London maadleb Colemani ja Shikinaga
I recently discovered a three minute clip on YouTube, kuhu kuulusid kaks Jim Londost’ tikud 1930. aastatest. Esimeses matšis, London maadleb Abe Colemaniga. Teises matšis, Londos maadleb segastiilide matšis Oki Shikinaga, who was trained by Taro Miyake, judo must vöö ja professionaalne maadleja.
Jim Londos from the November 16, 1920 edition of Idaho Statesman (Public Domain)
Londos was the biggest box office star in professional wrestling history. While Londos was not in the same league as Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Joe Stecher or John “Nebraska tiigermees” Liiv, Londos did know “hooking”, the insider term for submission wrestling.
Abe Coleman achieved fame as “the Hebrew Hercules.” While Coleman stood only 5’03”, he weighed over 200 naela. Coleman also possessed a professional bodybuilder’s physique without the use of steroids. When Coleman died in 2007 at 101-years-old, he was the oldest living former professional wrestler.
Oki Shikina was born Morio Shikina in Okinawa. Shikina debuted in the early 1930s. Shikina wrestled until 1955, when he was 51-years-old.
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