Shanghai.
Noise and bustle on Bubbling! Well Road. have Mitle' meaning' in [Tsing An Tse, the red-walled tom Hsu, observes thay some hundreds of years ago, the Japanese ported Chinese masters of the ple that broods at the corner offi rt, and having learned it, applied it in most departments of the army, Bubbling Well and Hare Roads, for carrying it eventually to various monks are. about their own is, of the West where as ful even of the "bub in the centre of the mitsu it has been utilised by polies departments to subdue desperadoes. road, Which once had real signif Clever grips, twisted arms, a sudfeznee, and sent its. slow fermentathe knee, and the tions up into the quiet sunlight of we temple court. "All is changed inthe hans of his wietim of is quite helpless iversary. Thi outwardly. Inside the ruddy walls, science "aims t0 teach ite the Buddha who has received kowrow: to take advantage of tows for nearly a thousand years, bling, untutored force of their opgazes imperturbably out over a ponents, sical oe a Tittle energy, 0 small court where Wu Het Estumpk in taught daily, tact that the stronger the At first thought, there is no and the more furious his reason for surprise in the fact that easier his conquest, by the ancient science of physical the swift and light-footed ig developed in China to give artist Certainly' the police of New iples an uncanny control over ty have, on more than one every muscle and nerve in their collared racketeers: with bodies, should go on under the very ttle use of the science as taught eyes of Buddha. "Only. when by Japan. revealed that the "shadow boxing" jin this case is founded upon Tao-Mastery Over the Body ist, principles, does it seem rem The Chinese root of this gentle lable that it should be taught within form of boxing, howe as far the confines of a Buddhist retreat, more significance to its followers similar science oft more supremacy in battle, Mr. physical control flourish devotee to Wu Hsu for the name of jin-mitsu and is, in its ast' six. 9 hus followed in the
on the Buddhist doctrine. However, ost metaphysical form, expounded steps of "his father, an. apt fof the famous master, Chang. with ug little encouragement, Har tung, advocate of the esoteric, or hao, "Chinese -exponcht of) innermost phos of complete mas-over the body. His followers Blank, of Bond Street, should give the committee the benefit of holds, and ite. upon, Wu Hsu, with its magic in her expert advice. Lord Henry Bentinck was the Chairman and ards the sole goal of achiev. a high education officer was also ug fect health and spiritual present, with the lady principal enlightenment in a normal, of the proposed school. he com- programme of exercise and' physical mittee were assembled, but ally planned, Madame Blank had not arrived.
Valuable Attainment In due course a knock came at Mr. Han regards the foray of Wu the door and an elegant young Hsu taught to the world at roan, in what the novelists cal jand hailed abroad most valuable, irreproachable morning dre as first step towards a far and just the right collar and tie, more Valuable attainment than the presented himself, The committee gasped and asked the obsubjugation of law-breakers, brother and I teach only the vious question. "I am Madame esoteric form of Wu Hsu," he re-Blank," was the reply and he marks amiably, a smile twitching the corners of his mouth, "It is quickly showed that he was. founded upon the prineple' of Within about five minutes he had per breathing. The Japanese deny the distinguished educational ex-Wito: their women, except in very pert, the chairman of the committee, and the lady principal, instances do not, for ight to enjoy health meekly obeying his orders to get mastery of themselves, The the room properly arranged for use their training in come
side. the test of the candidates out-petition, We teach the individual to master hi self and his own body, [There is no need for actual physical for that encourages a inconsequential delving spirit o€ aggression which ig une into the past of technical due: "You can very easily tell tion in London would not be complete without mention of the from your student's lightness, from motions, and his form in action late Dr. William Garnett, who whether or' net he would triumph had been the Secretary of the it he were pitted against the man old Technical Education Board, beside, him, Aggression is not wise. and who, when the County ig the form of the science that Council assumed full powers became its chief educational adviser, the academic expert who in the insignificant oxo ie stop: prevented thrusting official We teach only the inward science from subordinating high prineiself-control."
8 of education to mere ange of the manito whose chants A'question regarding the toler~ jency in organization. A great scholar and so rapid a dictator of memoranda that he had to have a specially trained expert stenographer for himself, Dr. subject for Hand 80 Garnett had all the eccentricities we merely explain th application of genius. It was even said that of ae law. It has nothing to do ho dictated some of his most illuminating reports with his head on the fender and his feet on the mantelplece—being over six foot two he was able to achieve this feat without vast effort. It was no uncommon sight to see him rushing from Victoria Embankment to County Hall in order to attend a Council meeting, eating a penny bun out of a paper bag as he scraped his way along King's College railings, because in the bustle of his busy life he had had to repair forgetfulness of his lunch by a hurried dash into an A.B.C. shop on the with religion, 'That' is what the monks teach,"
"Unquestionably, a plunge, into something very "like metaphysics wag next if one was to differentiate between the "outer" and the "inner" aspects of Wu Hsu, "perhaps best described as a fascinating form of boxing. Here Han becom fluent, Ho was eager to describe th lets of embarking upon a scien tific conquest of one's own actions, and as he spoke, it became incren: ingly apparent that esoteric Wu Lis might quite possibly result in new outlook on life. Tu s0 many words, the youthful speaker stated that the candidate for train 1g must rebuild himself physically, and in the process, his character!
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