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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano - Kano, Jigoro
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Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system, of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published. Over a hundred years ago Jigoro Kano mastered swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. Failing to discover any underlying principle, he set about designing a new martial art to reflect the concept of maximum efficiency in the ...

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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano 2013, Kodansha International

ISBN-13: 9781568365398

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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano 1994, Kodansha

ISBN-13: 9784770017994

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