Higher Judo
Groundwork
$49.46
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2011
Summary
With the original foreword by G. Koizumi, one of the leaders in bringing judo to the West in 1918, and a new foreword by Dennis Leri, a respected Feldenkrais practitioner, Higher Judo contains the theory and practice of judo as understood by Moshe Feldenkrais, the founder of the Feldenkrais Method, the most commonly practiced somatic therapy today.
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais is best known for pioneering the somatic therapy that bears his name. Less well known is that he was also one of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781556439278 |
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| ISBN-10: | 155643927X |
| Author: | Moshe Feldenkrais, Dennis Leri, Michael Brousse, Moti Nativ, Elizabeth Beringer |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 126mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“It’s how Feldenkrais addresses the deeper benefits of Judo practice that elevates Higher Judo from just a good book to a classic.”-Dennis Leri, from the foreword
“It’s how Feldenkrais addresses the deeper benefits of Judo practice that elevates Higher Judo from just a good book to a classic.”—Dennis Leri, from the foreword
About The Author
Moshe Feldenkrais
Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984) was a distinguished scientist, physicist, and engineer. After suffering a crippling injury, he began an intense study of the relationship between bodily movement and healing that culminated in the Feldenkrais Method.
Michel Brousse, a seventh-degree black belt, teaches the cultural history of sport and the didactics of judo at Bordeaux University in France. He is the author of numerous books and articles on these subjects. A former member of the French national judo team, he currently serves as Research Director of the International Judo Federation.
Dennis Leri is one of Moshe Feldenkrais’s original American students, with more than thirty years of experience teaching the Feldenkrais Method and training new practitioners. His martial arts practice includes boxing, aikido, Chen-style T’ai Chi, and Lan Shou Kung Fu.
Moti Nativ is a Feldenkrais Method practitioner and martial artist. He leads the Bujinkan Shiki (Awareness) Dojo with branches throughout Israel and holds seminars in Israel, the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
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