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ILLUSTRATIONS
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The Arm of a Sample Student of "Jiu-Jitsu." | |
Frontispiece | |
The Japanese do not care for great lumps of muscle on the upper arms. The little lump just over the bend of the elbow is regarded by the Japanese as being the most important of all. A splendid type of the arm produced by jiu-jitsu. The man stands 5 feet 1 inch, weighs 120 pounds. | |
The Old-Style Japanese Wrestler | 2 |
The commoner. Height, 6 ft. 3 in. Weight, 280 lbs. Trained for the work from infancy. | |
The Arm-Pinch | 6 |
Employed in paralysing an adversary's arm. | |
The Struggle | 28 |
One of the most important Japanese exercises for the development of the entire body. | |
Wrist-to-Wrist Resistant Exercise | 30 |
Resistant Wrist Exercise as Practised by One Person | 34 |
Back-to-Back Work | 40 |
The complement of "The Struggle." A splendid way of developing the back muscles and other muscles of the body. |
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