H. Irving Hancock 
Japanese Physical Training [PDF ebook] 
The System of Exercise, Diet, and General Mode of Living That Has Made the Mikado’s People the Healthiest, Strongest, and Happiest Men and Women in the World

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There is no need for any man, woman, or child who possesses ordinary health to become a weakling. In Japan weakness or long illnesses are considered to be the misfortunes of only the very aged. An eminent American authority on physical training has declared that weak ness is a crime. The Japanese look upon lack of strength as being a freak or an eccentricity.