Research and Technical Papers
The Judo Information Site is proud to have been the first Judo site to promote the serious study and analysis of Judo by publishing research and other technical papers online since 1996. Anyone with interesting viewpoints or original research may submit articles for inclusion.
From Ronald Desormeaux:
From Mike Buckle:
From the International Budo Symposium, December 2008:
Articles written by George Weers, former chairman of the United States Judo Association coaching program:
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Newaza Preparation Report
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Gripping Strategies
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The Winning Edge
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Chasing Fads
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Skill Range of the Elite Judo Competitor
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First Contact and Grip Domination
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Movement Patterns in Judo Competition
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Transitional Control
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Assaulting the Turtle
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The Use of Ashi Barai
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Importance of the Uphill Turn
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Travel, Throw and Tempo Relationship
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Counter Throwing Skills
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Power Hand Placement Survey
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Study of Throwing Opportunity
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Newaza From Your Knees

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Technical research papers provided by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Head of Department of Combat Sports, Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland:
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The Motivation of Men Practising Ju-jitsu and Comparisons with Judoists
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The Fitness Profile of Men Who Train in Ju-jitsu
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Body Injuries of Youth Training in Judo
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The Coach’s Professional Activities
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Special Judo Fitness Test
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An Evaluation of Modern Tendencies in Solving Judo Fight
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The Judo Trainer's Professional Activities
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Analysis of the Training Workload Plan for Judo Competitors
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Differences In the Schooling Tendencies of Men and Women Practicing Judo
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The Temporal And Material Structure Of Ju-Jitsu Sports Combat
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Abstracts of additional research by Stanislaw Sterkowicz
- Levels of Anaerobic and Aerobic Capacity Indices and Results for the Special Fitness Test in Judo Competitors
- A Cross-National Look at the Values Coaches Hold
- An Evaluation of the Technical and Tactical Aspects of Judo Matches at the Seniors Level
An analysis of World Championship results and Paralympic info by Neil Ohlenkamp:
From Lance Wicks of JudoCoach.com:
- Statistical Summary of the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Tournament
- Yasuhiro Yamashita -- Analysis
- Webcast Debate on The Importance of Newaza in Modern Judo Competition
From Juan Carlos Suarez Sosa:
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By Wayland Pulkkinen, author of The Sport Science of Elite Judo Athletes:
By This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Headcoach of Judoteam Duffel, Belgium:
From Dr. E. K. Koiwai, US Judo Federation Medical Committee Chairperson:
By Gregory James and Willy Pieter, UK:
By Prof. Attilio Sacripanti, Italy:
By Mike Callan, UK:
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Articles from JudoAmerica:
- Coach, I Want to Be a Champion by Gerald Lafon
- Good Drills, Bad Drills by Gerald Lafon
- The Training Session by Amos Gil'ad
- Turnouts: Unorthodox Ukemi by Gerald Lafon
- Are You Training Efficiently? by Gerald Lafon
- Variables Affecting Judo Performance by Gerald Lafon
- Principles of Warm Ups by Gerald Lafon
- Periodisation in Judo Training by Amos Gil'ad
- Overtraining by Amos Gil'ad
- Nomenclature by Amos Gil'ad
From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Judo Canada:
From Ramdane Almansba:
From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it former chairman of the United States Judo Association coaching program:
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A Judo Text Book Masterpiece
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Shimewaza - Practised by Many and Mastered by Few
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Helpful Guidelines for the Learning of Nage no Kata
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Subtle Similarities in Various Nage Waza
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The Fragmentation of IJF Referee Rule 20(a)
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Dissecting Hikite and Tsurite Grips
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Reflections on Gake and Gari Leg Actions in Ashi Waza
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The Value of Uchikomi in the Development of Judo Skills
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Common Causes of Judo Student Attrition
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Judo: A Dynamic Motor Skill
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The Mutual Relationship of Throwing and Movement Directions in Judo
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The Significance of Movement in Judo
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Disparities in Interpretation of Throwing Scores
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An Objective Critique of the 2003 Judo Refereeing Rules
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Observations and Comments on the Current IJF Judo Contest Rules
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Teaching Judo Techniques
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Teaching Judo to Preadolescents
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Characteristic Traits of a Good Judo Coach
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An Introduction to Variance of Opportunity for Roller and Driver Throwing Actions
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Golden Score Handicaps
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Some Technical Aspects of Ne Waza
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On a Better Understanding of Leg Throwing Techniques
- The Relationship of Kuzushi and Tsukuri in a Judo Throw
- The Challenges of Shimewaza
- Preparatory Moves for Nage Waza
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- Judo Therapy: The Use of Judo as a Medium for Group and Individual Psychotherapy in Overcoming Aggression (Anger), Anxiety and Depression
- The Psychospirituality of Judo Therapy
From the IJF:
From Juan Carlos Suarez and Gerard Baker:
- Throwing Technique Structural Analysis: The Basis of Teaching Methodology
- Some Ideas to Preserve the Judo Soul
From Susan Lee and Herbert Quan:
From Christopher Miller:
Research Abstracts:
From Paul Nogaki:
From Milovan Bratic:
Judo fitness test from José Manuel García García, National Trainer of Spanish Judo Federation:
From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Vicente Carratala, Valencia University, Spain (en español):
- Relación de los factores personales y sociales con los motivos de practica del judo (Relationship of personal and social factors in the reasons for practicing judo)
- Motivos que inducen a los padres a introducir a sus hijos en la practica del judo (Reasons that induce parents to introduce their children to the practice of judo)
- La competición en el proceso formativo (Competition in the formative process)
- Análisis de los motivos de practica del judo en las distintas federaciones autonómicas (Analysis of the reasons for practicing judo in the different autonomic federations)
- Valoración de la fuerza explosiva, elástico-explosiva de los judokas infantiles y cadetes del equipo nacional Español (Evaluation of explosive force of infantile judokas and cadets)
- Valoración de los componentes cineantropométricos de los judokas infantiles y cadetes del equipo nacional Español (Evaluation of anthropomorphics of infantile judokas and cadets)
- Motivos Que Inducen a los Padres a Introducir a Sus Hijos en la Práctica del Deporte del Judo (Reasons that induce parents to actually introduce their children to Judo)
- Los Juegos y Deportes de Lucha con Agarre/Judo: Una Propuesta de Enseñanza (The games and sports of fighting with judo: An education proposal)
- La Fuerza: Su aplicación al Judo (Force: its application to judo)
- Valoración De Los Componentes Cineantropométricos De Las Judokas Infantiles Y Cadetes Del Equipo Nacional Español (Evaluation of Kinanthropometrics components of infantile and cadet femenine judokas from National Spanish Team)
- Valoración De La Flexibilidad De Los Judokas Infantiles Y Cadetes Del Equipo Nacional Español (Evaluation of flexibility of infantile and cadet judokas from Nacional Spanish Team)
- Budo, the Role that Judo Should Play in the Era of Internationalization by Yasuhiro Yamashita
- Transitions within Kodokan Judo Etiquette by Naoki Murata
- French Judo Players and their Awareness of Etiquette - as Seen from Kano Jigoro’s Studies by Yves Cadot
- The Internationalization of Judo and the Attention for Etiquette- Focusing on the UK by Mike Callan
- Respect and International Affairs: Mutual Welfare and Benefit and the Bow as Foreign Policy by David Matsumoto
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