Masahiko Kimura
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Masahiko Kimura was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to
Kimura in 1940
Kimura (right) along with his teacher Tatsukuma Ushijima (left).
Kimura vs Gracie, with the Japanese holding the Brazilian in a kesa-gatame.
Kimura (back) and Rikidōzan in the controversial 1954 match.
Hélio Gracie
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Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, a
Masahiko Kimura
…1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. In the Japanese professional wrestling world, he is known for being one of Japan's earliest stars and the controversial match he had with Rikidōzan…
Gracie in a classic portrait
Hélio Gracie (1932). National Archives of Brazil.
Hélio Gracie (1952). National Archives of Brazil.