Eskrima Kombat

The very first known instance of Japanese unarmed combat being taught to a Western armed force took place during January of 1905, when Yoshitsugu Yamashita began teaching a small judo class at the U.S. Naval Academy.  Two months later, former Bartitsu Club instructor Sadakazu Uyenishi became the first man to teach these skills in a … Continue reading “Sadakazu Uyenishi Teaches Jiujitsu for the British Army”