Eskrima Kombat

There follows a detailed account of three encounters between former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani and a trio of Cornish wrestling champions. Although the rules aren’t entirely clear, they may have combined both styles in catch-as-catch-can fashion, to the effect that victory could be achieved either by a clean throw onto the back, a “pin” … Continue reading “Yukio Tani vs. the Cornish Wrestlers (Western Morning News, 12/11/1926)”