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Ohashi, Mori, 1861-

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Scientific jiu-jitsu : the Japanese system of physical culture, showing defensive and offensive movements / By M. Ohashi. (New York : Richard K. Fox Publ. Co., [1912])

Jiu-jitsu was the system of martial arts practiced by the Samurai.  The holds were incorporated into "Judo", a form of unarmed combat devised by Dr. Jigoro Kano in his Kodokan School in 1882.  It was accepted as an Olympic sport in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics.

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