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Empowering Women through Jiu-Jitsu in London
Exploring the intriguing story of Edith Goddard, one of the leading figures teaching Jiu-Jitsu to the Women's Freedom League in central London, showcasing how women engaged in martial arts amid the Hubble skirt era. The chapter sheds light on the unexpected sight of women practicing self-defense through Jiu-Jitsu, alongside the amusing reactions from the press and Health and Strength magazine during that time.
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