Reddit mentions of Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano

Nothing wrong in wanting to be recognized for the hard work you put in. That being said, however, most National Judo organizations have a set minimum time frame you must be in Judo before you can grade for a black belt. I believe the minimum is 3 years, at least that's what it is in Canada. As well, although there are many similarities between judo and wrestling, there are also many many more differences. Posture, how to use strength, etc. But I have known many wrestlers who transitioned to judo very nicely.
As far as books go, the #1 book I always recommend is "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo" https://www.amazon.ca/Kodokan-Judo-Essential-Guide-Founder/dp/156836539X

I also bought this book when I first started judo and I found it very helpful:

https://www.amazon.ca/Mastering-Judo-Masao-Takahashi/dp/073605099X

Hopefully this helps! Judo is really fun and after I stopped wrestling I went to Judo and never looked back! Enjoy the journey my friend :)

The best/boradest overview over the core of Judo's techniques in a single source can be found in

"Kodokan Judo" "by" Jigoro Kano:

https://www.amazon.com/Kodokan-Judo-Essential-Founder-Jigoro/dp/156836539X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467200809&sr=8-1&keywords=Kano+Kodokan+Judo

It covers a lot of stuff, nothing in real depth, but it'll give you a good overview.

There's also a ton of legally downloadable material.

Here you can find some Kodokan Kata textbooks:

http://kodokanjudoinstitute.org/en/waza/forms/textbook/

Some old books by Kawaishi for example, can be found in PDF format on the net as well.

This is the book you want to read.

Kodokan Judo by Jigoro Kano is highly recommended. It explains all the basics of Judo from techniques to even first aid. As you know, Jigoro Kano is the founder of Judo and he did publish one book in English in his lifetime but it’s now out of print. Part of that book that was published in his lifetime is in that new book which was published years after his death and dedicated in his name. The majority of that book is written by member(s) of the Kodokan, which is the first Judo dojo and the spiritual headquarters of the judo community. The book was made to meet the growing demand for a standard book on Judo

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/156836539X

I figure this guy had it pretty well figured out.

You reckon the current bunch at the IJF know better?

I have a question - is the Kodokan Judo book THE official/complete tome on Judo curriculum/techniques?

It’s Kodokan Judo. I’ll take a pic of the passage tomorrow.

kodokan judo book

In the meantime, check out Donn Dreager’s thoughts on kata, courtesy of judoinfo.com

I am a beginner also ( 4 KYU, Orange belt here ) and have found the kodokan book a good start.

This is a book that has a lot of basic info and try to teach some of the concepts of giving way instead of counter pushing. Also have a good show with pictures and text of all the throws and several newaza techniques.

If anybody else knows more beginner / intermediate books for judo i would appreciate it!

https://www.amazon.com/Kodokan-Judo-Essential-Founder-Jigoro/dp/156836539X