Judo (Jujutsu)

Tourist Library 16

Judo (Jujutsu)
by Prof. Jigorō Kanō (嘉納治五郎)

Tourist Library 16
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1937

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Cover of the green paper wrapper: a colored drawing of a tall man in a white judo suit and gray belt leaning far forward with his arm out to grip a much smaller man in white, who stands with knees bent and holds the front of the tall man's jacket; the title Judo (Jujutsu) and Tourist Library: 16 are printed below.

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TOURIST LIBRARY: 16

JUDO (JUJUTSU)

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TOURIST LIBRARY

Volumes already published

1. TEA CULT OF JAPAN By Y. Fukukita, A. B.
2. JAPANESE NOH PLAYS By Prof. T. Nogami
3. SAKURA (Japanese Cherry) By M. Miyoshi, D. Sc.
4. JAPANESE GARDENS By Prof. M. Tatsui
5. HIROSHIGE AND JAPANESE LANDSCAPES By Prof. Yone Noguchi
6. JAPANESE DRAMA By B. T. I.
7. JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE By Prof. H. Kishida, D. Sc.
8. WHAT IS SHINTO? By Prof. G. Katō, D. Litt.
9. CASTLES IN JAPAN By Prof. S. Ōrui, D. Litt.
and Prof. M. Toba
10. HOT SPRINGS IN JAPAN By Prof. K. Fujinami, M. D.
11. FLORAL ART OF JAPAN By Issōtei Nishikawa
12. CHILDREN’S DAYS IN JAPAN By T. Iwadō, M. A.
13. KIMONO (Japanese Dress) By Kenichi Kawakatsu
14. JAPANESE FOOD By Prof. Kaneko Tezuka
15. JAPANESE MUSIC By Katsumi Sunaga
16. JUDO (JUJUTSU) By Prof. Jigorō Kanō

Volumes in preparation

FAMILY LIFE IN JAPAN By Shunkichi Akimoto
JAPANESE LANDSCAPE By T. Tamura, D. Sc.
FLORAL CALENDAR IN JAPAN By T. Makino, D. Sc.
and Genjirō Oka
BUDDHISM IN JAPAN By Prof. K. Yabuki, D. Litt.
EDUCATION IN JAPAN By Prof. K. Yoshida, D. Litt.
and Prof. T. Kaigo

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Color-tinted photograph of two men in white judo suits in the middle of a throw: the younger, dark-haired man in a black belt leans over the shoulder of the gray-haired man and grips his raised sleeve, while the gray-haired man, bent forward beneath him with his mouth open, holds the younger man's jacket at the chest with one hand and swings his other arm up and out; behind them a gray wall carries a vertical sheet of Japanese writing.

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JUDO (JUJUTSU)

BY
Prof. JIGORŌ KANŌ

BOARD OF TOURIST INDUSTRY
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS

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EDITORIAL NOTE

It is a common desire among tourists to learn something of the culture of the countries they visit, as well as to see their beautiful scenery. To see is naturally easier than to learn, but flying visits merely for sightseeing furnish neither the time nor opportunity for more than a passing acquaintance with the culture of any foreign people. This is specially true of Japan and her people.

The Board of Tourist Industry recognizes both the obligation and the difficulty of providing foreign tourists with accurate information regarding the various phases of Japan’s culture. It is, therefore, endeavouring to meet this obligation, as far as possible, by publishing this series of brochures.

The present series will, when completed, consist of more than a hundred volumes, each dealing with a different subject, but all co-ordinated. By studying the entire series, the foreign student of Japan will gain an adequate knowledge of the unique culture that has evolved in this country through the ages.

Board of Tourist Industry,
Japanese Government Railways

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CONTENTS

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I. Jujutsu and Judo—What Are They?............ 9

II. Various Phases of Judo............................ 20

III. How to See and Study Judo .................... 37

1. Dojo or Exercise Hall .......................... 37

2. Judo-gi or Costumes for Judo ............ 38

3. Salutation and Manners in the Exercise Hall .................................................. 40

4. Posture .............................................. 44

5. Kuzushi or Unbalanced Form ............ 45

6. Hygiene ............................................ 48

7. Movement.......................................... 48

8. Tsukuri or Fitting Action for Attack, and Kake or Attack .................................. 49

9. Ukemi or Falling-way ........................ 50

IV. The Kinds of Technique .................... 59