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A total of twenty-nine chapters are conveniently compiled in this special volume. In addition to 519 illustrations, there are glossaries, charts, and bibliographies.
 
The variety of material in this anthology reflects in-depth scholarly research and the experience of master practitioners. It will be a valuable source for judo enthusiasts for future decades. By making this book available to individuals and libraries, we hope this rare material will greatly contribute to further research in this field and inspire many to learn the history and culture of judo along with aspirations to mastery.  

Judo Master Reference: An Anthology

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  • 7"x10" hardbound, 368­ pages, 519 illustrations, glossaries, charts, bibliographies, and index.

    • The Masters Contest of 1926: An Epiphany in Judo History, by Robert W. Smith, M.A.
    • Jujutsu: The Gentle Art and the Strenuous Life, by Joe Long, B.A.
    • The School of Hard Knocks: Seattle’s Kurosaka / Tentoku Kan Dojo 1928–1942, by Joseph R. Svinth, M.A.
    • Masato Tamura, Ryoichi Iwakiri, and The Fife Judo Dojo, 1923–1942, by Joseph Svinth, M.A.
    • Origins of the British Judo Association, the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation, by Richard Bowen
    •  Repercussions from the Douillet v.s. Shinohara’s Final Judo Bout at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, by David Finch
    • Judo and Character: Moving from the Hard to the Gentle Way, by James Behrendt
    • Ulla Werbrouck: Olympic and European Judo Champion Retires, by David Finch
    • Sport, Industrialism, and the Japanese “Gentle Way”:  Judo in Late Victorian England, by Geoffrey Wingard, M.A. 
    • American Judo Pioneer Vince Tamura and Heike-ryu Jujutsu, by James Webb, M.A.  
    • Isao Okano’s Impact on Judo Since the Lausanne World Championships, by David Finch  
    • Jujutsu’s Image in Spain’s Wrestling Shows: A Historic Review, by Carlos Gutiérrez, Ph.D., and Julián Espartero, Ph.D.  
    • Haragatame: Judo’s Rare Stomach Armlock, by David Finch
    • Kataguruma: Judo’s Spectacular Shoulder Wheel Throw, by David Finch
    • Competition, Kata, and the Art of Judo, by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D.
    • North Korean Kye Sun Hui: An Extraordinary Olympic Judo Player, by David Finch
    • Competition Versus Tradition in Kodokan Judo, by S. Biron Ebell, M.A.
    • The First Kodokan Judo International Competition and Its Katas, by W. Lance Gatling, M.A., M.P.S.
    • Building Men on the Mat: Traditional Manly Arts and the Asian Martial Arts in America, by Geoffrey Wingard, M.Ed.
    • Judo Comes to California: Judo vs. Wrestling in the American West, 1900–1920, by Matt Hlinak, M.A., J.D.
    • The Way of Kata in Kodokan Judo, by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D., and Michael J. Hanon, Ph.D.
    • A Taxonomy of Principles Used in Judo Throwing Techniques, by Linda Yiannakis, M.S.
    • Rhythm, Patterns, and Timing in Martial Arts as Exemplified Through Judo, by Linda Yiannakis, M.S.
    • Kodokan Judo’s Self-Defense System: Kodokan Goshin-jutsu, by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D, Martin P. Savage, B.Ed., and W. Lance Gatling, M.A., M.P.S.
    • The Logic of Kodokan Judo Kata, by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D.
    • The Budokwai Centennial, by Brian N. Watson
    • Budokwai Kime-no-kata: Budokwai Form of Decisive Techniques, by Llyr C. Jones, Ph.D., H. John Bowen and David W. V. Finch
    • “Treasure Chivalry, Despise Cowardice, and Esteem Straight-Living”: Culture and the Origins of The Budokwai, by Michael Callan, Ph.D.
    • One Hundred Years of The Budokwai, byJohn B. Goodbody, M.A.
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