June 2023 Book Survey Part 3
Welcome to the June 2023 book survey, part three. I decided to break this month's survey into four posts. The themes for this month are diverse, but include Japanese arts, Filipino arts, and European arts. These are generally the last print books in my library that have not been previously surveyed. Here are parts one and two . Introduction In June 2023, I (Richard) continued my book survey plan. This post examines several books on jujitsu. This is my preferred spelling for arts that are neither strictly Japanese "jujutsu" nor Brazilian "jiu-jitsu" or "jiujitsu." You'll see this spelling used by most of the books in this survey. Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art, George Kirby, 1983/1995 My copy of Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art is a paperback measuring 5 7/8 inches by 8 7/8 inches with 128 black and white pages. The Internet Archive also has a copy. Kirby (born 1944) is a student of Sanzo Seki (1914-1998), and Kirby wro...