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119: A Detailed Guide How to Live Life The Gentle Way. "Mind Over Muscle", by Jigoro Kano

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The Importance of Heel Hooks in Judo Training

I think they should be allowed every time all the time everywhere, but they are not right now. And therefore in my mentality is like, okay, because I'm not going to put myself into a position that a heel hook is available to you unless I know that they're not available exactly. That's the same thing. Like, if we were going to roll and I just did it, no good. But if I said, Hey, before we rolled like one, we're walking there or even right before we kind of shook hands, whatever, I said, "Hey, he hooks are a go," that would change the game.

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