Japanese Physical Training: The System of Exercise, Diet, and General Mode of Living That Has Made the Mikado's People the Healthiest, Strongest, and Happiest Men and Women in the World. E-book. Formato PDF H. Irving Hancock   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

There is no need for any man, woman, or child who possesses ordinary health to become a weakling. In Japan weakness or long illnesses are considered to be the misfortunes of only the very aged. An eminent American authority on physical training has declared that weak ness is a crime. The Japanese look upon lack of strength as being a freak or an eccentricity.

Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks: Japanese Feats of Attack and Defence in Personal Encounter. E-book. Formato PDF H. Irving Hancock   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Without doubt it will be urged that some of the Japanese feats explained in the following pages are, in the language of the ring, foul. But fighting is an ugly business from the nature of things, and the Japanese contend that any means that brings victory is justifiable It may be added that few men defeated by a jzuy'z'tsz'an are disabled for a period longer than a few mo ments following defeat. The lacerations and contusions that follow fisticufis are unknown in Japan, where to disfigure an opponent would be considered a disgrace to the victor. 7z'u film, while stern work, is the essence of polite ness; it is aimed to show a bully the folly of fighting.