{"product_id":"9780956173805","title":"Yves Klein: The Foundations of Judo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1952 the 24-year-old Yves Klein left Paris for Japan, to pursue his first love; not art but judo. Klein spent a year and a half in Tokyo, studying mainly at the Kodokan under the ninth-dan judo master Oda. After becoming one of the first Europeans to receive a coveted fourth-dan black belt, Klein returned to France and opened the Judo Académie de Paris. In 1954 the prestigious publisher Grasset published his book \u003ci\u003eLes Fondements du Judo\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated with hundreds of photographs of Klein and leading Japanese teachers demonstrating the six major “Katas” (the movements that form the basis of judo). \u003ci\u003eThe Foundations of Judo\u003c\/i\u003e is the first ever English translation of this historical document. Translated and typeset in a facsimile of the 1954 original by British artist Ian Whittlesea, it expresses the fundaments of the art that was Klein's foremost passion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Everyday Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034695581936,"sku":"9780956173805","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780956173805_p0.jpg?v=1763881108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780956173805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}