Grips

by Neil Adams

This is the first book ever to be written on the crucial aspect of judo gripping techniques. Adams was widely recognized for his masterly understanding of grips even though his favored grip was eminently classical. In this pioneering volume, he looks at orthodox and unorthodox gripping, attack and defense, gripping strategies, and gripping skills.

Genres: Nonfiction, Martial Arts

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

Reviews

[Theo Kokonas]

The book is somewhat dated since it was written in the late '80s and gripping strategies have evolved significantly since then. The author makes it clear that the book cannot be a comprehensive tome on the subject given how extensive gripping is.
Having said all of that, I found a lot of useful info which would be helpful to any judoka. There are some great step by step examples to follow and some interesting ideas to progress as part of your own study.
There's naturally a few leg-grab based techniques which, although to be ignored if you're a classical judo stylist, will be useful to those of the BJJ persuasion.
All in all, a great read if you're a Judo sportsman as you're bound to find stuff of interest.

[John Poulain]

Good overview of a part of Judo that is often left for a student to discover themselves. Could have done with more inforamtion on the practice of them but shows a great and well thought out coverage.