Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil 1856-1949 (Volume 1) (86 page)

Figure 38. Former luta romana champion. J
oã
o Baldi (left), at age 50, preparing to do battle with a representative of “jiu-jitsu”, 1931.

Figure 39. Young
“Strongman” from
Sã
o Paulo named Sanson (on bottom) promised to “break” jiu-jitsu representative Geo Omori in half, 1931.

Figure 40. The man with the
“muscles of steel”, Roberto Ruhmann, vowed to teach Geo Omori a lesson, 1932.

Figure 41. Geo Omori, publicity photo, c. 1932.

Figure 42. Kodokan graduate Geo Omori demonstrating scientific technique on newspaper editor, c. 1932.

Figure 43. Albino da Costa “o Indigesto”, student of Geo Omori, fought boxer Tavares Crespo in 1933.

Figure 44. Jose Barbosa, jiu-jitsu professor, Rio, 1932.

Figure 45. Complete course of jiu-jitsu was 36 lessons.

Figure 46. Body-building versus jiu-jitsu. The first notable vale tudo fight in Brazil, 1933.

Figure 47. Luta Livre techniques, 1933.

Figure 48.
Gracie Academy luta livre representatives (left to right) Jose Cayat, Ary Martini, Edward Stone, Francisco Lima, and Roberto Villa, 1934.

Figure 49. Kodokan graduate and exponent of
“modern jiu-jitsu” Yassuiti Ono on attack (top). Old-school representative will soon be tapping to a choke, 1937.

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