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WELCOME MAT JUDO JUJITSU SAMBO
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Listed (at left) are books written by Steve Scott. Naturally(!), we recommend that you add these books to your library as each covers an area of jujitsu, judo, sambo, submission grappling, coaching, fitness training and many other topics. Most of these books (and the DVD) are available from Turtle Press at www.TurtlePress.com.
COACHING ON THE MAT
An in-depth book on effective coaching. This book is available from Steve Scott for $15.00 (includes shipping within the U.S.).
WINNING ON THE MAT
This book is big with 428 pages and over 1,400 photos covering all aspects of winning in the sport of judo.
TAP OUT TEXTBOOK
This book has 477 pages with over 1,900 photos covering over 430 different submission techniques used in all forms of grappling, MMA and sport combat.
CONDITIONING FOR COMBAT SPORTS
Co-authored with John Saylor, this is one of the most comprehensive books ever written for fitness for any combat sport.
ARMLOCK ENCYCLOPEDIA
A "best seller" and one of the most popular books written by Steve Scott. This book covers all aspects of armlocks for any combat sport or martial art.
GROUNDFIGHTING PINS AND BREAKDOWNS
This book covers controlling an opponent's position, breaking him down and pinning him. A very popular book.
GRAPPLER'S GUIDE TO STRANGLES AND CHOKES
A popular book that covers all aspects of strangling and choking for combat sports. This book goes into specifics on why and how strangles work.
VITAL LEGLOCKS
A comprehensive book on all aspects of leglocks, ankle locks, heel locks and hooks, kneelocks, hip locks and lower body submission techniques. A unique book that is very popular.
THROWS AND TAKEDOWNS
A comprehensive book on throwing techniques and takedowns for all combat sports including judo, jujitsu, sambo and submission grappling as well as for MMA.
CHAMPIONSHIP SAMBO:GROUNDFIGHTING TECHNIQUES
This book covers sambo's approach to groundfighting as well as gives a history of sambo and a comprehensive look at what makes sambo such a unique and effective grappling sport.
DRILLS FOR GRAPPLERS
This book is popular and covers a variety of drills, games and exercises that make every workout more interesting and productive.
INSIDE JUJI GATAME
A handy book covering some of the most popular variations of Juji Gatame. It's spiral-bound so you can use it as a reference on the mat. This book is available from Steve Scott for $15.00 (includes shipping within the U.S.).
DVD: CHAMPIONSHIP SAMBO
This is a comprehensive look at the sport of sambo presented by Steve Scott with World Sambo Champion Chris Heckadon.
RECOMMENDED READING
The following books are some that are recommended for all judo and jujitsu people to read. Check with Amazon.com and other online martial arts book dealers, or explore your local book stores to see what they might have. There are many other outstanding books on judo, jujitsu and sambo on the market, but these are the ones recommended that every serious student of martial arts hsould have in his or her library.
These books are "must reads" for every serious judo and jujitsu student.
JUDO FOR THE WEST JUDO INSIDE OUT ALL ABOUT JUDO
All by Geof Gleeson
BEST JUDO
Inokuma and Sato
VITAL JUDO THROWS by Okano and Sato and VITAL JUDO GRAPPLING
By Okano
MODERN BUJUTSU AND BUDO, CLASSICAL BUJUTSU, CLASSICAL BUDO All by Donn Draeger
ILLUSTRATED KODOKAN JUDO Published by Kodansha This is the resource book authorized by the Kodokan and first published in 1956. Every judoka should own a copy of this book. It has been republished in a new format called KODOKAN JUDO by Jigoro Kano.
The following books are excellent and recommended reading for every serious student of judo and jujitsu.
The following books are some personal stories of great judo champions or are interesting and inspiring reading.
Neil Adams' autobiogoraphy
Karen Briggs' autobiography
Yasuhiro Yamashita's autobiography
This is a great book about training in Japan by Mark Law.
Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki's autobiography with photos by Terrance Donovan also features many of Kashiwazaki's techniques.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SECRETS OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FIGHTERS
By John Saylor
This book is the forerunner of the book John Saylor ann Steve Scott co-authored titled CONDITIONING FOR COMBAT SPORTS and is one of the best books ever written about fitness and conditioning for judo, jujitsu, MMA, submission grappling or martial arts.
