Brutal Blows: Japanese students at Waseda University, are still being taught how to rough up opponents in the sport called Karate a combination of boxing, wrestling and kicking. Brutal methods allowed include a blow on the back of the neck with the heel of the band, a violent kick in the groin, a blow designed to arrest the flow of blood to the brain, and a variety of bone breakers. April 19, 1947. (Photo by Wide World Photo).