1920s opinion of Wrestling and JJ

Underground
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Great thread. TTT

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Cool stuff!

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Yeah, they cross trained in Catch and Jiu Jitsu back in the day. Why can't people try that today instead of trying to tear down one art or the other?

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Good question Nacimera. Cool thread, ttt.

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EVERYONE today is crosstraining jiujitsu and catch whether they know it or not.

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"In America, grappling is not nearly as popular as it was at the turn of the century. It was as big as boxing. Do your research. Filled stadiums on a regular basis."

Grappling still fills stadiums on a regular basis these days, just that fake grappling i.e. WWE has supplanted the real thing :(

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i love this kind of stuff

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Pardon the plug but you might like this then... Thanks.

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cool!

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nothing new under the sun is right.

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Those Grappling shows that filled stadiums back then are the same
Grappling shows that fill stadiums today. They were and still are Pro
Wrestling.

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Interesting.

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I remember reading about a wrestler in London, who made ?600 a week, and that was around 1900

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ttt

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thats awesome

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I should like to learn these techniques. So that I might give any scoundrel ruffians that cross my path a right good pasting, Tally Ho.

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for later

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ttt for an old thread

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ttt for being fortefied against ruffians and bullies. cool find, thanks for sharing-MM

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Kool