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A very good Judo book, in all honesty!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2004

I really like this Judo book.
It is not a 'fully comprehensive' book that shows you every technique of Judo, but it does show the most effective techniques, street-fighting techniques, weapons defenses; it teaches you about proper dieting, muscle conditioning, extensive balance and strength drills and games, the history of Judo and so on.
The greatest part of the book though, is it's extensive lesson on 'kuzushi': the art of breaking the opponent's balance in order to be able to execute a throw upon him/her. This section of the book is the best I have ever seen anywhere! It has many pages, one after another, showing an entry throw set-up, and around this throw are depicted eight backup throws that will work if the first one fails - which it almost always will, since the opponent is not unbalanced yet. These eight backup throws all make use of the position you have gotten into and the unbalancing you have executed upon the opponent as a result of attempting the first throw. This is REALLY USEFUL for all Judoka! You can use this knowledge during every competitive practice session (randori) at your club!
This is also a really cool book to have since it is written by the leader of the world's largest nation - President Vladimir Putin of Russia! This shows how Judo can help you achieve any goal you want to attain!

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D. M. Anderson

Nothing about Putin except for his picture on the cover

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2007

Don't buy this book to learn about Putin himself or his Judo philosophy. This is a basic guide to techniques, as the other reviewers have discussed.

The book doesn't disclose anything about Putin -- it doesn't even give his rank or tournament record.

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Plotinus

A very good Judo book, in all honesty!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2004

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JM001

A very interesting book on Russian Judo. It is ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014

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A very interesting book on Russian Judo. It is clear the Putin is a real Judo Sensei. Unfortunately, in his day to day job as Russian president, he seems to have forgotten the core values of Judo.

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ZWXXYZ

At such a high price, this is for collectors only.

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016

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I bought this book, at an average price, before it became so rare and expensive. Of course, the only way to learn Judo is to do Judo, but this book has much good information. I will not recommend this book at such a high price. You can learn as much from many other Judo books as this book. Unless you are a wealthy fan of Vladimir Putin, save your money.

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D. M. Anderson

Nothing about Putin except for his picture on the cover

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2007

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sera

the book with the illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2013

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this book has great illustrations that i just loved practicing with all my family and friends. It is so easy and fun to practice the step by step instructions...

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Frank Poulon

New Way to look at judo

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012

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Interesting approach different from other judo books
If you want to see another perspective

Do not hesitate
You ll love it

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Jesus Narange

Small man make big

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022

Like many who struggle with size problem there is solution. Great leader Putin, also very small, explains the judo help. Detailing his beginning interest in judo after KGB accident severing his 4 inch to 2 inch he leads us through the history of the sport. Like many small men through history you too can compensate by leveraging your insecurity by lauching random attacks. Included with the book were small sachets of HGH and designer steroids which help you be angry and attack innocents and give fat oval face.

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Neil

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2007

Although this book does not really break new ground, and in some ways it is going backwards 30 years with its line drawings rather than color photos, it is still a solid book which deserves to be a part of any comprehensive judo library. The technical material is very good, but somewhat basic.

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loner

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2014

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Yonah Wolf

Good Book - with Some Great Unique Features

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2004

First my own qualifications - I am a Sankyu (3rd Degree Brown Belt in Judo) with 4+ years of Judo experience. Although I own some other 'classic' Judo textbooks, there are some great unique features in Putin's book that make it a worthwhile read. The first of these features is what I call the Combination Wheel - essentially for each throw that he describes in the book he has two 'wheels' - one showing combination throws that lead into the this throw and the other showing what combination throws can be used out of it. These combinations are more comprehensive than some of the more basic combos I've seen in books. The other differentiating factor is the chapter on nutrition and how to lose and maintain competitive weight.

Please understand that this is not a comprehensive Judo text - he only describes about a dozen throws and doesn't talk much about matwork - but it definitely is an interesting perspective on Judo.

As an added bonus, it talks a little bit about Sambo as well.

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