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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

CHARLES YERKOW

Illustrated by

the author and Edward Beck

The Author, Cherie, Verkow

THE MILITARY SERVICE PUBLISHING COMPANY

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

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THE MILITARY SERVICE PUBLISHING COMPANY

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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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-

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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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