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http://apittman.com/blog/about/misc-articles/w-e-fairbairn
http://apittman.com/blog/about/misc-articles/w-e-fairbairn
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W. E. Fairbairn: British Pioneer in Asian Martial Arts
Cichorei Kano- Posts : 1948
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W. E. Fairbairn: British Pioneer in Asian Martial Arts
by Cichorei Kano Sat May 17, 2014 12:47 am
seatea- Posts : 211
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Re: W. E. Fairbairn: British Pioneer in Asian Martial Arts
by seatea Sat May 17, 2014 10:27 pm
would coat his stomach with olive oil if he went to a social function that necessitated toasts.
I don't understand this.
NBK- Posts : 1298
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Re: W. E. Fairbairn: British Pioneer in Asian Martial Arts
by NBK Sat May 17, 2014 11:34 pm
I expect the notion was that drinking an oil such as olive oil would coat his stomach is that he would be less affected by the alcohol embided at such a social function - presumably so he'd be ready for whatever contingency.
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Re: W. E. Fairbairn: British Pioneer in Asian Martial Arts
by seatea Sun May 18, 2014 2:16 am
Haha, I thought he meant rubbing it on his stomach.
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I expect if he rubbed the alcohol on his stomach that it would affect him less, too. Not sure how popular that would make him at cocktail parties.seatea wrote:Haha, I thought he meant rubbing it on his stomach.
Shanghai of that era really was a wild and near lawless place, divided up into areas policed by various countries' police or paramilitaries, or not at all. There were a number of Japanese teaching judo; the Kodokan under Kano shihan listed all yudansha (dan grade holders) by rank and location, and Shanghai had a number every year.
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