The Text-Book Of Ju-Jutsu As Practised In Japan, Being A Simple Treatise On The Japanese Method Of Self Defence

by S.K. Uyenishi

Sadu Kaza Uyenishi's Textbook of Ju-Jutsu as Practiced In Japan is one of the earliest English-language books about jujitsu. The book appeared in at least eight editions, one of the most recent being in 1952. The date of the first edition is unknown—the book itself does not bear a copyright date. From the timeline of Uyenishi's life, we can assume that the book was written between 1905 and 1921 (the latter being the date of the first dated edition).This digital edition of Uyenishi's classic work was scanned from the original undated edition. It contains the entire text and scans of the original 42 illustrations, each optimized for the best contrast on e-readers.Textbook of Ju-Jutsu as Practiced In Japan is not only a piece of martial arts history, it is also a well-constructed introduction to the basic techniques of classic jujitsu.

Hardcover

First published November 23, 2011