Japanese Physical Training/Contents

by H. Irving Hancock

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
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The History of "Jiu-jitsu," with a Description of its First Principles	1
CHAPTER II.
A Healthy Stomach the Basis of All Strength—What the Japanese Eat in Summer and in Winter	13
CHAPTER III.
Feats that Strengthen the Heart and Lungs—Work that Brings the Arms to a Condition of Magnificent Development	26
CHAPTER IV.
Exercises that Develop the Legs—The Incidental Benefit to the Arms	43
CHAPTER V.
The Value of Even Temper in Athletics—Some of the Feats that Require Good Nature	53
CHAPTER VI.
Water, Nature's Greatest Remedy	65
CHAPTER VII.
Fresh Air as a Vitaliser—The Use of Stimulants and of Narcotics	77
CHAPTER VIII.
Extreme Leanness and Obesity—Their Cures	85
CHAPTER IX.
Preliminary Feats of Attack and Defence	97
CHAPTER X.
Advanced Tricks of Combat	106
CHAPTER XI.
Things that the Student can Teach Himself—How Agility is Acquired	119
CHAPTER XII.
Closing Suggestions to American Students	151