Summary
1889 article in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan on the history and principles of jujutsu, written with Jigoro Kano.
Why it matters
It is one of the first English texts with the direct involvement of judo’s founder.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: in.ernet.dli.2015.70902
- Edition: Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. XVI
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.