Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. While this story may or may

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shokki, Tilavuus 1

Japani-Jujitsu maatalouteen-koulu

I recently read Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, Tilavuus 1 by Roberto Pedreira (Amazon affiliate link), which tells an alternate story of BJJ’s beginnings than we have been told by in various interviews with members of the Gracie Family. “shokki” translates toshockingin Brazilian Portuguese. While Pedreira exhaustively researches and cites primary sources, mostly Brazilian newspapers,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Maaliskuu 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning

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Professori Yamashita Comes Amerikkaan 1902

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Sam Hill, Seattle liikemies, toi professori Yoshiaki Yamashita Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1902. Professori Yamashita tarkoitus auttaa levittämään Dr. Jigoro Kano suhteellisen uusi kamppailulaji Judo. Oheisiin Professori Yamashita oli hänen opiskelija Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda menisi opettaa Carlos Gracie Brasiliassa. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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