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Saving Traditional Judo

"Judo was 'Westernized' sooner than the other Eastern Martial Arts when it became an Olympic sport. And it has been reduced to a “sport” ever since."

Kevin Cavalcanti is a Traditional Judo instructor and a respected member of the academia.  He has written many books on martial arts, and is referenced by many.

You can find more of his work at:

Where can you find his work:

Judoinfo.com

Gentle Ways.com

The episodes associated with his book, 'The Tao of Judo" began because:
  • Spawned from Research of 1918 First Hand Account of Martial Arts
  • The Title the Tao of Judo intrigued me.
    • During this episode we will cover :
      • Why write the book
      • The Tao Influence interpreting Judo
      • Sport Judo vs Traditional Judo
      • Jigoro Kano : Founder of Judo
        • Mentioned in this Episode:

        Paul Bowmen : Martial Myths

        Ben Judkins : KungFu Tea

        Iain Abernethy

        ...more
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