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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Olympic Win 5 Chapter 2 Techniques and Moves 11 Chapter 3 Training 23 Chapter 4 Advanced Judo 31 Chapter 5 Competitions 37 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 Mansur Isaev of Russia takes down Riki Nakaya of Japan during the gold medal match at the 2012 summer Olympic Games in London England CHAPTER 1 OLYMPIC WIN With less than two minutes left in their match Mansur Isaev of Russia and Riki Nakaya of Japan circled each other on the mat They were competing for a gold medal in judo at the 2012 summer Olympic Games in London England Neither Isaev nor Nakaya had scored a point The men locked hands Nakaya slipped an arm under Isaev’s leg and tried to throw him to the ground
