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Originally Posted by Ferox13
Always been a fan of Judo in old flicks - as well as the famous 'Judo Chop' theres actually some real Judo in some of these flicks. Blood on the Sun starring James Cagney (who was a Judoka Black Belt) has some great moves in it. Sands of Imo Jimo has the Duke practicing the gentle art and the original Cape Fear shows Max Cady taking out a guy with a rear naked choke (while topless).But my fave intro to Judo came with 70's TV for me with Captain Kirk and his flawless Tomenage (monkey flip to us ignorant Gaijin).
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Glad to know I'm not the only bugeisha on the forum. Did you know President Teddy Roosevelt was also a Judoka and brought a teacher from Japan to train him at the white house? Always loved Blood on the Sun for the martial arts and as a WWII related film. Another good one is Kurosawas Sanshiro Sugata aka The Judo Story (1943).
If you haven't read it, you might enjoy The Fighting Spirit by E.J. Harrison which was written in 1912 by one of the first westerners to become truly proficient in Japanese martial arts, especially Judo and various Jujutsu ryu.