Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil 1856-1949 (Volume 1) (76 page)

61.
O Imparcial
12-12-37 said the referee was Armando Ingle.

62.
A Batalha
15-12-37.

63.
A Batalha
15-12-37;
Diario de Noticias
16-12-37.

64.
Diario de Noticias
17-12-37. Round 1: “
O primeiro assalto trancorreu movimento e interessante. Os dois lutadores se empregaram com violenta, nãe
[sic]
longrando, porem decidirem a luta”
]. Round 2: “
O Segundo assalto é iniciade com forto offensiva de Grillo que atira Gracie fóra do ring…
[
Grillo foi desclassificado e George Gracie proclamado vencedor”
. In the boxing match, Loffredinho defeated Pena on points.

65. Atlas made his
Brazil debut on November 11, 1937 against the little known [
não conhecem
] but “aggressive” German wrestler Eberle Haubert. (
Diario de Noticias
11-11-37). Atlas won by shoulder pin in 18 minutes (
Diario de Noticias
12-1-37).

66. Atlas generally weighed around 99 kilos (
Diario de Noticias
8-7-38); Yano was generally somewhere near 70 kilos.

67.
A Noite
17-12-37;
Correio Paulistano
22-12-37. Oswaldo either threatened to punch Atlas, or actually did punch him [“
Oswaldo Gracie foi obrigado a vibrar um socco no queixo de Jim para soltar a gravata
”].

68.
A Batalha
15-12-37.

69.
O Imparcial
25-12-37.

70.
Diario Carioca
23-12-37 [“
Naoiti Ono pode vencer Manoel Grillo
”].

71. Roberts 2010, chapters 5-6.

72.
Diario Carioca
23-12-37.

73. It sometimes happened that fight results were reported in more detail just prior to a rematch (if there was one), which might be several years away. It this case, the result of Oninho versus Grillo was reported before Oninho’s match with Carlos Pereira in April 1940 (
A Noite
26-4-40).

.

Chapter 18

1938

1.
Diario de Noticias
15-10-37.

2.
Diario Carioca
9-1-38. [
Ono Quer Lutar. Disposto a enfrentar qualquer adversario
].

3. Brasil Ring was organized by Bernardo Wull to promote boxing at Estadio Brasil. Its first show was held in
July 17, 1937, with Brasilino versus Carboniani, and Mesquita versus Barzola, and Tigre Jack versus Gabriel Pena, plus three amateur boxing matches. By November 11, the company had included catch in its menus, with Brazilian champion Dudú versus world champion Len Hall. Brasil Ring promoted the George Gracie versus Oninho rematch two days later, on November 13, 1937.

4.
O Imparcial
12-1 38 [“
com kimonos, muitas vezes, os contendores agarram a roupa do adversario e ficam estudando a applição efficiente, attitude que nem todos comprehendem. Sem kimonos os lutadores terão que se empregar mais activamente, os golpes se succederão com maior frequencia e a luta será mais emocionante
”].

5.
O Imparcial
13-1-38.

6.
A Batalha
12-1-38 [“
George correrá grave risco e difficulmente evitairá uma derrota
”].

7.
A Batalha
14-1-38.

8.
Correio da Manhã
22-1-38.

9.
Jornal do Brasil
19-1-38;
Gazeta de Noticias
19-1-38.

10.
A Batalha
29-1-38;
Jornal do Brasil
29-1-38.

11.
Jornal do Brasil
12-2-38.

12.
Diario da Noite
17-2-38.

13. Also spelled Setuko, Kotuko, and Kotuke, in some reports

14. Called Kinko in some reports.

15.
A Noite Illustrada
22-2-3.

16.
Correio Paulistano
23-2-38.

17.
Correio Paulistano
4-3-38.

18.
Diario de Noite
3-3-38.

19.
Jornal do Brasil
4-3-38.

20
. Diario de Noite
21-2-38.

21.
Diario de Noite
3-3-38 [“
os lutadores pisam diariamente o campo das competições sportivas
“].

22.
Diario de Noite
3-3-38. [“
não deixou recursos financeiros
”].

23.
Diario de Noite
4-3-38.

24.
Diario de Noite
18-3-38. The Queirolo brothers donated “
conto o setenta e cinco mil reis
”.

25.
Correio Paulistano
1-3-38.

26.
Correio Paulistano
1-5-38.

27.
Correio Paulistano
5-5-38 [“
Tenho lutado constantemente e até hoje não perdi uma luta siquer
”].

28.
Correio Paulistano
3-4-38.

29.
Correio Paulistano
6-5-38 [“
Atraves de minhas 60 e tantas luta nunca fui vencido. Chegou a empatar quartos vezes, mas ainda não cahi
”]. On August 30, 1934, at Stadium Riachuelo in Rio, Suleiman suffered a broken rib and bruised left arm in a luta livre match with Antonio Mossoró. The report did not mention that he lost as a result, so perhaps this was one of his four draws (
Diario Carioca
31-8-34).

30.
Diario Carioca
27-6-34. There were several fighters named Herminio active at the time. One was a former football player who also tried his hand at luta livre.

31.
Correio Paulistano
8-5-38 [“
A luta final foi rapida. Ono em poucos mais de um minuto derrotou Sulleiman, applicando-Ihe quatro golpes violentos e technicos
”].

32.
Correio Paulistano
26-5-38.

33.
Correio da Manhã
2-7-31.

34.
Correio Paulistano
3-6-38.

35.
Correio Paulistano
12-6-38.

36.
Diario Carioca
8-5-34.

37.
Diario Carioca
18-5-34.

38.
Diario Carioca
1-6-34.

39.
Diario Carioca
1-6-34.

40.
O Paiz
12-5-34.

41.
Jornal do Brasil
28-7-38.

42.
Diario da Noite
28-7-38 [“
As habitaes ‘palhaçadas’ de Jack Russell terão que ser abolidas na noite de hoje
”].

43.
Diario Carioca
2-8-38 [“
ficarei de pé, ate o fim do ultimo round, se não terminar antes fazendo sentir o amargor da derrota
!”].

44.
A Batalha
2-8-38.

45.
A Batalha
3-8-38.

46.
Diario Carioca
3-8-38.

47.
Diario Carioca
7-8-38.

48.
A Batalha
13-8-38 [“
Jack Russell não resistirá ao conhecimentos de jiu-jitsu do nosso patricio
”].

49.
Diario Carioca
13-8-38.

50.
A Batalha
14-8-38.

51.
A Batalha
24-8-38 [“
Estou em condicões de vencer Campbell
”].

52.
A Batalha
23-8-38 [“
Campbell deverá vencer George Gracie
”].

53.
A Batalha
23-8-38.

54.
Diario Carioca
26-8-38;
Diario de Noticias
26-8-38 [“
apos um round monotono, no segundo, a peleja se torna mais interessante e Gracie acaba vencendo por desistencia, com um “arm-lock” in the 3
rd
round
].

55.
Diario Carioca
26-8-38.

56.
A Batalha
27-8-38.

57. Construction work could be dangerous in
Brazil, as a 25 year old carpenter named Antonio de Andrade discovered when he was decapitated by an elevator at a site on Rua Julio Castilho, n. 83 in Copacabana (
Diario Carioca
31-8-34). Fighting, especially luta livre, was much safer.

58.
Diario de Noticias
2-9-38. Jack Russell defeated Joe Campbell in the second round by
desistencia.
Adencoa and Cernadas drew.

59.
A Noite
24-9-38.

60.
A Noite
24-9-38.

61. Bullock1993, chp. 14.

62.
Diario de Noticias
25-8-38 [“
por grande margem de quedas apos demonstrar nitida superioridade sobre o seu contendor
”]. Karol Nowina defeated Jack Russell in the third round with a shoulder pin.

63.
Correio da Manha
4-10-38 [“
Yano venceu novamente Jorge Gracie
”].

64.
Correio Paulistano
15-10-38 [“
Yassuiti não leverá muita vantagem, não
”].

65.
Correio Paulistano
18-10-38 [“
Se Peres permanecasse lutando até o ultimo assalto, devia lhe caber a Victoria
”].

66.
Correio Paulistano
18-10-38. Either Nizaki’s name was mis-spelled, or another fighter, Mazuke, was substituted. Either was entirely possible. Nizaki’s name was seldom spelled the same way twice, and last minute substitutions, particularly in the preliminary matches, was almost expected. Mazuke might have been Mazuko Tossio, who, like Braz Gomes, was a student of Yassuiti Ono.

67. According to
Correio Paulistano
2-2-39, “Tarzan” weighed 98 kilos.

68.
Correio Paulistano
27-10-38.

69.
Correio da Manhã
20-10-38.

70.
Correio da Manhã
23-10-38.

71.
Correio Paulistano
25-10-38,

72.
Correio da Manhã
1-11-38.

73. Information about the death of Dudú comes from
A Noite
(29-7-35);
A Noite
(11-11-38);
Diario Carioca
(5-11-38);
O Imparcial
(5-11-38), and www.santacasarj.org.br/#

74.
O Globo Sportivo
26-11-38. [“
O garoto sorri e faz um gesto de Tarzan, batendo no pieto “Ė. Tambem vou ser campeão
”].

.

Chapter 19

1939

1. Correio da Manhã
27-1-39.

2.
Correio Paulistano
7-2-39.

3.
Correio Paulistano
3-2-39.

4.
Correio Paulistano
7-2-39. George won by
estrangulamento
in the 10
th
round.

5.
Correio Paulistano
8-2-39.

6.
Correio Paulistano
1-4-38 Some of Ono’s students became well-known teachers, competitors or both, such as Jose Roberto Macedo Soares, Milton Ferreira, and Mazuko Tossio.

7.
Correio Paulistano
11-3-39. He might even have been close to George in age, although that is uncertain. Alberto Suleiman was at various times described as a student of the Gracie Academy, but it is more likely that he, like a number of other luta livre, luta romana, catch wrestlers, and weightlifters, simply “represented” the academy from time to time for publicity purposes. The labels of student and rival could change overnight as promotional needs dictated.