Excerpt from 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 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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from 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 In presenting this volume to the public the author is aware that he is offering a decided novelty to readers who are familiar only with American systems of athletics. The Japanese system of physical training is so ancient that its origin dates before the time when the authentic history of these people began. Yet, while the Japanese have adapted from Western civilisation everything that they consider to be necessary to their national development, they have retained jiu-jitsu and all its underlying principles as the means by which the nation is to work for its physical well-being. They have done more, for, whereas jiu-jitsu was taught at one time to the aristocratic classes only, it is taught now to all of the people of Dai Nippon who wish to acquire it. The value of jiu-jitsu is proven by the fact that the Japanese, while a diminutive race, possess the greatest endurance of any people on earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...paper parasols in summer tends to lessen the effects of the sun's heat, but the Japanese would always choose wet hair as against the parasol. If it be possible, the author wishes to lay greater stress than he has already done upon the Japanese idea of the necessity for the most frequent bathing that can be had. It is only a dozen years ago that the great American city of New York began to erect public baths. In Japan such places have been supplied since before the time when the authentic history of that country began. Tokio, to-day, supplies nearly nine hundred public bathing-houses for the use of its people. While cleanliness is regarded as one of the cardinal virtues, it has an even higher standing as the first requisite to health. On the sultriest of summer days the foreign visitor may find himself in the most densely packed crowd imaginable. Every one about him will be perspiring freely, yet there will be not the faintest disagreeable body odour. Though the surface health of the body is so well looked after, it is believed by the Japanese that complete health cannot exist unless the internal system is most effectively cleansed by the imbibing of very frequent draughts of water, cool--not ice-cold. The intestinal tract is likened, by our clever little neighbours of the Orient, to the sewer, that requires vigorous flushing. CHAPTER VII FRESH AIR AS A VITALISER--THE USE OF STIMULANTS AND OF NARCOTICS Any subject of the Mikado would smile at the notion that fresh air, in any form, could be harmful. The Japanese eat fresh air with even more gusto than they do food. It has been stated in an earlier chapter that the samurai of old rose in the morning to pass out into the outer air, there to take a number of deep breaths. The time of the...

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This book contains a comprehensive guide to learning Jiu-Jitsu and adopting the life style and diet of its practitioners. Jujutsu, also referred to as Jujitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese style of martial art and close combat that concentrates on defeating an armed opponent both with or without a short weapon. "Ju" means soft or flexible, while "Jutsu" means "art" or "technique" and refers to the use of your opponent's force against themselves. This volume contains useful illustrations and simple, clear instructions for the positions and manoeuvres treated, as well we chapters and explanations on general principles and keeping your body in shape. Contents include: "The History of Jiu-Jitsu with a description of its First Principles," "A Healthy Stomach the Basis of All Strength-What the Japanese Eat in Summer and Winter," "Feats that Strengthen the Heart and Lungs-Work that Brings the Arms to a Condition of Magnificent Development," "Exercises that Develop the Legs-The Incidental Benefit to the Arms," "The Value of Even Temper in Athletics-Some of the Feats that Require Good Nature," etc. Harrie Irving Hancock (1868 - 1922) was an American writer and chemist most famous for being an author of children's literature during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also notable wrote a fictional depiction of a German invasion of the United States. Other notable works by this author include: "His One Ambition" (1892), "Captain of the Minute Men" (1890), and "The Prince of Grit" (1899). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.