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Show E JAPS IE MOT AFRAID Yankees of tho East" i in the Way of Ath-; Ath-; in 2500 Years." ! oyes of tho world aro on watchlug with intense In iual, but courageous stmg-u.salan stmg-u.salan bear, information on not bo amiss. mcock in his book on "Jn-al "Jn-al Training" Bays that In Dldlcr, sailor and policeman i take a courau of study for of doveloplng his bodily ilo skill In using it. This Jltsu." :rpreted, JIu-Jltsu means Ing." It is a prlnclplo of a weaker man should bo : a stronger opponent, and by the aid of tho stronger iter strength. Tho student Imself no thoroughly with tha body vulnerable to. paln that he can unerringly Inllict a severe grip upon his opponent. Many Caucasians confound JIu-Jltsu with Japaneso wrestling. There Is llttlo or no resemblance between the two. Tho JIu-Jltsu Is a system of gymnastics and tricks of self-defense. In addition It Includes In-cludes a thorough knowldge of anatomy, of diet, of proper outdoor and Indoor life, and of all tho other principles of right, living, Ar:u exorcises are an Important part of JIu-Jltsu training. Tho utudent discovers that severe pain may bo Indicted upon tho upper arm midway between the elbow and tho shoulder. Any experimenter can readily ilnd on his own arm tho exact location lo-cation of these muscles and norvee. and a little practice will tench him rapidly how to seize an antagonist's arm, and to render that arm momentarily helpless. This is the starting point of a study of JIu-Jltsu. "With a little Investigation tho student may llnd points In tho arms and legs at which similar grlp3 may be taken. When the student Is suddenly attacked, and realizes that ho Is suro to bo worsted, It 1b better to surrender at onco, and thus cscapo additional pain. A llttlo practlco In pinching tho arm will convince any Investigator that when his ar.Ti has been seized while in a relaxed re-laxed muscular state tho pain of his opponent's attack will Increase as tho ono on tho defensive raises hl3 arm and tautens tau-tens his muscles Tho pupil in JIu-Jltsu is taught to breathe properly, to bo satisfied with a slmplo diet, to develop his muscles by rowing and walking. Students in Japitneso schools are required to make long pilgrimages pilgri-mages on foot. They harden their hands by devoting a few moments each day to striking tho edge of the hand against tho wooden arm of a chair or upon the surface sur-face of a desk. In a few months the student stu-dent finds that he can break a stick with .ho edge of tho hand, ew of tho feats of self-defenso can bo well performed until the hand Is thoroughly toughened. Twenty-live hundred years of training In JIu-Jltsu, with the constant application of Its cardinal principles of good nature, has made the Japanese people, says Mr. Hancock, the cnlmcst, coolest, happiest and bravest people In the world |