This rare colour promotional postcard, circa 1906, shows former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani demonstrating a flying armbar on his new manager, William “Apollo the Scottish Hercules” Bankier.
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History | Bartitsu Society Sunday, 13th February 2011 | 
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A promotional postcard (circa 1905) showing former Bartitsu Club instructor Yukio Tani demonstrating a flying armbar (juji gatame) on his manager, the strongman William “Apollo” Bankier:
… and the same technique executed by Rumina Sato against Charles Diaz for a six-second victory by submission during their Shooto match in 1999:
Tags: bartitsu, flying armbar, jiujitsu, Rumina Sato, Shooto, Yukio Tani
History, videos | Bartitsu Society Wednesday, 30th June 2010 | Comments (0)
