Table of Contents<br /><br />PREFACE<br /><br />CHAPTER I.<br /><br />The History of &quot; jiu-Jitsu,&quot; with a Description of its First Principles<br /><br />CHAPTER II<br /><br />A Healthy Stomach the Basis of All Strength&mdash;What the Japanese Eat in Summer and in Winter<br /><br />CHAPTER III.<br /><br />Feats that Strengthen the Heart and Lungs&mdash;Work that Brings the Arms to a Condition of Magnificent<br /><br />CHAPTER IV.<br />Exercises that Develop the Legs &mdash; The Incidental Benefit to the Arms<br /><br /><br />CHAPTER V.<br /><br />The Value of Even Temper in Athletics&mdash;Some of the Feats that Require Good Nature<br /><br /><br />CHAPTER VI.<br /><br />Water, Nature&#39;s Greatest Remedy<br /><br />CHAPTER VII.<br /><br />Fresh Air as a Vitaliser &mdash; The Use of Stimulants and of Narcotics<br /><br />CHAPTER VIII.<br /><br />Extreme Leanness and Obesity&mdash;Their Cures<br /><br />CHAPTER IX.<br /><br />Preliminary Feats of Attack and Defence<br />CHAPTER X.<br /><br />Advanced Tricks of Combat<br /><br />CHAPTER XI.<br /><br />Things that the Student can Teach Himself&mdash;How Agility is Acquired<br /><br />CHAPTER XII.<br /><br />Closing Suggestions to American Students