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Kai Wladekas Zbyszko keliavo iš Jungtinių Valstijų į Braziliją pelningam turui Brazilijos gerai išvystytoje profesionalių imtynių trasoje., Zbyszko mažai įtarė, kad imtynysis pirmą kartą per beveik dvidešimt metų. Kaip ir jų amerikiečių kolegos, Profesionalūs Brazilijos imtynininkai dirbo vieni su kitais, kad gerbėjams surengtų įdomias parodas. Brazilijos profesionalūs imtynininkai retkarčiais imtyniavosi a
Taro Miyake originally came to prominence as a jiu jitsu expert fighting legitimate mixed styles contests with professional boxers and wrestlers. Miyake used the legitimate contests, most of which he won, to generate interest in jiu jitsu. Like many judo and jiu jitsu instructors, Miyake discovered how hard it was to make a sustainable income from martial arts instruction. Taro
Prieš imigruodamas į JAV, Taro Miyake pirmą kartą apsigyveno Anglijoje. Miyake padėjo Yukio Tani įkurti dziudo ir džiudžitsu Anglijoje. Miyake ir Tani metė iššūkį profesionaliems imtynininkams į rungtynes, siekdami sukurti savo kovos meną.. Tani dalyvavo iššūkio rungtynėse prieš atvykstant Miyake. Miyake kovojo su savo pirmuoju priešininku, Pats Tani,
Spalio 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro Miyake, a Jujitsu black belt, in a mixed wrestling vs. jujitsu contest. After about 20 sekundžių, Santel secured a half-Nelson on Miyake, lifted him off the mat and slammed Miyake to the floor. The impact knocked Miyake senseless. Miyake’s seconds assisted him back to the
I was recently honored to be a guest on The Martial Culture Podcast. Coach Rene Driefuss and Matt Peters were excellent hosts. I truly enjoyed my time on their podcast. We spoke about one of my books, Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt: The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling in particular. Tačiau, we spoke in general about the history
From late 1921 į 1923, John Contos promoted professional wrestling in St. Louis, Misūris. Tačiau, Contos decided to leave promotion to focus on managing the career of budding star Dan Kolov. Prior to leaving St. Louis, Contos sold the promotion to Tom Packs, his nephew and assistant in the promotion. Packs’ first card was scheduled for Friday, Sausis 4, 1924.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Kovas 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
Sausio mėnesį buvo išspausdintas skelbimas 16, 1921 leidimas St. Louis Post-Dispatch reklamuoja užsakymo paštu kursą apie Jujitsu iš kpt. Alanas Smithas. Kapitonas. Smithas iš pradžių gimė Škotijoje, bet buvo sužavėtas japoniško džiudžitsu demonstravimu (iš tikrųjų dziudo) jis matė Anglijoje. Smithas su kompanija keliavo į Japoniją ir mokėsi dziudo, pasiekęs 1 laipsnį
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage