American Combat Judo by Bernard J. Cosneck

[lklawson]

I have republished Cosneck's "American Combat Judo." This is the 1944
(WWII) version, not the 1959 version which Paladin (an excellent company
whom wish much success) republished.

Many thanks to Ken Pfrenger for providing a copy of the '44 edition for me when the '44 edition which I bought turned out to be a '59 edition.

As usual, the download pdf is free.

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback_book/american_combat_judo/6411686

Blurb:

As a student at the University of Illinois, "Barney" Cosneck won two
Big Ten wrestling championships. Later he served as Judo instructor in
the armed forces, where he co-authored "How to Fight Tough" with Jack
Dempsey. In "American Combat Judo" he has adapted the best of Japanese
ju jitsu, French foot fighting, Chinese boxing and American wrestling
to produce simple but effective techniques for defense and
counterattack.

Authored in 1944 and illustrated with 188 photo sequences, this book,
considered one of the cornerstones of American WWII era "Combatives" is
a unique window into self defense theory and the early evolution of
combined martial systems.​

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[matt.m]

Thank you for such a nice thing.

 

[matt.m]

I was unable to download it.

 

[Andy Moynihan]

Thank you for this.

 

[tellner]

Once again, thanks!

 

[lklawson]

I was unable to download it.

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer you might try using an alternate browser. I have seen IE have download problems.

It is also a nearly 300 MB file. That can sometimes cause problems too.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[jtweymo]

You freakin' rock
that's a nice old book, man.

I used to own the old WWII manuals and Korean war manuals
(some original, some reproduced circa 1974) that had sections
of Combat Judo illustrated in them. One of the books was a soldier's
handbook (I don't think it was actually military issue, I think it
was civilian made for American men to help them familiarize with
being a soldier.)

I always got a hoot out of it because it had all kinds of stuff
in it that typified WWII type soldier conduct, sometimes that
behavior was portrayed in the post-war movies. Obviously,
it was meant to go hand in hand with pop media like those
movies to help American men remain familiar with the drill.

What a hoot... thank you, man!!