The Mechanics of Judo: Analytical studies of selected standing techniques
Robert G. Blanchard - The Mechanics of Judo: Analytical studies of selected standing techniques
Charles E. Tuttle Company | 1961 | ISBN: N/A | English | 135 pages | PDF | 14.4 MB
Charles E. Tuttle Company | 1961 | ISBN: N/A | English | 135 pages | PDF | 14.4 MB
This book attempts to analyze the movements in just certain selected throws. Several variations of each throw are examined. The treatment given to each is brief, but thought-provoking. You can get some very nice ideas out of this book. It is also interesting for me to note that this is one of the few books that teaches a dynamic form of Osotogari.
Some Judo books that attempt to 'analyze' Judo techniques will be filled with physics math formulas and diagrams of levers… don't expect that here. Lots of good photos that have been staged for the technique being discussed. Particularly interesting were the author's conclusions regarding generalized axioms governing all throws.