Word: jiu
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Nakayama thrice visited the Empire State Building. He admired St. Patrick's Cathedral because he believes Tenrikyo has much in common with Roman Catholicism - its ritual is complicated and he as Patriarch wears elaborate robes. (But Tenrikyo includes rhythmic dances, camp-meetings.) One of Japan's best jiu-jitsu wrestlers, the Patriarch admires baseball. In Washington he saw the Yankees and Senators play but liked them less than young, fat, vigorous Japanese players...
...holding a target practice and instruction in jiu-jitsu and disarming tomorrow night," he announced. "Not that we anticipate any riots," he grinned, "but we want to organize a pistol team to meet the crack Boston team. Until now our men have confined their sport to baseball and indoor contests. The shooting begins at 8 o'clock tonight and I imagine we could let some of you watch it, in case you want to see what you may have to cope with some fine night...
...occurred in 1917 when two Japanese with drawn short swords rushed a lecture platform from which he was speaking. Some time later 13 members of a Japanese nationalist assassination league tried to kill him in his own home, were sent sprawling by four faithful servants who had been studying jiu-jitsu in their spare time against just such an emergency. Shinave Ozaki, one of his quarter-British daughters,* smuggled him out of the house in one of her kimonos. Since then Dr. Ozaki has lived abroad, in Britain and the U. S., lecturing on disarmament. Month ago his wife died...
Classes in fencing, boxing, jiu jitsu, wrestling, and corrective exercise will be held in Hemenway Gymnasium during the fall and winter for upperclass-men and graduate students, it was announced yesterday by John Wallen, director of the Gymnasium. The fencing class, which began yesterday, will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3.30 o'clock. Previous experience is not necessary and foils will be furnished...
...heads and hands were slashed. Other heads grew lumps after the police poured in. When the fight first began, Acting Prime Minister Baron Shidehara was in a nearby room. Without an instant's hesitation he walked out of the Diet Building surrounded by his six new plainclothesmen (all jiu-jitsu experts), climbed into his limousine and drove home...