| Even a black belt judo man sometimes
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| | From now on, you should continue your
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| makes the mistake of trying to apply a
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| | study with younger men. I will no longer
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| throw before breaking his opponent's
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| | practice with you.' And he has refrained
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| posture. If the opponent is also a black
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| | from practicing with me since. Soon
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| belt holder, he will react quickly to
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| | afterward, I was initiated in the mystery
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| prevent the other man from applying a
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| | of the Kito-ryu jujitsu and received all
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| throw directly. Therefore the problem of
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| | his books and manuscripts of the school."
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| how to break your opponent's posture is
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| | B. Take advantage of the waist and
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| the first thing that must be studied.
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| | abdominal region.
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| A. Break your opponent's posture before
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| | To apply a throw successfully, you must
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| applying your throw: kuzushi (unbalancing
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| | break your opponent's posture. To do
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| opponent).
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| | this, you must take advantage of his long
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| It was Dr. Jigoro Kano who discovered
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| | reaction time. This is done by
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| this principle. In reporting his
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| | harmonizing your motion with his. You can
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| discovery, he said: 'Mr. Iikubo was over
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| | develop this ability through long
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| fifty years old at the time, but he was
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| | practice. You must harmonize your motion
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| still strong, and I used to work with him
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| | with his, making thorough use of the
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| often. Although I practiced my technique
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| | forces working on you and your opponent.
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| industriously, I could never vie with
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| | You can break his posture and apply your
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| him. I think it was about 1885 that I
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| | throw with success. What is it that gives
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| found, while practicing randori (free
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| | your actions vitality or life? It is the
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| practice) with him, that the techniques I
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| | force of the waist and abdominal region,
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| tried were extremely effective. Usually
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| | technically called the correct
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| it had been he who threw me. Now, instead
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| | centripetal pressure.
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| of being thrown, I was throwing him with
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| | C. Practice judo in a natural posture.
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| increasing regularity. I could do this
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| | 1. The natural posture is best for
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| despite the fact that he was of the
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| | practicing judo.
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| Kito-ryu school and was especially adept
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| | It is clear that the natural posture is
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| at throwing techniques.
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| | the best position for practicing judo (in
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| "The crux of my study was that a human
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| | throwing techniques) because it is the
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| body would lose its balance if it was
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| | most convenient for a change in position
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| only pushed backward or pulled forward. A
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| | and direction. This is a standing
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| carelessly standing man, however large
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| | position with feet forming a 90 degree
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| and strong, leans backward if pushed from
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| | angle.
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| the front and forward if pulled to the
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| | 2. Grappling techniques require a
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| front; his posture is broken. A strong
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| | different type of posture.
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| opponent, however, may be able to resist
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| | In throwing, you apply techniques by
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| your pushing and pulling. Even so, you
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| | taking a standing posture. But grappling
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| can easily break his posture backward if
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| | is done in a prone position, or at least
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| you push him backward when he pulls you
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| | with one knee placed on the mat. Free and
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| forward, or pull him forward when he
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| | easy motions are largely limited for you
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| pushes you backward. It must be
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| | as well as for your opponent. So
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| emphasized that the throw to be applied
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| | "gentleness" or "giving way" is not so
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| is effective only when the opponent has
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| | evident as it is in throwing. A lower
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| lost his balance.
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| | center of gravity and a large base mean
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| "I told Mr. Iikubo about this, explaining
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| | shackled motions.
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| that the throw should be applied after
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| | These are the three very important
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| one has broken the opponent's posture.
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| | principles in the art and science of
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| Then he said to me: 'This is right. I am
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| | judo.
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| afraid I have nothing more to teach you.
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