Japanese Physical Training/Illustrations

by H. Irving Hancock

ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Arm of a Sample Student of "Jiu-Jitsu."
Frontispiece
The Japanese do not care for great lumps of muscle on the upper arms. The little lump just over the bend of the elbow is regarded by the Japanese as being the most important of all. A splendid type of the arm produced by jiu-jitsu. The man stands 5 feet 1 inch, weighs 120 pounds.
The Old-Style Japanese Wrestler	2
The commoner. Height, 6 ft. 3 in. Weight, 280 lbs. Trained for the work from infancy.
The Arm-Pinch	6
Employed in paralysing an adversary's arm.
The Struggle	28
One of the most important Japanese exercises for the development of the entire body.
Wrist-to-Wrist Resistant Exercise	30
Resistant Wrist Exercise as Practised by One Person	34
Back-to-Back Work	40
The complement of "The Struggle." A splendid way of developing the back muscles and other muscles of the body.
Leg Resistant Exercise	44
The Hand-Grip	98
Used in throwing an opponent.
The Throat Blow with the Flat of the Wrist	100
This is a sure "knock-out." (The author has employed it in earnest with results most satisfactory to himself.)
"The Come-Along"	102
A trick employed by the Japanese police for over-coming a troublesome prisoner.
A Very Handy Clinch for Stopping a Threatened Attack	104
(If the grip is taken too strongly it is possible to break the opponent's neck.)
Throwing an Opponent over the Head	106
The Most Effective Method of Taking an Adversary by the Throat	108
If the grip is secured the adversary is defeated every time.
How A Throat-Hold is Thrown off without Difficulty	110
Throwing an Opponent over the Shoulder	112
How an Attack may be Warded off by a Clinch over the Shoulders	114
The Method of Taking a Pistol away from One Who Intends to Use It	116
The Coat Trick	118
Used for reducing an antagonist to helplessness.