Also known as
First Kodokan Judo Exhibition in North America
Description
A private judo exhibition at the Seattle Theatre, hired by Sam Hill between
shows: Yamashita Yoshiaki and his assistant Saburo Kawaguchi demonstrated throws
and holds for Hill's guests - Mary Hill, Senator Russell Alger, and several
Seattle sports writers. So far as is known, this was the first time Kodokan judo
was shown to a non-Japanese audience in North America. It was followed by an
informal bout in which Yamashita handled C.E. Radclyffe, a 210-pound English
amateur boxer, after the professional wrestlers Hill had hoped to match failed
to appear.
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The Svinth article names Yamashita and his assistant Kawaguchi as the
demonstrators at the Seattle Theatre on 17 October 1903.
“On Saturday, October 17, 1903 Yamashita and Kawaguchi gave a judo exhibition at
the Seattle Theatre.”
— Joseph R. Svinth, "Professor Yamashita Goes to
Washington", Journal of Combative Sport, Oct 2000link
Sources
“So far as I know, this was the first time Kodokan judo was shown to a
non-Japanese audience in North America.”
— Joseph R. Svinth, "Professor Yamashita Goes to
Washington", Journal of Combative Sport, Oct 2000link
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Seattle Theatre Judo Exhibition. In
Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M19SYYS39CCMB0A3AHREYPXR - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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title = {Seattle Theatre Judo Exhibition}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M19SYYS39CCMB0A3AHREYPXR}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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