||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Love this judo book|By Customer|Love this judo book, I bought myself a 2nd once i seen that it came back into print again. This goes with me to class every week. I love the detail and the number of variations it throws in for the throwing techniques. This is not however a comprehensive book and will not provide any ground work or kata. This is just Here is Tai Otoshi, Her|About the Author|TOSHIRO DAIGO was born in 1926. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Education, and later became the judo champion of Japan in 1951, 1952, and 1954. He has been the chief instructor at the Kodokan for many years, and was the manager
Throughout the long history of Japan's martial traditions, judo has evolved into one of the nation's richest and most revered cultural legacies. The vast array of judo techniques has branched out into three distinct categories: throwing techniques, grappling techniques, and striking techniques. Of these, throwing techniques (nage-waza) represent some of the most dynamic and compelling aspects of this world-famous martial art.
