Falling Hard A Journey into the World of Judo

Name: Falling Hard A Journey into the World of Judo
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ISBN: 9781590307151

ISBN-10: 1590307151

ISBN-13: 9781590307151

Edition: 2009

Authors: Mark Law

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A witty and compelling journey into the enigmatic sport of judothe culture, drama, history, and practice. On his fiftieth birthday, journalist and self-described "indolent sportsman" Mark Law decided to take up judo on a whim and ended up getting hooked on the sport.Falling Hardis Law's love letter to judoits culture, drama, history, and practice. With journalistic zeal, he delves deeply into the sport's history and lore, and interweaves his own judo experiences with a study of the development of judo in Japan, the life and vision of its founder Jigoro Kano, the export of judo to the West, the emergence of women in the sport, and detailed descriptions of competition on the world…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/14/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English