Tai-sabaki for the piano, tai-sabaki for the tatami – A tribute to Prof. em. David B. Waterhouse (1936-2017) ; Tai-sabaki para piano, tai-sabaki para tatami – Un tributo al Prof. em. David B. Waterhouse (1936-2017) ; Tai-sabaki para piano, tai-sabaki para tatami – Um tributo ao Prof. David B. Waterhouse (1936-2017)

David B. Waterhouse (1936-2017) was a Professor emeritus, Japanese studies scholar, and humanities polymath. Educated to concert pianist level, he graduated in Western Classics, Moral Sciences, and Oriental Studies from the University of Cambridge. It is there where during his freshman year he had attended for first time a live judo demonstration, and had decided to start his judo career. Professor Waterhouse would eventually join the University of Toronto, where he would spend the rest of his professional career as an educator and scholar. David aptly understood and taught judo as it was mean... Mehr ...