Summary
1905 manual of the techniques of Kano school jiu-jitsu (later judo), with photographs of Katsukuma Higashi.
Why it matters
It is one of the first English books to present Kodokan judo as a system of its own.
Original edition
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- Internet Archive: 61420140R.nlm.nih.gov
- Edition: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.