Eskrima Kombat

Along with Percy Longhurst and William and Edith Garrud, W. Bruce Sutherland was one of the most prominent members of the “second generation” of British self-defence experts. A Scotsman, Sutherland ran a physical culture academy in Edinburgh and took up jiujitsu after losing a wrestling challenge match to former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani. Sutherland’s … Continue reading “W. Bruce Sutherland teaches jiujitsu in WW1-era Edinburgh”