Judo

Martial art and a combat and Olympic sport. Judo (from jūdō "gentle way") was born in Japan in 1882, developed by Jigorō Kanō as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy. ...more

Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano
Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo
Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques
The Canon of Judo: Classic Teachings on Principles and Techniques
Falling Hard: A Journey into the World of Judo
Higher Judo: Groundwork
The Secrets of Judo: A Text for Instructors and Students
Judo Formal Techniques: A Complete Guide to Kodokan Randori No Kata
Armlocks: Judo Masterclass Techniques
Judo Training Methods: A SOURCEBOOK (Tuttle Martial Arts)
Judo Unleashed: Essential Throwing & Grappling Techniques for Intermediate to Advanced Martial Artists
Best Judo
Training and Conditioning for Judo
Ju-No-Kata: A Kodokan Textbook
Judo in Action Grappling Techniques
My Fight / Your Fight by Ronda RouseyThe Frailty Myth by Colette DowlingBloomer Girls by Debra A. ShattuckDust Bowl Girls by Lydia ReederHer Own Hero by Wendy L.  Rouse
Non-Fiction About Women in Sports
333 books — 81 voters
Real Knockouts by Martha McCaugheyFight Like a Girl...and Win by Lori Hartman GervasiFeminist Fight Club by Jessica   BennettBeauty Bites Beast by Ellen SnortlandFear into Anger by Py Bateman
Women's Self-Defense
7 books — 1 voter

Freeing Tanner Rose by T.M. GaouetteSaving Faith by T.M. GaouetteThe Hidden Blade by Sherry ThomasThe Sword Dancer by Jeannie LinThree Little Words by Susan Mallery
Martial Arts Romance
28 books — 10 voters
Winning on the Ground by James Pedro Sr.Kodokan Judo by Jigoro KanoJudo Unleashed by Neil OhlenkampJudo Formal Techniques by Tadao OtakiThe Medical Care of the Judoka by Anthony J. Catanese
Best Judo Books
13 books — 2 voters

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko JeanSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrI Love You So Mochi by Sarah KuhnThe Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen BurkinshawThe Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler
Japan in Juvenile Fiction
134 books — 18 voters
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen HerrigelA Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto MusashiKarate-Do by Gichin FunakoshiThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Martial Arts History
24 books — 3 voters

The plan is to never pick a fight, but the promise is to never back down from one.
Lakshya Bharadwaj

Unlike Kodokan judo, jiu-jitsu does not have a “philosophy.” Jiu-jitsu can be whatever anyone wants it to be, which is the good news, and also the bad news.
Roberto Pedreira, Jiu-Jitsu in the South Zone, 1997-2008

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