展示柔术

Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20^日 Century. 谷通过参加职业摔跤手的挑战赛传播柔术. 作为这些挑战赛的一部分, 谷展示柔术. 通过这些挑战和示范的成功, 塔尼看到很多学生报名和他一起训练.

One of Tani’s best English students used the stage name Apollo, when he continued Tani’s tradition of challenges and demonstrations to spread the art. 周二, 九月 4, 1906, Apollo gave a demonstration at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, 英国.

After Apollo showed holds with his students, Apollo offered to grapple with any local man. Apollo offered a cash prize to any local man, who could last two minutes without surrendering to Apollo’s ju-jitsu holds.

As often happens with these challenges, an English professional wrestler, who did not live in Birmingham, and had trained Ahmed Madrali for his match with George Hackenschmidt, challenged Apollo. Apollo accepted the challenge but demanded that the professional wrestler waive the two-minute time limit.

The wrestler agreed, so Apollo took the stage. After four minutes, 二十五秒, Apollo forced the Lancashire professional to give up to a ju-jitsu armlock.

After Apollo defeated the ring, an actual Birmingham wrestler, 先生. R. W. Duke took Apollo up on his offer. Apollo agreed to grapple with Mr. Duke on the following night. Apollo would give Mr. Duke one pound for every minute Duke lasted past the two-minute challenge time.

Through these challenges and demonstrations, instructors spread judo and ju-jitsu across the world. The Gracies would use a similar program to spread their style of jiu-jitsu in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Sources: Evening Despatch (Birmingham, 英国), 九月 5, 1906, p. 6

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