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 150 has been gone through with to such an extent that the student is found to be really agile, he is made to practise dodging with an opponent. The master of jiu-jitsu is as slippery as the proverbial eel. It will be found impossible for an uninitiated opponent to seize him. Just as the uninitiated one fancies he has his man within grasp he finds that he has n't, but that the Japanese has him in a grip that seems astounding, and a grip that is certainly excruciatingly painful, and bound to result in defeat.

All ultimate success in the aggressive and defensive tricks of jiu-jitsu rests upon a foundation of agility, and this may be acquired by any one who will take the trouble to win it.