Judo Kata: Practice, Competition, Purpose PSY013000 Author: Richard Greene

Author: Richard Greene

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Judo Kata: Practice, Competition, Purpose PSY013000 Author: Richard GreeneThe practice of judo katas has changed over time as a result of perceived purpose. The chapters in this anthology were written by seven authorities in judo history and practice. Their writings clarify the purpose of kata and thus its mode of practice and their place in competition. In 1926, a contest occurred in which thirty seven of the finest judoka in Japan competed before the Emperor Hirohito. The first chapter by Robert W. Smith details the