Japanese Physical Training (1903)
- Author
- H. Irving Hancock
- Year
- 1903
- Art
- Jujutsu
- Type
- Training
- Level
- For everyone
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
Hancock presents the Japanese exercises for strength, flexibility and diet linked to jujutsu.
Why it matters
It was one of the books behind the early-20th-century “jiu-jitsu craze” in the United States.
Original edition
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