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Anonymous
"In 1903, having been married only a year before that, Morihei joined the army. War was appearing more likely than not between Japan and Russia. After failing the army's initial physical exam because of his height (Morihei was only 1.56 meters tall, a little over 5 feet tall), he spent time hanging from trees with heavy weights to stretch himself enough to make the 5'2" requirement. Morihei became a model soldier once he was finally allowed to enter the army."
But it's pretty obvious that he shrunk back after stopping the stretching.
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