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,..........--THECopyright 1947MILITARY SERVICE PUBLISHING COMPANYHARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIARevised Preface to theThird Two- Volume EditionALL RIGHTS RESERVEDFIRSTEDITION:First Printing, December 1942Second Printing, April 1943Third Printing, June 1943SECOND ENLARGED EDITION:First Printing, September 1943Second Printing, August 1945THIRD REVISED EDITION:First Printing, February 1947Second Printing, April 1949Third Printing, October 1951PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES O,F AMERICABY THE TELEGRAPH PRESS, HARRISBURG, PA.Established 1831This book, Volume Two ()f MODERN JUDO, is suitablefor judo players who have had considerable basic randoriexperience and who now desire a text that will point theproper way to advanced phases in sport and self-defensetechniques. This book, therefore, is not intended for beginners.In its original conception some years ago thisbook was planned as it now stands-a book of advancedtechniques, and a book dealing with judo teaching methods-but due to war-time restrictions was issued (in September1943) as Part II and Part III of the Second Expanded Edition.Despite its advanced phases in sport and self-defense, thisVohmIe is a complete text in itself and, with some minorexceptions, does not hinge on Volume One.The very first consideration of most judo-players is howto develop a greater combination of attacks and defenses,and though this book presents considerable material alongthese lines, it nevertheless guards against the bad habit ofperforming moves for their own aimless sake or becausethey look good. Too often judo students perform an attackwithout any definite plan, and, when the opponent spoilsthis move with a counter move, the student finds the attackhas failed because the obvious was overlooked. Andthe obvious always concerns itself with judo principles.This book, then, will acquaint you more closely with judoprindples, principles which dictate any form of attackand defense, and at the same time will give you more opportunityto develop your sport-fighting and self-defensetechniques. At that, technique-improvement can be achievedin bUt one way-through intelligent practice.You are, of course, expected to know how the variousthrows, holds, locks, and breaks are executed in form-practiceand in randori or free-style playing, since it is impossiblefor this Volume to go through the elemental phases again\