The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-07-08
/ When Jenks
Took Up
! Jiu-Jitsu.

Theopolis Jenks was reading. He
was reading paper covered book 1t
was called Points On Jiu Jitsu" 1t was
( very interesting. Theopolis glanced
surreptitiously at his fellow clerks All
were working. oblivious of what he
might be doing. Theopolis sighed. He
spread out the knowledge mine inside
his desk drawer and read on:
This grip, albeit easy to learn. is
the dealiest grip known to the ancient
y6amurai. AS the fist of your fierce op-
ponent plows it's way to your face you
4 catch the closed bunch Of knuckles.
and with very slight effort bend it
back against the wrist. The great
pain makes all resistance impossible
The desperate man howls for mercy
as ne finds his wrist swapping. Note
Take care that the grip is not too
strong; 1t is liable to break the fist
In two"
jerks was exalted He seized his
left fist with his right hand. The
right hand was the complete master.
Theopolis resumed:
The coat grip is equally as dead
~ Having janmed your fingers into
arms. Seize the lapels of the coat in
the highwaymans eyes, cross your
either hand, draw the collar Of the |
scat tightly about the neck. Again it
ls but question Of a few seconds
J when the man either surrenders or
falls-quite dead:
jerks flushed. Again:
Once your man is on the ground
seize the toes of his boots. If he
should be so foolish as to attempt to
rise the slightest pressure forces him
Oack. Wriggle as he may he cannot
regain an upright posture. Finally,
the feeling of utter helplessness makes
dl further thoughts or resistance dis
appear."
Great!
jerks glanced at his fellow clerks.
ne smiled significantly. jerks labored
" downtown trust company. His
Yellow clerks were sports. They were
able bodied. They were we'll dressed.
1ney went in for hockey They played
eolf. They spared. They played
baseball. [
Theopolis did not. Theopolis was
pudgy. He was 40. He boarded in
Brooklyn. He was good clerk. But q
70 wanted to be more. He wanted to J
'e In 1t. He had observed the sports t
Fith envy. He observed them Mon Q
Jay mornings. They were sunburnt Q
ND husky then. They compared golf G
cores. They playfully squared of at i
ne another In the correct sparring at- t
ltude. They exchanged scientific flips. +
Ihey were nonchalant The ways of u
ne world came easy to them. They re- a
arded Theopolis with contemptuous
'lerance. Such contemptuous toler-
nee may be observed in the attitude
snappy bull terrier towards a g
eepy old Newfoundland dog. Theo- IL
olis was the Newfoundland dog. The s.
erks were the bull terriers. tt
y had got to be monotonous. Theo- a
DIS. was out Of place. He did not h
now how to put up his hands. Foot. a
III and golf he knew less about than IL
did about differential calculus. He fc
lew nothing about differential cal hi
lus. =
with deft side jump get behind gi
'ur assailant. Seize the lobes of ot
lner ear firmly between the thumbs W
"a forefingers. The murderous man w
u eat out Of your hand after this N
satment. NOte-Professor Kito So 4.
IN awaits at his palatial parlors OF
i-jitsu up town to elaborate"
Theopolis smiled with peculiar hs
saning. Equipped with ancient meth b,
Of the SamurA Whist who could ! "a