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The armlock is one of the most successful groundwork skills of modern judo. This "Masterclass Techniques" study by Neil Adams, one of the finest exponents of the technique of the last twenty years, will ensure its continued dominance.
Drawing on unusual archive material the author takes us through the history of armlocks before considering the politics and controversies of their use in modern day competition. The book provides a detailed study of variations--including ude-gatame and the spectacular flying armlock--which have been developed and successfully used in competition by leading names from the world of judo such as Iaskevitch, Divisenko, Seisenbacher and Great Britain's Karen Briggs. These armlocks are fully illustrated with stunning shots of the players in action.
Step-by-step instruction and superb sequence photography clarify the mechanics of the more basic forms to ensure that this book will prove invaluable both to those learning the armlock for the first time and those keen to develop their own version for competition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Mostly covers different turns from turtle defence into Juji-gatame, included is Neil's own personal version. These turn are ones that have been actually used in high level of competition so they do work! If you plan usi Juji-gatame in you own repertoir this book wil certainly be of value
'Armlocks' by Neil Adams was my 8th Masterclass book, and I was a bit disappointed to find that it wasn't up to the same high standards as the other books in the series that I own.
Naturally there is more to cover in a book like this, than a book covering a single technique, (the excellent 'Harai Goshi' by Jean-Luc Rouge, for example), however compared to Kashiwazki's wonderful 'Shimewaza' and 'Osaekomi', both of which are bursting with technical information and myriad practical techniques, this book is the thinnest, both literally and otherwise of the 8 I own.
There are some useful techniques demonstrated, particularly certain players' variations on juji-gatame which one might not otherwise know about.
Adams is obviously an amazing competitor, and his groundwork is excellent, but I was expecting a masterclass on armlocks - instead there is little explanation, and sometimes as few as 3 photos and a very brief annotation to explain a technique.
This is a useful book to have in your library, but if I'm learning a new waza, or trying to understand a point, this is a book that stays on the shelf. I regularly use other books on kansetsu-waza by Kashiwazkia and Komuro, who offer more techniques, more variations, and more armlocks from more positions and in more detail than contained in this book.
Naturally there is more to cover in a book like this, than a book covering a single technique, (the excellent 'Harai Goshi' by Jean-Luc Rouge, for example), however compared to Kashiwazki's wonderful 'Shimewaza' and 'Osaekomi', both of which are bursting with technical information and myriad practical techniques, this book is the thinnest, both literally and otherwise of the 8 I own.
There are some useful techniques demonstrated, particularly certain players' variations on juji-gatame which one might not otherwise know about.
Adams is obviously an amazing competitor, and his groundwork is excellent, but I was expecting a masterclass on armlocks - instead there is little explanation, and sometimes as few as 3 photos and a very brief annotation to explain a technique.
This is a useful book to have in your library, but if I'm learning a new waza, or trying to understand a point, this is a book that stays on the shelf. I regularly use other books on kansetsu-waza by Kashiwazkia and Komuro, who offer more techniques, more variations, and more armlocks from more positions and in more detail than contained in this book.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This yet another excellent book in the ippon series. Well worth the money and useful for beginners and more advanced players.
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