Soldiers practicing jiu-jitsu at Fort Myer, Virginia in July 1918. Lt. Jackson of the takes a photograph of Capt. Allen Smith instructing the drill. The drill teaches soldiers how to defend themselves using jiu-jitsu techniques. (111-SC-15199, PHOTOGRAPHER DESCRIPTION from Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One).

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