Title: Three Budo Masters Author: John Stevens Publisher: Kodansha International Publication Date: May 1, 1995 Format: Paperback Pages: 144, 4.5 x 7.5 in Cover Price: $12 ISBN: 4770018525 Content According to his profile at Amazon.com, “John Stevens lived in Japan for thirty-five years, where he was a professor of Buddhist [Read More]
Title: Ippon! The Fight for Judo’s Soul Author: Dave Hammond Publisher: London League Publications Ltd Publication Date: May 5, 2008 Format: Kindle Pages: 96 Cover Price: $5.80 ISBN: (Amazon ASIN) B00IHPQ0R2 Content Author Dave Hammond began practicing judo in 1982, and has competed at the national level for several British judo associations. He is ranked in Tomiki Aikido, [Read More]
Title: The Father of Judo: A Biography of Jigoro Kano Author: Brian N. Watson Publisher: Kodansha International Publication Date: October 16, 2000 Format: Hardcover Pages: 212, 6.2 in x 8.8 in Cover Price: $28 ISBN: 4770025300 Content Brian Watson is a long time judo practitioner, ranked as a 4th dan at the time of writing The Father [Read More]
Title: Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano Author: Brian N. Watson Publisher: Trafford Publication Date: October 3, 2008 Format: Hardcover / Paperback / Kindle Pages: 218, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: $29 / $26 / $8.99 ISBN: 978-1425163495 Content Brian Watson is a long time judo practitioner, ranked as [Read More]
Title: Saving Japan’s Martial Arts Author: Christopher M. Clarke Publisher: Clarke’s Canyon Press Publication Date: 2011 Format: Hardcover Pages: 284, 5 ½ in by 8 ½ in Cover Price: print-on-demand for $16.95 ISBN: 9781466211728 Content Dr. Christopher M. Clarke is a prolific author, having written or edited three dozen books on the martial arts — some of which [Read More]
Title: Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo Author: Jigoro Kano; Compiled by Naoki Murata; Translated by Nancy H. Ross Publisher: Kodansha International Publication Date: May 6 2013; First edition 2005 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160, 5.5 in x 7.7 in Cover Price: $19.95 ISBN: 978-1568364971 Content Professor Jigoro [Read More]
Title: A History of Judo Author: Syd Hoare Publisher: Yamagi Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Paperback Pages: 208, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: none ISBN: 9780956049803 Content The late Sydney (Syd) Hoare was a British judoka who competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was [Read More]
Positivity In a Pandemic There is no better time than today to use martial arts to make a difference in this Covid-19 defined world. People face a slowed economy, orders to wear masks, or stay clear of strangers, friends, and loved ones. In these trying times, martial arts provide refuge [Read More]
Fifty-five and This Happened Now at fifty-five, I was going to test for my Second Dan. I came down with bronchitis just as my 2nd Dan test was supposed to occur. My masters rescheduled a makeup exam and once I was feeling better I took advantage of the extra weeks [Read More]
Title: Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture Author: Michael B. Poliakoff Publisher: Yale University Press Publication Date: 1987 Format: Paperback Pages: 202, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: $24 ISBN: 9780300063127 Content In an earlier review I described a book titled The Martial Arts of [Read More]
Title: Jigoro Kano and The Kodokan: An Innovative Response To Modernisation Author: Kanō Sensei Biographic Editorial Committee; compiled and translated by Dr. Alexander Bennett Publisher: Kanō Risei, Kōdōkan Judo Institute Publication Date: 2009 Format: Hardcover Pages: 182, 6 ⅛ in by 8 ½ in Cover Price: ￥2,095 (online) Content My [Read More]
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