This judo text is written in easy-to-follow language and illustrated with action photographs. It describes all basic and intermediate level techniques. What?? You don't already HAVE this book? It's in print, so there's 
no reason not to own this excellent book on Judo. 253 pages, and over 
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This is by far one of the better general coverage books on Judo - 
with many competition techniques and variations described - this book is 
 simply a must have for every Judoka's library. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 				Contents 
 
 Foreword by Shigeyoshi Matsumae 7 
 Preface 8 
 
 JUDO FUNDAMENTALS 11 
 Posture 12/Salutation 13 / Holding Methods 14/Tsukuri 
 and Kake 14 / Kuzushi 14 / Movement 16 / Ukemi 17 / Judo 
 Techniques 22 
 
 THROWING TECHNIQUES 23 
 Tewaza (hand techniques) 24 / Koshiwaza (hip techniques) 
 36 / Ashiwaza (leg techniques) 48 / Ma Sutemiwaza (rear 
 body-drop throws) 72 / Yoko Sutemiwaza (side body-drop 
 throws) 82 / Other Nagewaza 92 
 
 GRAPPLING TECHNIQUES 97 
 Basic Postures and the Attack Pattern 98/Osaekomiwaza 
 (holding techniques) 99 / Shimewaza (strangle techniques) 
 131 /Kansetsuwaza (armlock techniques) 140 
 
 COMBINATION TECHNIQUES 153 
 Nagewaza --&gt; Nagewaza 154 / Nagewaza --&gt; Katamewaza 
 178 / Katamewaza --&gt; Katamewaza 190 
 
 TRAINING 209 
 About Training 210/Training without Equipment 211 / 
 Training with Equipment 216 
 
 JUDO AND I 227 
 FIGHTING SPIRIT by Isao Inokuma 228 
 NEVER SAY DIE! by Nobuyuki Sato 237 
 
 Appendix: Judo Records 246 
 Glossary of Common Judo Terms 253 
 General Index 254 
 Index of Judo Techniques 255 
 
 
 
 
 
&nbsp; 
FOREWORD 
 
Shigeyoshi Matsumae 
President, Tokai University 
It is wonderful to see how popular Kodokan judo has become throughout 
 the world today. I would like to congratulate Isao Inokuma and Nobuyuki 
 Sato on their timely instruction book, Best Judo, which has been 
designed for judo enthusiasts in all the countries of the world. It is a 
 book I have been looking forward to. for I have long felt Inokuma and 
Sato to be among the best qualified to speak on the real spirit and 
techniques of judo. For those who follow the sport, these two men need 
no introduction. They are both former All-Japan judo champions and have 
excellent international reputations, having won titles in the Olympic 
Games, in World Judo Tournaments, and in other international contests. 
Today, as instructors at Tokai University, they are uncovering and 
training many top class judoists. One of their students is Yasuhiro 
Yamashita, who won the coveted All-Japan title at the age of only 19. 
The authors' outstanding records, experience, leadership, enthusiasm, 
and numerous activities, including books like this one, have indeed made 
 them into a major force for the popularization of judo on an 
international scale. 
Judo is a representative Japanese sport which has an international 
character. Constituting a culture in itself, judo is contributing 
enormously to friendship and peace among the nations of the world today 
by offering an area in which people can come together for fruitful 
exchange. In this way, judo is helping to promote the happiness and 
prosperity of all mankind. This is judo's mission and there can be no 
loftier goal. 
Inokuma and Sato are two men who fully understand this role that judo 
 has to play. They are judoists who are capable of bringing the ideals 
of judo into actuality. Best Judo incorporates all their experience and 
 studies in judo, and I am confident that it will make a strong 
impression on judo enthusiasts everywhere. My joy will know no bounds 
if, through this book, the readers come to know what this subtle art of 
self-defense really is, not only its techniques, but its spirit. I would 
 like those who use this book to understand the object of their training 
 and, through judo, widen the circle of their friendships and contribute 
 to international peace and goodwill. 
In conclusion, I would like again to compliment Isao Inokuma and 
Nobuyuki Sato on their efforts in writing this book. I recommend their 
work highly to judoists throughout the world. 
&nbsp; 
Isao Inokuma 
Judo today is an international sport knowing no boundary between 
states or races. It is a sport in which millions of people throughout 
the world are engaged, whether for simple recreation or for more serious 
 purposes. The world-wide popularity of judo is evidenced by the more 
than one hundred nations that belong to the International Judo 
Federation, by the acceptance of judo as an Olympic event, and by the 
numerous international judo contests held each year, such as the World 
Judo Tournament. 
Several decades ago. judo was considered a sport in which only the 
Japanese could excel. But with the international character of the sport 
today, the performances of judoists from various countries have improved 
 considerably and show a skill and power on a par with that of their 
Japanese counterparts. Geesink and Ruska of the Netherlands and Novikov 
of the Soviet Union, for example, have already surpassed Japanese 
judoists to become Olympic or world champions. Their accomplishments 
clearly show that judo is no longer a monopoly of Japan but a common 
property of the entire world. That judoists from many nations are 
training hard to perfect their spirits and techniques can only help 
stimulate the further spread and development of judo. 
As a man brought up in the judo world, I take pride in seeing how 
Jigoro Kano-sensei's sport has become so popular since its organization a 
 hundred years ago. And I have made it my mission to see that the spirit 
 of judo, through correct understanding of its principles, becomes as 
widely practiced as the sport itself. I am grateful that I have been 
given an opportunity to take one step toward this goal through the 
publication of Best Judo, written by Nobuyuki Sato and myself, Sato, 
like me, is devoted to the internationalization of judo and the judo 
spirit. The judo presented in this book is that which is recognized by 
the Kodokan, the official judo organization in Japan. Covered here are 
the fundamental and representative techniques performed from a standing 
posture, while on the mat, and in combination. Judo is practiced by many 
 people for pure recreation because it is a satisfying and intelligent 
sport, it should be pointed out, however, that judo is a systematic 
sport and that judo practice techniques and strategies like those in 
this book all derive from the Kodokan rules governing organized 
tournament competition. By confining your practice to the techniques 
presented here you will avoid injury and be able to practice fairly with 
 other judoists anywhere. If the opportunity presents itself we would 
like in the future to write a more advanced and technical work that 
focuses on some of the high-level techniques that are also frequently 
used. 
In order to help the reader understand judo quickly we have relied on 
 action-sequence photos instead of voluminous text explanations. The 
models for the photos are, aside from Sato and myself, Hideharu Shirase, 
 Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki, Katsumi Suzuki, and Yasuhiro Yamashita, all of 
whom are representative judoists of Japan. These men have trained under 
us and have achieved brilliant records in competition. We hope that the 
reader will be able to grasp the vital points of the various judo 
techniques presented here by carefully studying each photo. We have also 
 allocated a substantial number of pages in the book to physical 
training methods and to essays on judo. We believe that the fostering of 
 basic physical power is a prerequisite for modern judoists, and we hope 
 that our impressions of judo may be of interest and help to our readers 
 in numerous ways. 
In order to become strong in judo there is only mastery of the 
fundamentals and hard training every day. Everyone starts training by 
learning the basic movements of judo such as posture and how to be 
thrown. You will be thrown to the mat innumerable times during your 
training, but the time will eventually come when you will at last be 
able to throw your opponent. There is no one who is able to throw his 
opponent or hold him down with a mat technique from the beginning. We 
would like to recommend that you keep this always in mind and train hard 
 to master the fundamentals as soon as possible. The importance of a 
teacher cannot be overrated. But if no teacher is available to you, try 
to attend judo contests or watch them on television whenever they 
appear. 
The techniques of judo are limitless and the spirit of judo is 
sublime. All the countries in the world have their own particular 
fighting arts, and it is our opinion that from now on we judoists must 
make a comprehensive study of these arts together with the study of our 
own sport. 
Readers coming to judo for the first time may be dismayed at the 
original Japanese judo terms used in this book. These terms are used 
here because they have gained wide acceptance throughout the world as 
the language of judo. English equivalents are, however, given at the 
first appearance in the text, in the glossary and indexes, or in the 
major text headings. 
We would like to express our thanks to the organizations and 
individuals that helped us: the Kodokan, the Matsumae Young People's 
Judo School, the Tokai University Judo Club, Toshiaki Hashimoto, 
Hideharu Shirase, Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki, Katsumi Suzuki, and Yasuhiro 
Yamashita. We would also like to thank the staff of Kodansha 
International for their encouragement and advice.

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