Choque:
The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil
Volume
2
1950-1960
Updated Edition available June 16, 2016
Choque:
The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, Volume 2, 1950-1960,
describes the big and small fights of the famous and forgotten heroes, myths, and
legends of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, based on verifiable Portuguese and Japanese
sources. Six appendices are included, listing fighters, fights, and academies,
individual records (of representative fighters), and lineages of the most
productive teachers. A few of the many individuals discussed are: Landulfo Caribé, Azevedo
Maia, Carlos Gracie, Helio
Gracie, George Gracie, Robson Gracie, Carlson Gracie, Oswaldo Fada, Almir
Ribeiro, João Alberto Barreto, Helio Vigio, Masayoshi Kawakami, Haroldo Brito,
René
Bastos, Biriba, Nilo Gutierrez, Adomildo Nascimento “Borrachina”, Oswaldo
Alves, Shunji Hinata, Pedro Hemeterio, Sakai, Takeo Yano, Waldemar Santana,
Valdo Santana, Passarito, Artur Emidio, Sinhôzinho,
Genarino Piemontese, Mauro Gonzago, Amauri Guarilha, Moacir Luzia Vale, Armando
Wreidt, Paulo Romito, Rudolf Hermanny, Cirandinha, Guanair Vial, George Mehdi,
Masahiko Kimura, and hundreds of others. Full references are provided. An index
is included to supplement the appendices Thirty-eight illustrations are included.
Choque 2 is also available
for Kindle and other digital devices (below).
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