Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-27
THE ART OF "JUUUTsU'
Science of Killing With Hands
as Piacticed by Japanese.
1T MAY BE "-.,JGHT TO POLICEMEN.

New Crips and Holds shown.
1t lluy be that the police of Boston
and of New York will he taught the
unrcLilr art Of juijutsu, which is the
Japanese sci, zee of killing with the
hands" or killing without weapons,
says the New York Journal. Then good
by to pul.cemen's clubs and clubbing
by policemen. Refractory prisoners will
SITTER. not from cracked skulls scalp
wounds and ru.sCd muscles, but their
arms will be dislocated or their necks
John j. O'Bren, formerly of Boston
and ex-chief of police of Nagasaki,
gave an exhibition of juijutsu at the
bureau of criminal investigation in
Boston the other morning to the police
commissioners, Superintendent FL
bridge and many of the inspectors ana
captains. O'Brien explained that Jul.
jutsu enables small men easily to
overcome big and strong men. The
truly leveling science Is peculiar to one
schoolof Japanese wrestlers. who teach
II to the children and to Japanese po-
licemen, who have neatly surprised
bulky, tipsy foreign sailors with it,
O'Brien went to Nagasaki to study jul
jutsu and became so proficient at 1t
that he was made chief of police.
O'Brien was assisted in his demon
straton by a small Jap. X. lnoe, who,
although he is not strong, does know
how to kill with his hands" The
former chief at once admitted that the
holds" and grips" he illustrated are
all foul from II sporting point Of
view. "Rut If n man is coming at you
to do YOU bodily harm you do not stop
to balance the nccties of fair and foul
work" said he. Your idea is to pro-
tect yourself Let the other fellow
! take care of himself"
So saying. O'Brien and Inoe clinched,
and O'Brien broke the clinch by throw
/ ing the Jap over his knee Inoe went
/ flying and came on the mat with force
enough to jar every bone in his body.
But the Jap got up and smilingly re-
quested the pleasure of showing some
more holds to the commissioners.
"A knowledge Of anatomy. of where
and how to take hold of a man, of the
locations and uses Of the muscles, is
all that is necessary" said O'Brien
"Why, I've often seen japanese boys
Of years. sons OF wrestlers. maste,
men three times their age with the
juijutsu.'
Inoe asked Commissioner Adams, 6
well trained athlete, to brace himself
to make ready to resist. So he did
and the Jap could not push the com
missioner from his foothod. But h,
jabbed one finger on the commission
er's body where muscle brace was not
effective, and Mr.. Adams almost fell.
How about a map who is about tC
pull a gun on your asked the inter.
ested policemen.
"If fellow draws a gun at long
range, may be his, but if he comes
close to me he's mine. sure" answered
O'Brien and he told Inoe to make as
If to draw pistol from his hip pocket
Like u flash. O'Brien grabbed Inoe by
the wrist and twisted his arm. The
Jap was forced TO lean over to rise
on his tip toes, then to fall on his
knees If he had not. O'Brien could
have twisted his arm out of its socket
Nov I'll show you what to do when
a man seizes both lapes of your coat
said O'Brien. and he so seized fnoe
The Jap grasped the instructor in the
same fashion. quick as lightning placed
his right foot against O'Brien's stom,
acb. jerked him toward him and sud
denly sat down. O'Brien sailed over
the Jap's head and fell on his back
several feet away. The Jap was stand
ing over him before he could arise
"rhe man who is thrown in this way
said the instructor, falls with his mus.
cles rigid and looks for no further
trouble. It's fine way to end street
row."
IF man comes at you with stiff
left lead, what can you doE" asked one
of the commissioners O'Brien ratified
off something in Japanese, then rushed
at lnoe, hitting straight from the shoul
der at his head. The Jap crossed his
hands few inches away from his
face, and O'Brien's wrist landed in the
wise so formed. Inoe seized the wrist
with his right hand, twisted it, and
O'Brien fell on his knees, completely
at the others mercy. "There are many
more ways of getting away from a
punch like that" said O'Brien. Here
is one"
The Jap led for him with his left
O'Brien, with his open right hand
struck up Inoe's arm at the elbow. In
half second O'Brien's left hand shot
under the Jap's left arm and gripped
the back of his neck. The Jap was
perfectly helpless.
with this grip, in this position,
could break his neck" said O'Brien.
The demonstration greatly interested
the commissioners and police officials
O'Brien showed many new grips and
holds, of which there are 200, but he