1912 Hojojutsu Sohan: Notes on the Arresting Rope for the Armed Forces (The Rope and the Empire) - Softcover
Synopsis
Originally published in 1912, the "Hojōjutsu Sōhan" intended for Japanese Military Police officers, is an operational manual of techniques for arresting and restraining prisoners.
Through the translation and republication of this interesting historical document, Christian Russo, author of the first book in Western language on the subject ("Hojojutsu - The Warrior's Art of the Rope"), accompanies us in retracing one of the stages of the journey of the “Art of the Capture Rope” from the Samurai past to the contemporary era.
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