- Vintage Judo Book
- by M. Feldenkrais
- Early Judo Book
- Even earlier ground fighting book
- Great book to own
High Judo Ground Works Description
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais is best known for pioneering the somatic therapy that bears his name. Less well known is that he was also one of the earliest European practitioners of the martial art of judo and wrote a number of influential texts on the subject. Primary among these is
Higher Judo, first published in 1952 and now reprinted with a new foreword that offers useful context and elaborates on Feldenkrais' comprehensive--and still timely--approach to the martial art and to the body.
Judo was a natural choice for Feldenkrais's fascination with body/mind exploration and how to promote optimal functioning through awareness. In Higher Judo, he presents judo as the art of using all parts of the body to promote general health, and as part of the "basic culture of the body." He reveals judo's potential for creating a sense of rhythm of movement and improving mental and physical coordination. Higher Judo covers specific movements and positions--the astride position, the six o'clock approach, falling techniques--in both the text and the clear line drawings. Even more importantly, it shows how such groundwork can help practitioners develop their mental and physical awareness to their full potential
Preface of High Judo Ground Works
I wish to express my gratitude to my friend and teacher for many years, Mr. Mikonosuke Kawaishi, 7th Dan. The figures in the illustrations of this book represent him and myself.
It has been my good fortune to meet Mr. G. Koizumi, from whom I have learned a great deal. The clarity of his knowledge is equal to the generosity with which he imparts it. A number of suggestions in this book are due to him.
I am greatly indebted to Mr. T. P. Leggett, 5th Dan, Chairman of the European Judo Union, for critical reading of the typescript and his very instructive advice on the mat. My thanks are also due to my old friend Mr. R. B. Serle, ist Kyu, for his constant help.
BM/Moshé, London, W.C.I.
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