A Life in Judo
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00A7B2ZYQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 581 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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He also discusses his life outside judo including his much publicised affair with the former Olympic swimmer, Sharron Davies, and explains how he eventually learnt to reconcile the need for some sort of private life with the long, solitary, training schedules that top-class judo demands. Moreover, his training methods, which draw on gymnastics, triple phasing and specialist weight training patterns have formed the basis for the preparation of the next generation of Western Champions.Judo has been the dominant force in Adams’s life. He also takes a perceptive look at the future of the sport in Britain.A Life in Judo is thus a fascinating insight into one of Britain’s most successful sportsmen of the 1970s and 1980s.1st Edition - 1986 Kindle Release 2012. Here he traces the major stepping stones of his career from his first taste of the sport at a small judo club in Rugby, his crucial decision to join the mainstream of top-class judo and move to London, to euphoric moments of victory and agonising ones of defeat.Adams discusses the importance of the correct psychological attitude, the battle of wills that occurs in competition and the pressures of staying at the top of his sport. Neil Adams is undoubtedly the most successful judo fighter Britain has yet produced with on World Championship and two Olympic silver medals to date. The last three chapters examine his chief techniques and training routines in greater detail and look at the way they have developed over a
Revealing glimpse into the life and mindset of a champion Doctor D An insightful look into the mindset of a champion. This book is not a guidebook in terms of dos and don'ts for training and competition. Nor is it the story of some superman whose exploits are admirable but impossible to emulate. It is something far more precious. Adams' honest description of the winding path he took that led him to the top of the world podium and garnered him two Olympic silver medals is far more hel. Brilliant Read I was an adolescent when Adams was at the top he was the inspiration for my generation. reading this book brought back the highs and lows of a career that effected most people doing judo at that time its a brilliant read and a human story about a guy doing judo he could so easily have been a double Olympic and double world Champion only for simple bad luck bad, but he puts that into perspective its a great book by the. "Get inside the head of one of the all time great judo players!" according to James R. West. I just met Neil a few months ago. I would love the opportunity to train under him -- even for a short the. His story is well done and if you are a judo player and know folks at the higher levels you will enjoy it. It was written a number of years ago and I am sure that Neil might even look differently today at parts of hiss life than he did when he wrote it. There are many typos in the book that need to be corrected.