Winning Judo:Realistic and Practical Skills for Competitive Judo

by: Steve Scott (Author)

Publisher: YMAA Publication Center

Publication Date: 2024/6/4

Language: English

Print Length: 308 pages

ISBN-10: 1594399840

ISBN-13: 9781594399848

Book Description

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 lea how toUnderstand the three levels of training intensityScout and read your opponentsDevelop tactics for regaining and keeping your lead in the scoringManage tempo, pace, and positioningAnd much moreJudo 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. Steve will explain the proper ways to exploitSuccess with throwsManaging transitions and defensesAggressive defenses that win matchesGround fighting and breaking down your opponentDefending against and initiating armlocksChokes and stranglesTo 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.

About the Author

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 lea how toUnderstand the three levels of training intensityScout and read your opponentsDevelop tactics for regaining and keeping your lead in the scoringManage tempo, pace, and positioningAnd much moreJudo 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. Steve will explain the proper ways to exploitSuccess with throwsManaging transitions and defensesAggressive defenses that win matchesGround fighting and breaking down your opponentDefending against and initiating armlocksChokes and stranglesTo 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.