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Bushido: A Complete History of British Jujutsu reveals the untold
stories behind the UK's martial arts. Jujutsu was brought to the UK
in the 1890s, the era of Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes. It
was adapted by men like EW Barton-Wright for the paranoid streets
of London and the violent docks of Liverpool. It was then utilised
by men who served in the trenches of the First World War and by the
women who defended themselves in the Suffragette movement like
Edith Garrud. After the Second World War British Jujutsu was
pioneered by ex servicemen like Gerry Skyner, Jim Blundell and
Vernon Bell. Bushido: A Complete History of British Jujutsu traces
the lineages of Jujutsu's pioneers to the Samurai schools that
their teachings came from. It traces right through to the present
day governing bodies and the era of mixed martial arts. Historian
Simon Keegan, author of the best-selling Karate Jutsu publishes
contemporary records, photographs and cuttings that have never been
published before.
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