Winning Judo: Realistic and Practical Skills for Competitive Judo
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Book Overview
Winning Judo offers realistic and practical instruction for success in competitive judo. Written for beginner and experienced athletes, author Steve Scott shares the skills you need to be successful at all levels of competitive judo.
He will teach you how to train your body, enhance your competition skill set, and establish a winning mental game. You will learn how to
Understand the three levels of training intensity
Scout and read your opponents
Develop tactics for regaining and keeping your lead in the scoring
Manage tempo, pace, and positioning
And much more
Judo is based on sound principles of movement and biomechanics. Understanding how and why a technique works or doesn't work provides a solid advantage when under stress in competition. With over 450 photographs, Steve will explain the proper ways to exploit
Success with throws
Managing transitions and defenses
Aggressive defenses that win matches
Ground fighting and breaking down your opponent
Defending against and initiating armlocks
Chokes and strangles
To be successful in judo, athletes and their coaches need clear objectives and informed knowledge of what to do during the ever-changing dynamics of a judo match. Steve Scott has developed and coached many competitors to championships at World, Pan American, and Olympic judo teams. Written by popular demand, he brings his lifetime of experience in one authoritative and focused book on winning in competitive judo.
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