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 687 RECREATIONS This section of Every Woman's E.cyci.op^,dia gives instruction and practical information on every kind of recreation. The Chief Authorities on all such subjects have been consulted, and will contribute exhaa.Mive articles every fortnight, so that when the EricyclopDedia is completed, the section will form a standard reference library on woman's recreation. Sports Golj Lawn Toviis Hunting Winter Sports Basket Ball Archery Motoring Kozvin^. etc. Hobbies Photography Chip Carving Bent Iron Work Painting on Satin Painting on Pottery Poker Work Fretwork Cane Basket Work. etc. Pa&times Card Games Palmistry Fortune Telling by Cards Holidays Caravanning Camping 7 ravelling Cycling, etc., etc. JIU-JITSU FOR WOMEH Conlinued fiotn page 44^, Part j By PERCY LONGHURST Author of ^"^ Wrest/i/igr" and '■'■ Jm-jitsu^'' Official Referee, Oiympic Games, rgo8. Speed and Accuracy Necessary to Success in JiU'jitsu— Some Valuable Combat Tricks — The Superiority of the Defensive Over the Offensive Attitude — How to Vanquish the Most Powerful Assailant VY/iTHOUT any question, the most interesting " part of jiu-jitsu is that dealing with the several holds, twists, locks, and throws used for the purpose of self-defence — the combat tricks, as they are termed by the Japanese. There is a fascination in these tricks which is irresistible. Their simplicity and deadly effectiveness, the ease and sureness with which an expert will bring them into play, and the decisiveness with which it is pos- sible to demonstrate the superiority of the person to whom they are familiar over the individual who re- lies upon untutored strength, cause one to be filled with the desire to obtain familiarit' with the tricks and the manner in which they are performed. Few of the tricks are complicated, but the knack of successfully executing a trick may be appreciated in five minutes, but to learn to execute it thus successfully will take very much longer. The performance of any trick as described is simple enough, but between that and the ability to use the same trick in actual con- tention there is a wide gulf. Accuracy is essential ; but with accuracy, if jiu-jitsu really is to be useful, there must be joined speed. The required combination of speed and accuracy can be the outcome only of much practice. Merely knowing how to perform a trick is not enough. The trick must be practised until its performance be- >mes almost me- > hanical. The practising of ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ these combat tricks is manner of performance ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^T^^^^"*^^ in itself a very enter- •r, ^11 i^^-r~.J^ 4-^.^4. TU« f^'S* •• By means of this grip and twist, the elbow-ioint IS ochcd, . • • . Vu IS all-Unportant. The and the vici.mis unable to release herself tommg SpOft. There IS