July 12, 2011October 16, 2018 by Neil Simon

Survey request

Here is the Grassroots letter which has live links (image below) requesting participation in a survey for the Blind Judo Federation. The responses are due by 7/22/11.

Thank you for your support.

letter requesting participation in survey

Jigoro Kano said, "The most important principle of throwing as practiced was to disturb the center of gravity of the opponent, and then pull or push in a way that the opponent cannot stand, exerting skill rather than strength, so that he might lose his equilibrium and fall heavily to the ground. A series of rules was taught respecting the different motions of feet, legs, arms, hands, the thigh and back, in order to accomplish this object. Choking up the throat was done by the hands, forearms, or by twisting the collar of the opponent&srquo;s coat round the throat. For holding down and pushing, any part of the body was used. For twisting and bending, the parts employed were generally the arms, hands and fingers, and sometimes the legs."