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...Brien gave a very interesting and amusing talk on "A Modern Method of Self-Defense, an Adaptation from Jiu-Jitsu" before a large audience in the Living Room of the Union last evening. He illustrated his ideas of self-defense with a variety of tricks...
...Brien, formerly instructor to President Roosevelt, will speak on "A Modern Method of Self-Defense; an Adaptation from Jiu-Jitsu," in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open to members of the Union only...
...Brien saw much of the actual use of jiu-jitsu, as inspector of police at Nagasaki, Japan, for more than eight years. His ideas, however, are not exclusively Japanese, but merely an adaptation from them, developed into a practical, efficient system. He has given many exhibitions of his methods, with the aid of his Japanese assistants, both in this country and elsewhere. Several years ago, he gave an exhibition in Cambridge...
...Brien, formerly instructor of President Roosevelt, will speak on "A Modern Method of Self-Defense; an Adaptation from Jis-Jitsu," in the Living Room of the Union, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open to members of the Union only...
...Brien first went to Japan as a sailor in the American Navy. During his stay in that country, he became a spector of police in Nagasaki, a position which he held for more than eight years. Since his return to America, he had developed the game of jiu-jitsu from a wrestling proposition into a science for practical use. Mr. O'Brien has given many exhibitions of his art in this country...