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Self
Defence - The Complete
Kano Jiu-Jitsu - Jiudo
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Do
a search on Abebooks!
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n
case you are looking for "a bible"
on how the original Kodokan Judo looked
like, this is it! And in case you wonder,
it paints a precise picture on the close
link between ju jitsu and judo to
begin with (before judo became too much
of a sport - up untill the early part of
the 1930's). The uppermost book is from
1931, and it's the fourth printing of this
extended version (it was released in 1931
for the first time). The first edition altogether is
from 1905, and most probably that the
earlier editions are less complete than
the later printed ones, starting in
1931.
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The
yellow and orange version was printed from
1961 and onwards. It is a reprint of the
original from 1931 with a few changes to
it. The section on vital blows (atemi),
as well as the one on resuscitation (kuatsu)
has been omitted. According to the
book, these methods have been considered
to be of a somewhat less practical
value. You will also note that the term
jiu-do has been changed to judo.
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In
these books you can really dive in, and
study a mutitude of techniques and methods
from the early days of the Kodokan. It is
a wild guess that this is most of the things
one could learn in this style, and a lot
it is! Early on this was called jiu-do,
then jiudo, before the term judo was penned
as the official name. In his prefix, Hancock says:
"(...) This volume, therefore, presents,
in its entirety, the Kano system of jiu-jitsu,
devised by Professor Jiguro Kano, with the
additions thereto that have been made by
those famous jiu-jitsians, Hoshino and Tsutsumi".
And yes, it really says "Jiguro" og "jiu-jitsians"
:-)
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It
may seem (as indicated above) that these
books on the Kano jiu-do syllabus has been
extended. The older, largest volume is a
massive 526 pages, with a lot of stuff!
I have seen earlier prints that are somewhat
"thinner" than these two.
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And
you should have one thing clear right from
the start: This is no Kodokan Judo pretending
to be dressed up as ju jitsu. This is pure
and nice ju jitsu from A to Z (saying nothing
negative about judo, mind you!). A judoka
might not like these books too much, since that person
hardly will find any of the throws that
is such a vital part of the modern judo
syllabus. This is also true about the groundwork/newaza.
Like I said, this is ju jitsu, pure bliss
for any ju jitsu student or teacher. You
will find punches and kicks, atemi, jointlocks,
lots of throws and takedowns, counters,
"grappling" etc.
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You
may argue that co-author
Katsukuma Higashi was a gentleman with a
rather high level of self-esteem. In "The Cosmopolitan" from
May 1905 he states (following a visit to
New York): "He could teach any
110-pounder of good moral character to meet a man of twice his weight and three
times his muscular strength and overcome him under all circumstances."
No sh.. Shirley! Then our man Higashi fights
a wrestler by the name of Bothner, as well
as
Yukio Tani the very same year - and
loses both bouts. Oh dear - fighters and
self-confidence... I guess you can't have
one without the other :-) |
If
you ever get your hands on either one
of these books for sale, buy! This material
is absolutely brilliant - a true gift to
any ju jitsu or judo practitioner. An early,
hard cover version in good shape is
going to cost you an arm and half a
leg. Still, the more resent, softcover ones
should not be to hard to come by. Just go
to Abebooks and
take it from there!
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You
would probably also want to have a look
at this other great book by Hancock: "Jiu-Jitsu Combat
Tricks" (click
here)! You can read more about Hancock
in this book: "Pioneers
of American JuJitsu: American JuJitsu Before
WW2". |
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ISBN nr.:
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0-486-20639-4
(new version)
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Authors:
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H. Irving.
Hancock and Katsukuma Higashi
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Published:
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New York and London, 1931
/ New York, London and Toronto,
1961 (new version)
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By:
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G. P.
Putnam's Sons / Dover Publications
(new version)
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