Saturday, December 5, 2009

Canon of Judo Kyuzo Mifune Judo Kyoten

The Canon of Judo: Classic Teachings on Principles and Techniques

This is an original edition of Canon of Judo by Kyuzo Mifune.Japanese Title Judo Kyoten Michi to Jutsu.It was published in 1956.This is a first edition.It can be said that it is one of the greatest Judo books.

The Canon Of Judo is a book was originally published in 1956, and written by Kodokan 10th dan, Kyuzo Mifune (1883-1965). The book covers almost all of the Kodokan recognized techniques, adds variations and new techniques, although Do-Jime is barely mentioned (p.126). The book also describes fifteen Kata developed by Mifune to teach adaptation through reversal and counters.