"Joshi (jūdō) goshinhō: Women’s Self-defence Methods" - new article

New article on the Joshi goshinhō published in the Bulletin of the venerable Kano Society:

http://www.kanosociety.org/Bulletins/pdf%20bulletins/bulletinx23.pdf

I was interested in this comment by the author.

"...Furthermore, over recent years this kata has silently disappeared from jūdō; inter alia it was omitted from Toshirō Daigo’s multi-part article on kata “Kōdōkan jūdō Kata ni Tsuite” (“About the kata of Kōdōkan jūdō”), which was serialised in seven parts in the Kōdōkan’s monthly periodical “Jūdō” from late 2008 until early 2009; also, it does not feature on the instructional programme of the Kōdōkan International Summer Kata Course..."

Is there an passive movement to get rid of this kata by neglect? An active movement by intented? Or neither its just the malaise of modern judo?

Have a read of the fuller set of original articles:

http://www.archbudo.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1057807  --> Part 2
http://www.archbudo.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1057808  --> Part 1
http://www.archbudo.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1057809

They cover more.

An excellent series, thank you for the update and the posting.

NBK

I recommend you al lread the available material. This will give you great insights to development of Judo. Great work

Yes, thanks for posting.