Tokio Hirano was one of the, if not THE winningest competition judoka in history.
The story goes that he racked up 4300 competition wins in 6 years in western Europe in the early 1950's. That's more than 700 wins per year, year-after-year! Who among us modern mortals can even conceive of attempting 14-15 shiai matches per week for 6 years?
Friday, September 29, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Aikido Ground Fighting by Walther G. Von Krenner
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