Judo & Feldenkrais: Advanced Techniques for Black Belts

Moshe Feldenkrais He is mainly famous for being the pioneer of somatic therapy that bears his name. Less known is that it was also One of the first European judo practitioners and wrote a series of important texts on the subject.

Among these stands out “Judo for black belts“, published for the first time in 1952 and now reprinted with a new preface and several contributions that deepen The complete approach – and still current – by Feldenkrais to martial art and the body.

Judo was a natural choice for Feldenkrais, fascinated as it was fromexploration of the body and mindlooking for optimal machine-man’s operation through a greater awareness of it.

In “Judo for black belts“, Feldenkrais presents judo as the art of using all parts of the body to promote general health and as a member of the” basic culture of the body “.

It reveals the potential of this martial art in creating a sense of rhythm of the movement and in improving physical and mental coordination. It deepens specific positions and movements – the position in Cavalcioni, the approach to “6 am”, the falling techniques – with a simple and understandable writing style and with the help of clear drawings to the stretch.

But, even more important, it shows how this basic work can help practitioners a develop mental and physical awareness of their potential.