Vintage Photos

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German Jiu-Jitsu manual, Author D. Shunsho 1900-1920.

 

1934 Spalding Athletics Manual on Jiu-Jitsu.

 

1923 Jiu Jitsu Guide by the American College of Physical Culture.

 

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Members of WAAF being trained in iu-Jitsu. From 'The Art of Ju-Jitsu' by Yukio Tani and EJ Harrison. 1940's

 

Stomach throw. From 'Art of Ju-Jitsu'. 1940's

 

Illustration from 'Jiu Jitsu Complete' by Kiyose Nakae. 1959.

 

"The Greatest Charm of all about jiu-jitsu is that it does not call for the employment of great strength. Jui-Jitsu has been perfected as the art of the smaller, weaker man."

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The images above were taken from the book: Jiu-Jitsu Combact Tricks by H. Irving Hancock. Published in 1904, the book introduced to the west many techniques and idea rarely before seen outside of Japan.

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