Athro Yamashita Dod i America yn 1902

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Sam Hill, dyn busnes Seattle, daeth yr Athro Yoshiaki Yamashita i'r Unol Daleithiau ym 1902. Bwriad yr Athro Yamashita i helpu i ledaenu Dr. Celf ymladd cymharol newydd Jigoro Kano o Jiwdo. Yn cyd-fynd yr Athro Yamashita ei fyfyriwr Mitsuyo Maeda. Byddai Maeda yn mynd ymlaen i ddysgu Carlos Gracie ym Mrasil. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible

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