Eskrima Kombat

The following article was originally published in the December 2nd, 1906 edition of The Referee, a then-popular sports newspaper.  The journalist remarks upon a proposed upcoming contest arranged by a promoter named Lowes, pitting jiujitsu champion Taro Miyake against pugilist “Gunner” Moir. The proposed match was probably inspired by the “boxing vs. jujitsu” controversy that … Continue reading ““Mongrel Sports” (1906)”