It is unclear exactly what relationship [German physician Erwin Baelz (1849–1913)] had with Kano and the Kodokan. At least in regard to Kano and the Kodokan, Baelz’s memoirs are unreliable. Cornwall, J.W. (1935). "Jiu-Jitsu Methods of Resuscitation". British Medical Journal. 2 (3893): 318. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.3893.318-a. PMC 2461172. Thomas A. Green (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Vol.2. ABC-CLIO. p.124. ISBN 9781598842432. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29 . Retrieved 2022-07-29.

The authors have an interesting history as well. " Katsukuma Higashi" may have been a pseudonym. There is an interesting discussion on Reddit about him that's well worth reading.

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Although Kano had nothing to do with the book—see the inscription with Kano’s disclaimer penned on the overleaf of the English edition (p. 16) — it was considered to be the authoritative judo textbook for the German police. Dr. Baelz’s involvement with the book is unknown." It reads in part"This volume, therefore, presents, in its entirety, the Kano system of jiu-jitsu, devised by Professor Jiguro [sic] Kano, with the additions thereto that have been made by those famous jiu-jitsians [sic], Hoshino and Tsutsumi." The Reality In today's post, I'd like to take a look at this scam, and make it easier for others to know what they are reading. It doesn't mean readers should avoid the book. I'm more interested in "truth in advertising." The (so-called) Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo)

This book, however, has nothing to do with Judo. How do we know? Author John Stevens, in his Martial History Team award-winning book The Way of Judo, writes the following: Jiu-jitsu, or jiudo, is in Japan the art of the gentleman. It is not surprising, therefore, that the highest evolution of our ancient Japanese style of combat should come about in these days through the efforts of Professor Jiguro Kano. To him we owe much, and also to Messrs. Hoshino and Tsutsumi, who, by their toil, have rounded out the Kano system to its present perfection and supremacy. How to jiu-jitsu with good effect the midnight burglar". The Province. 28 August 1905. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022 . Retrieved 29 July 2022– via Newspapers.com. Once in a while I will encounter a reader who has fallen for a 115-year-old scam perpetrated by martial arts authors trying to capitalize on the name of judo founder professor Jigoro Kano. This books says The Complete Kano Jujitsu but I should say this book teaches nothing of my Judo. This book explains in a way the teaching of one of the schools of jujitsu taught in Feudal Times in Japan which is now obliterated in Japan. Jigoro Kano" About the Authors

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Review: The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu". The Police Journal. 8 (3): 383. July 1935. doi: 10.1177/0032258X3500800327. S2CID 220389180. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29 . Retrieved 2022-07-29. Martial arts students at every level of experience will find this classic guide a source of valuable information and instruction. The best guide to learning jiu-jitsu ever written in English, this is the most comprehensive study available. It describes the authentic form of judo developed in the late 19th century by Professor Jiguro Kano — not the many imitations often called by this name. Officially recognized by the Japanese government as the preeminent school of jiu-jitsu, the Kano system was the method in which Japanese armed forces and police were trained. While The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu (Judo)may have some value for historical research, no one should read it and believe they are reading some form of Judo. Some have speculated that it is a defunct form of jujutsu, as Prof Kano wrote in his disclaimer. He should know, given the research and training he conducted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

a b "Jiu-jitsu, The Complete System of Training Recognized by the Japanese Government". Detroit Free Press. 12 August 1905. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022 . Retrieved 29 July 2022– via Newspapers.com. urn:lcp:completekanojiuj0000hanc:epub:0aa547c3-4e09-4c20-b171-a22fc843aabd Foldoutcount 0 Identifier completekanojiuj0000hanc Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t86j2zc8h Invoice 1652 Isbn 0486443434 Lccn 2005049687 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Old_pallet IA13800 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-01-16 09:02:49 Associated-names Higashi, Katsukuma Boxid IA1763118 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This volume, therefore, presents, in its entirety, the Kano system of jiu-jitsu, devised by Professor Jiguro Kano, with the additions thereto that have been made by those famous jiu-jitsians, Hoshino and Tsutsumi. Since the adoption of the Kano system in Japan as the official jiu-jitsu of the government in the army, navy, and police departments, the older and greatly inferior systems have begun to drop into disuse. The newer generation in Japan is devoting its attention wholly to the Kano methods. THIS is a far more ambitious and comprehensive attempt at a descriptive interpretation of the Japanese art of jiu-jitsu, or jiudo, than was undertaken in the writers' earlier volumes on the subject. Yet this larger and final volume on the subject was to be expected, and probably will be welcomed.Mr. Higashi has modestly understated my reasons for wishing to have his aid in the preparation of this volume. I desired to have him collaborate with me because he is one of the leading exponents of Kano jiu-jitsu. At the age of eighteen he was instructor in jiu-jitsu at Doshisha College, Kioto, Japan. He also coached the students in baseball, football and other sports, and was besides instructor in mathematics.