.

Great book for beginners, masters or teachers of Judo. In depth evaluation on body mechanics, timing and motion. Amazing

Just a real good book to read.

This book is great for studying your judo techniques. It is very detailed and a good source of reference.

if you understand the basic mechanics of judo, or any martial art based around throwing/grappling, then this should be more of a review than anything.

The book is well-written and illustrated, and even includes some of the mathematics behind the principles and movements (which I thought was very nice background information, being a bit of a Math-geek).

Thank you it arived on time

Great Book

this is a great insight about judo

Ok

Wonderful book if you feel the need to know to mathematical formulas behind the throws. I dont think ive grab anything from itthat will help my game on the day to day. It was complicated and i did not feel like it was worthing the energy to study those formula.Also contains a section with some throws, pins and ect. , wich is not bad