Theodore Roosevelt 1858 – 1919, served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. The article that appeared in the New York World on March 20, 1902, revealed that President Roosevelt was training Jiu-Jitsu under Professor John J. O’Brien of Boston. The article notes: “Prof. O’Brien learned the Jiu-Jitsu tricks in Nagasaki, Japan, where he was formerly an inspector … Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt’s Jiu-Jitsu Training and his view on Wrestling vs Jiu Jitsu