The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo)

The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo)

Author	H. Irving Hancock and Katsukuma Higashi
Language	English
Publisher	G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date	1905
ISBN	9780486206394
OCLC	650089326

The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo) (1905) is a martial arts manual that documents a system of jiu-jitsu that was taught by a Japanese Instructor at the United States Naval Academy. It was written by H. Irving Hancock as part of a series of books on Japanese martial arts, with technical expertise from Katsukuma Higashi, a practitioner of 'Kano Jiu Jitsu'.[1]

Overview

The book describes 160 combat 'tricks', including techniques designed to kill or injure. It also contains more than five hundred illustrations of ways in which a person can throw, arm lock, or strangle an opponent.[2] One chapter is dedicated to kuatsu, or methods to revive someone who has been rendered unconscious.[3] The book also contains charts of pressure points, which when struck, may debilitate an opponent.[4]

Criticism

While at the time of its first publication it was reported that the book describes the Kano system of jiu jitsu, used by the Japanese army, navy, and police,[1] or the official jiu-jitsu of the Japanese government. This is contested and the style presented is not that of Kodokan Judo.[5] Kanō Jigorō himself had no involvement with the book.[6]

References

1. "Jiu-jitsu, The Complete System of Training Recognized by the Japanese Government". Detroit Free Press. 12 August 1905. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "How to jiu-jitsu with good effect the midnight burglar". The Province. 28 August 1905. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Cornwall, J.W. (1935). "Jiu-Jitsu Methods of Resuscitation". British Medical Journal. 2 (3893): 318. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3893.318-a. PMC 2461172.
4. "Review: The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu". The Police Journal. 8 (3): 383. July 1935. doi:10.1177/0032258X3500800327. S2CID 220389180. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
5. Thomas A. Green (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 124. ISBN 9781598842432. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
6. Stevens, John (2013). The Way of Judo; A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students. Shambhala Publications. p. 15. ISBN 9780834829015. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.