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Combat
Judo Made Easy, by Claude St. Denise
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following should come as no surprise to
those of you that have read some of my other
reviews: To me, terms like "Combat",
or "Self-Defense" in connection
with judo really means that it is some
form of ju jitsu. This holds true even here
in: "Combat
Judo Made easy" by Claude St. Denise.
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I
have not the slightest idea about who the
author here might be, other than the fact
that he was/is a "world-renowned expert".
It says so on the cover, so that makes it
official, doesn't it? The name kind of reminds
me about Rue St. Denise in Paris (oui, oui,
mon cherie!). Not the place to look for
martial arts for sure! On second thought
you may end up watching some brawls and
fights - I guess that is close enough? :-)
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Confused?
So am I after reading this book! It is devided
into two parts. The first part of the book
is straight ahead judo nage-waza
(throws). The second part, the self-defense,
shows ju jitsu (or "Judo-Jujitsu
Self Defense" as it's being termed
by our friend the author). You are
thrown (pun intended) straight into the
second part without any bridge what-so-ever
leading from the first part. While the first
half of the book is about throws, only half
of those are in use during the self-defense
part. That wouldn't be too bad in itself
if it wasn't for the strange fact that
you'll find a number of other throws
and takedowns that are not being shown in
the first part! Maybe our guy has spent
too much time in Saint Denise after all?
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I
can't say too much about the judo
part - it looks quite ok to me. Each of
the throws are shown in clear and concise
manner, using drawings. The self-defense
techniques are equally presented with several
drawings per technique. The chosen methods
in this part of the books are so-so (just
like Rue Saint Denise...). Some are ok,
and some are good. Others I would be happy
not to comment on.
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As
a teaching manual this is way off target.
It is kind of being two books in one
- two that doesn't fit together, that is.
But again, you will need everything that
is possibly issued about the totally confusing
art of "ju-do-jitsu-jutsu-jiu-do"!
If you don't have it you can't rest peacefully!
Do yourself a favor and check out Abebooks...
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ISBN nr.:
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Author:
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Claude
St. Denise
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Published:
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USA, New
York, 1963
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By:
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Lancer
Books
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