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...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brattle Square Police Captain Reminisces on Riots of Good Old Days--Just as Many Students Jailed Now as Ever | 4/26/1933 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Death to Ozaki? | 3/6/1933 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ATHLETIC CLASSES TO BEGIN IN HEMENWAY NEXT MONDAY | 10/20/1931 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Slip of the Tongue | 2/16/1931 | See Source »

...other morning, my head has not been very clear. An interesting thing about that incident was that I could have thrown the fellow back up again if I had felt like it, because like all scions of the renowned house of Huey. I'm not so had at jiu jitsu. Of course I had to be pretty careful about letting people know who I was, because the Cubs are still after me, and there were a couple of their scouts around all week. They would have known that only Huey skill and strength could have done what I was considering...

Author: By Dr. HU Flung huey, | Title: Huey, Slightly Injured, Tackles Today's Games With Scepticism | 10/19/1929 | See Source »

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