Judo Training Methods: A Sourcebook by Ishikawa, Takahiko; Draeger, Donn F - 1964

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good +/good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 1/2". 324pp. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and toning to covers, and creasing, chipping, and several small tears to corners and edges. Red cloth over boards with spine and front cover lettered in black. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Very faint foxing to some pages. Pages are free of marks and notations. Binding is sound.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
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 instructor Takahiko Ishikawa, it is an expert martial arts guide. Although the examples are geared toward judo, the training and conditioning methods set out are valuable for all martial artists and athletes, whatever their art or sport. Judo Training Methods is an "encyclopedia of judo" covering not only Judo techniques and training methods but also dojo etiquette, tournament rules, and promotion requirements.

This illustrated judo book features over 1,000 photos and 200 conditioning exercises. A perfect introduction to Judo for beginners, the exercises in this classic text are also valuable conditioning exercises for football, basketball, track, swimming, wrestling, boxing, tennis, baseball, mixed martial arts and more!

Chapters introduce readers to the principles and practice of Judo, including:
Physical Judo Re-Examined
Classification of Exercises and Muscle Groups
Kinesiological Principles About Muscle
Judo Training Advice
Judo and Weight Training
Judo Training Routines
Preparatory Exercises
Supplementary Exercises
Compound Exercises
Auxiliary Exercises(Publisher).