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MODERN JUDO
VOLUME
I.
Basic
Technique
VOLUME
II.
Ad.vance
Technique
Together, these two volumes form the complete Ju-Jutsu
Library.
MODERN
JUDO
VOLUME I. BASIC TECHNIQUE
by
CHARLES YERKOW
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Illustrated by
the author and Edward Beck
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The Author, Cherie, Verkow
THE MILITARY SERVICE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
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Copyright '947
THE MILITARY SERVICE PUBLISHING COMPANY
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
ALL
RIGHTS
RESERVED
FIRST EDITION:
First Printing, December 1942
Second Printing, April 1943
Third Printing, June 1943
SECOND ENLARGED EDITION:
First Printing, September 1943
Second Printing, August 1945
THIRD REVISED EDITION:
First Printing, February 1947
Second Printing, April 1949
Third Printing, June 1951
Dedication
For his sincere interest and foresight,
this book is dedicated to
RICHARD GORDON MCCLOSKEY
Printed in the U. S. A.
By The Telegraph Press
Harrisburg, Pa.
Preface
T
HIS IS NOT a miracle book. You will find no "secrets"
nor mysterious practices here, for the simple reason that
there are none in Judo.
Judo or ju-jutsu is nothing more than a proved art and
science, and as such requires nothing more than proper prac-
tice. In short, this book will show you and teach you what-
ever
you
yourself want to learn.
I should like to point out that the throws, tricks, and breaks
contained in this book do not in the least comprise all of
judo, but if you will give particular care and study to the
first part,
Principles,
of Chapter 3, and to the whole of Chap-
ter 5,
Individually Developed Technique,
you will find that
you will be able to devise any number of your own attacks
and defenses. Every throw, trick, and break is done in as
many ways as there are teachers teaching it. .
In order that you may use this book with full confidence,
it is in order to say something of other judo textbooks
and in what way this book is different.
The fault of most books purporting to teach judo is either
too much text poorly illustrated or too many pictures poorly
explained. One book deals painstakingly with every major
trick of self-defense and simple attack, yet entirely neglects
such important phases as throwing and mat-fighting, and gives
no hint even of basic principles and techniques. Another con-
tains a great variety of tricks and breaks used in mat-fighting,
most of them too complicated for the average student of
judo. One of the best books, published a very long time ago,
gives an excellent explanation of balance and off-balance, and
also contains a number of major throws and locks illustrated
by strips of motion-picture film. However, this book fails to
show how these tricks can be used for simple attack or self-
r--
defense, and the mat-fighting tricks and locks are entirely
insufficient.
At present many methods of hand-to-hand combat are
being urged upon the layman. One recent pamphlet makes
the claim that its method is far superior to ju-jutsu, bUt at
its best it offers little but poorly executed ju-jutsu. An-
other presents a "system of ju-jitsu," yet its tricks are
nothing more than some twenty haphazardly collected arm-
locks and arm-throws. Recent official and unofficial manuals
used by the armed forces contain excellent tricks, but omit
the very important full body holds and fail to mention
counterattacks against knife and revolver defenses.
The trouble seems to be that too many "systems" and
methods of "modified" ju-jutsu are being gilded for the un-
wary. The average layman never really receives the oppor-
tunity to study the true ways of judo, and what he does
study under the vast number of "modified" methods leaves
him disgusted with the art because he never really learns a
single thrQw or trick or break in the proper manner.
With this background of books on judo, I realized that the
only judo book of value would be the one that presented
all
phases of the art in logical sequence, clearly illustrated so
that the student might know at every step what he was doing
and why he was doing it.
Thousands of men and women today are studying judo in
"Ten Easy Lessons" and are "quickly" taught a number
of ju-jutsu tricks. But when their course is over and they
are called upon to use these tricks they find themselves help-
less unless the attacker performs in a certain specified way,
a way which they had been taught to expect. They are lost
because they don't know the fundamentals and cannot im-
provise to meet unexpected situations.
If you glance at the first part of Chapter 3 you will find
there the basic principles for all stand-up throwing. If you
will compare anyone of the throws, tricks, and breaks that
follow to these fundamental principles you will understand
and realize how important principles can be. What I am
stressing is that you cannot learn judo by just cramming
a few dozen tricks up your sleeve; you must understand the
basic principles upon which the whole art is based.
If you are contemplating a serious study of judo I suggest
that you study this book chapter by chapter. If you are
only interested in gaining the advantages of scientific self-
defense and certain effective attacks, then concentrate on
Chapters 2, 6, and 7.
F or better understanding of the book I should like to point
out that the teaching of judo falls into two parts: the
first part is called
kata
by the Japanese and means form-
practice. The second is
randori
and means free-playing.
Think of form-practice as the mechanics of judo: the proper
way and manner of stepping in for a particular throw or
trick, the timing of steps to execUte a throw, the proper form
necessary to turn around in a certain defense. And now
think of free-playing as the technique of judo: how to per-
form your throws and tricks against an opponent who is
trying to perform against you. The fundamentals of tech-
nique are found in Chapter 5. I have never seen technique
covered in any other book.
In this book I have attempted to insure that you master
the mechanics of judo, but technique-unfortunately or
fortunately-can be learned only through free-playing under
the supervision of an expert instructor.
Which brings us to the question of how you, a judo student
learning on your own, without benefit of an instructor, can
make full use of this book. First, you must have a partner
who is as interested in learning this sport and art as you are,
and second, you must decide at the start that you will both
watch over each other while practicing, to prevent possible
injury. Practice everything exactly as described and illus-
trated, for judo can be dangerous if uncontrolled.
Practice and practice and practice; perform a throw three
times, then have your partner take the offensive
(or de-
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