The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02
japanese Expert Corrects Mis-
understanding and Tells
Wl1att1t Really Is.
sUPERioRaTo OTHER SYSTEMS Z |
Says Result Of Contest at West
Point Was Much Exaggerated.
Tie japanese Ideal.
neo,a,7to The Times Dlspatch.)

week In Earl Hall, columbia by Prof.
n. i,rornita. Of the Pears College OF TOXIC,
assisted BY Prof. y. Mazda, OF the f1rst
higher school, also of Toxic. In INTRO.
d,cng the Instructors, PROF. Meyiail, o.
Columbia, said jiu-1itsu was an art ~
great vogue in Japan Mt the tiHle OF l !ae
Sanlurai, the noble fighters OF the mido.e
ages, ibiit that II became practically ex-
tinct with&the end of tho fcudal period.
1t hus been revived In the last fitty
years With new methods, under the na1ne
Of jiu-do, and whilo japan has adopted
in It's schools some OF the Amerlcan
methods OF physical culture, efforts rs, are ar
now being made in the United suites
to have the Japanese art adopted Tor
physical training, as 1t is considered the
more advanced than fencing and boxing.
The Japanese professors gave an lllustra-
tlon Of the elementary theories Of jiu-d 40.
followed BY an illustration OF how TO ~
without injury. They also showed dit-
ferent falls and ways Of throwing an OBJ
ponont, after which Prof. Tonlita gave
explanatory details Of the practice. Mem
5tioning jiu-do In connection with
wrestling. he said the rules are ffcrent
hero and In Japan, as IN America & q
bout is over when one of the opponents
touches the ground with both shoulders,
while In Japan the bout is;Sover only
when one of the opponents Is put out OF
BUSINESS that Is, when placed 81 in such
"a position that he has 10 give in because
unable to move, Further demonstration
was given Of Judo as an art OF self
defense, both against an armed adver-3
sary and an unarned one. 1g5s N.
H The denI constructions were received with
enthusiastic applause and III Is. probable
one OF the. Japanese professors will be-
asked to remaln permanently In New
1 York as an instructor ofsjiu-do.
What Expert Says.
N Mr. Yae " Kichis Yabe, All authority on
as 4tSsis most widely known In I
this country. when interviewed in regard
OF jiu-jitsu and the Americari@syste uf
catcl-as-catt h-can wrestling, says
8s'J u-jitsu Is not wrestlins::8 It Is not
designed for exhibitions or to amusc the
public; i is a system Of self-defense and
of physical and moral training. There.
Is very little similarity between Hjiu-jitsu
and other systems of self-defense or wrest-t
ling. -jitsu aims tosoverGome brute
strength with skill and science; 1t COM
pensates for superior strength and mus
Cular development. Its practlcability as a
means of self:defense has been too often
demonstrated to be- quest Toned. but as;
TO whether a knowledge OF ju-jitsu will
enable man to defeat ali American
wrestler Or boxer in +the sprlze-ring may
never. be demonstrated because a jus
jitsian would not be permitted to employ
any ofstfe vital touches or arm breaking
processes which enabled the ancient Sa-
mural to d efeIid himself. unarnied against
any assailant. fgyou place o. prize-fight-
err in the ring and say to him you shall
not deliver any knockout blows, you
can .only$s par, and at the same time give
Ills opponent the privilege Of employing
every means knownSto his art ito defeat
a ~, fek {tph
or this am certain, II any American
wrestler or prize-fglter will permit him
self to be locked III q room with a, Jap;
ancse expert in jiu-jtsu and each employ!
their own methods, the japanese Will
carry out the inert form of his opponent
op his shoulders in ton minutes.
There have recently been many con-
tests between self-tormed Japanese ex-
pcrts and American athletes. and in many
cases the latter are claiming the victory,
hut have vet to- learn OF any real ex-
pert In the art who has met defeat
at the hands of an American wrestler.
The result Of the contest at West POM
between Mr.. Tomita and three of West
Points bestsall-round athletes has been
greatly exa ggerated by The American
press. The apparent defeat Of MI. TO-
mita5 was not a5idefeat from the jill
jitsan's view point. He went to West
Point to give exhibitlo IN ju-j tsu,, not
| to chalenge their best men to a. con-
test OF strength and skill, His assistant.
Japanese. sustained a slight injurJ.
whicl3made 1t necessary for Mr. ,romita
| TO call for volunteers; three able fell
lows responded. The first one, In his
eagerness to#overcone the japanese by
sheer brute force, received ~ #sprained
ankle: the second ono Jared but little bet
tier; the third one, "Bull'f 1ipton, the
famous West Point quarterback Gan all
round athlete who Weighs two hundred
| pounds and Is trained to the n,nute),
Irushed the one-hundred and ftYe7pound
| Japanese TO the mat, and the lspe ctators
and public press applauded. AS q mat
| ter OF fact Mr.Tomlta, who is na;st fort
years Of &c, aud weighs Just ono hun
1 dred and five pounds, attempted to en-
force a submission; by falling TO the flool
] and CARRYING the body Of his oPponcnt
over his hend and shoulders. III this lie
was unsuccessflll,s but is II to be wonder
ed at? Where Will you find a man OF one
1 hundred and five pounds Welsht, who bS
employing u knowledge OF any science
or scf-defcnse. can defeat m opp2nen,
or twice his weight and strength without
4 injuring or disabling him? lad Mr. To-
]mita permitted himself to employ q vita
ltouch tho result would have been al ffcr'
Ecnt, but tn do this In a friendly contest
would hiring dlsfayor and dlslionor on h "a
Iihead. VIZ % I. II s5 s8
The Japanese Ideal.
! HThe American public have not forgot
ton that Mr.. lIfEashI. the jill jltsu e%p li
who Weighs one hundred y and ttlrti
pounds, nut out three q the best men y
the New York ollcei.. " ICY
9ftan~ fifteen minutes, and YET Dec '1 .
4 sonls self,styled experts have acceptet
challenges from American wrestlels T.
ii public contest and have been defeated
there arc those who believe that lin
A jitsll is rot superior the American 8sys
Item OF wrestling; others are ella mol1 y,
|for public contest bet ~eer an acNhaMi
4 edged iiIu.titsu expert and any American
wrestler as IL tho sjiu-jitsans were, q elias
4 Of men who coul he reduced to. the RAM
4 on vocation OF prae-fslltlng for. nupls
4 Entertainment or pecuniary ggin. such "a a
a idea would never be tolerated by g 8 ny
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