Gordon, good call there, this is a lost element of Judo in any parts of the world. If you go to any library, you can find a copy of 7 kata of Judo by Kawaishi,...

What surprised me, although that is due to my lack of knowledge of Judo, was the punching and kicking. One of the tanto dori drills was also very, very ...

... Judo, was ... very, very ... Yes sune geri was very popular, but tanto dori from a kneeling position would make you a bit twitchy? Reg Kear...

I dont think judo kata are very widely trained these days. A lot of the techniques on the video are from the kime no kata, which Kano adopted (adapted?) from...

... Hi Ben I have read on other forums that those aspects are not practised as much, but are definitely part of the Judo tradition, probably because of the ...

Interesting stuff this, Kyuzo Mifune looks a little like a not so smooth Otsuka sensei about that time. If you are a wado practitioner watching the tanto work...

... Ah, you know Bournemouth well, although the Baker's Arms (if it is the same one as I am thinking about near the Triangle) may not be the same ...

Yes it's some time ago now Gordon and that the only two pubs I remember - the rest was ice cream. Reg Kear San no Ya ... From: Gordon Fong To:...