| Show if 11 tj AS AT A JAPANese STATION IN TOKYO I AN UNEQUAL UN EQUAL CONTEST from Japan havo it to say about the tho admi admirable rable fon IllS Ing of tho Tokyo Tok o police force Jh i i tit lit h n l rather ron n two policemen tn is 11 I with i ir r nd the tho theof of ot r MASKS AND ARMOR The principals In IheKe practice duels helmets and body hody armor of masks protect the face and ami nil the tho ordinary against Injury ure Moth Bolh an 1111 l II II well as ll double A LEFT HAND THRUST Ono OM of or tho mst most deadly strokes In Japanese fencing Is the left letl hand thrust As 11 practiced by b the Tokyo police this IH Is especially effective much tl 11 put Jut on Its proper delivery How HolY to guard against this powerful ta atau 1110 exhaustively I GROUP OF JAPANESE FENCERS The cut shows n II group of Tokyo po 10 policemen equipped for far practice While fencing they the ns II If Ir they tho were In actual warfare springing about with Ith catlike movements yelling as tho excitement II until one or tho oilier Is III bl cd tu acknowledge o defeat I t I I T r rA A DESPERATE SITUATION Ono of or tho contestants as ns appear In tho picture has been to tho ground by a tl heavy henvy blow hlo from his op opponents click Ills only re resource source is to 10 ninko mako n thrust at lit tho lower part of his body and it Is doubtful If It ho hI Iho strength ARMED WITH TWO SWORDS Sometimes Sometime n a bout with two swords sword Is h fought The Tho phort weapon Is used for tor defense tho ono for tho attack This kind 1 of ot fencing requires the tho most and alert management to clear of or accident even though the contest c Is a n mimic ono one OFF HIS GUARD GUARDIn In the tho picture ono of the tho iS h 1 hands to in III raised his weapon In both bath before he can a It crushing blow but launch It hl his wily Ill and wilt seize the tho opportunity to pIerce III the unguarded body This tt Is on one of most telling moves m cS In III Japanese i |
