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Judo - Hardcover

Alex Butcher

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Synopsis

The martial arts, among today's most exciting exercise regimes, are now a popular way to keep fit. Judo, involving groundwork and grappling, is both a sport and a formidable fighting art. This colour guide explains basic techniques as well as more advanced skills. This book covers the important elementary principles of judo, such as falling, throwing and groundwork. A separate section is devoted to effective self-defence using judo techniques.

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About the Author

Alex Butcher's Judo experience spans a period of 40 years. Much of this time was spent coaching judo at schools, refereeing and judging adult competitions. Alex trained the South African judo teams of 1998 and 1999, as well as the gold medal-winning national kata team of 1999. A 6th-dan South African judoka, he was also awarded sandan (3rd-dan) status by Kokodan (the headquarters of the International Judo Institute in Japan) in 1980, and was the first foreign associate member of the official British Schools Judo Association.

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