The 1964 Olympic Games were a milestone for all martial arts not just Judo.

It marked the first time Judo was recognized as an Olympic Sport and Kano’s dream had become a reality. It was also the year Japan lost its grip on Judo and Dutchman Anton "The Giant" Geesink won the Open weight category in Judo disposing the myth that technique would always beat size Geesink was 6’6" tall and 267 pounds and in perfect condition.

Also Americca’s Jim Bregman, George Harris, Hayward Nishiyoka were among some of Americas top fighters who helped to break the grip Japan had enjoyed on the world stage of Judo. <P>This DVD is the record that will show you many of these monumental battles incluidng the fight between Geesink and Kaminaga Akio the Japanese National Champion that will go down in history as one of the greatest Judo matches of all time if not the greatest. <P>Broken into several sections this DVD is easy to jump from one fight to another and back again.

The 1984 opening ceremonies of the Los Angeles Summer Olympics was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular, ever. How could it be anything but fantastic, since it was put together by the best producers in Hollywood and national sports programming. This primetime PBS special went behind-the-scenes in the days, hours and minutes leading up to the historic opening to see the athletes, the security and the production team at work. It is a powerful and emotional look at some of the thousands of people who made the event happen.<P>This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

The director of this documentary spent a year (shooting 40 hours of footage on digital video) following five young African-American competitive fencers coached by Olympic medalist Peter Westbrook, as they went from tournament to tournament, eventually competing each other for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

This 60 minute program presents the United States Equestrian team in preparation for the competition in the Olympics. It separately focuses at all three disciplines in detail -- show jumping, dressage, and three-day eventing. The program goes behind the scenes and follows some of the best riders in the world as they prepare to compete. It reveals their passion and courage and shows their great successes and some of their most horrible falls. Includes the absolutely top equestrians competing and reveals what they have to say behind the scenes. Actively used by Equestrians at all levels. Stars include William Steinkraus - President USET, 68 Gold Medalist, Katie Monahan, Louis Jacobs, Barney Ward, Armand Leone, Joe Fargis, Peter Leone, Michael Matz, Mark Laskin, Melanie Smith and many others.