Prof John Obrien (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Professor John J O'Brien was a former Inspector and Superintendent of Police in Nagasaki Japan, and is credited as the man who brought Jiu Jitsu to America in 1902. He was one of the first foreigners to receive an instructor diploma from the Japanese government, and was the Jiu Jitsu teacher of President Theodore Roosevelt and members of his cabinet teaching classes at the White House. In this classic text on Japanese Jiu Jitsu, Prof. O'Brien presents the secrets of this system of physical training and self defense. Over 25 self defense techniques are illustrated and described in detail. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth, with black lettering. 118 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Originally published in 1905 by the American College of Physical Culture and Jiu-Jitsu.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Professor John J O'Brien was a former Inspector and Superintendent of Police in Nagasaki Japan, and is credited as the man who brought Jiu Jitsu to America in 1902. He was one of the first foreigners to receive an instructor diploma from the Japanese government, and was the Jiu Jitsu teacher of President Theodore Roosevelt and members of his cabinet teaching classes at the White House. In this classic text on Japanese Jiu Jitsu, Prof. O'Brien presents the secrets of this system of physical training and self defense. Over 25 self defense techniques are illustrated and described in detail. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.