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