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Jujutsu pt.2 - Article By Jigoro Kano
By Blackcatbonz - Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:23:34 GMT
Originally Posted at: KenpoTalk

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Here is a link to the 2nd half of the Kano essay.

This article was translated in the 1800's......so you may see a lot of spellings that you wont see much of today.

Remember, an english translation is just that......it might be considered wrong by todays standards, but it is just a representation of the japanese language.......no need to argue about it.

Jiudo=judo
yagiu=yagyu

just an example.......

Enjoy!

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The Old Samurai Art Of Fighting Without Weapons
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Part 2 ? Schools & Stories
By Jigaro Kano
Translated by Rev. T. Lindsay, April 18, 1888
Submitted by Stan Hart
Editor?s Note: This is the second part of an article originally written by Jigaro Kano, the founder of modern Judo (Jiudo). Part 1 investigated the origin of Jiujutsu (Jujutsu). There is also a glossary provided by Stan Hart who translated the Japanese Kanji (characters) used in the original text. Part 2 discusses various schools and relates some stories about old Jiujutsu masters. The romanization of Japanese words that appear in this article are based upon the spellings used in England at the time the article was written.
Having thus discussed in a brief way the origin of Jiujutsu, and what Jiujutsu is in a general way (Part 1), we shall now turn to the different schools and the differences which are said.....




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