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de Christo, 14, resident of rua de S. Pedro, n. 55, was playing outside the business establishment of sr. Adelino Simões, at rua do Ouvidor, n. 45, when, oblivious to the danger that awaited, he yielded to the temptation to climb up an iron gate. The enormous gate fell and crushed the unfortunate boy’s head. Witnesses were horrified. The small body was removed to the police morgue where Dr. Morize Barbosa diagnosed the cause of death as a fractured skull [ fractura do craneo ]. 29
Mario Aleixo
Mario Aleixo was teaching jiu-jitsu in Rio before Conde Koma arrived. He was teaching jiu-jitsu after Conde Koma left. He also mixed jiu-jitsu with boxing and capoeirgeam to form his own original style that, he claimed, was superior to and more “efficacious” than any of its three sources.
Mario Aleixo was an “ esgrimista ” [fencer]. He opened a program of fencing and jiu-jitsu in Rio at the Club de Regatas Boqueirão do Passeio on September 8, 1914. 30 He had already been teaching jiu-jitsu however, since 1913 in the suburbs (in the North Zone) at the Centro do Sportivo do Engenho Velho. 31 As everyone knew, Mario Aleixo was one of the most knowledgeable exponents of both fencing and jiu-jitsu in Brazil. 32 Students would certainly be in good hands.
With his background in fencing, it was probably inevitable that he would eventually try to synthesize the two games, throwing capoeiragem in as well, in an early version of Jeet Kune Do.
Between the rise and fall of Mario Aleixo, there was another jiu-jitsu master. His name was Mitsuyo Maeda, better known in Brazil as Conde Koma. 33
Conde Koma made his first appearances on the variety show stages of São Paulo a yaer and a half after Mario Aleixo began teaching jiu-jitsu in Rio. Koma came to Rio in April of 1915 and left in May. His presence was impressive, but brief. Mario Aleixo maintained a lower profile, but he was a permanent fixture. He wasn’t going anywhere.
Mario Aleixo shifted his focus to capoeiragem. But he remained acknowledged as a master of jiu-jitsu in Rio. At least until December of 1931.
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Chapter 4 Notes
Chapter 5
1914
On Wednesday September 23, 1914 residents of São Paulo were informed that the world champion Conde Koma and his famous troupe of Japanese jiu-jitsu fighters would soon be arriving. That was followed by a note explaining that “jiu-jitsu is absolutely different and very distinct from any other form of fight, and that it is the real art of self-defense and physical culture of Japan”. 1
The members of Koma’s troupe were not identified by name, but based on the results of the matches that took place over the approximately three weeks of their engagement, they were Koma himself, Satake, Okura, Matsura, and Akiyama. 2
Conde Koma and his troupe made their first appearance at Paschoal Segreto’s Theatro Variedades in the Largo do Paysandu, in São Paulo, on Friday September 25. 3
They shared the bill with a bevy of international female singers (Vivian Hett, Martha Cotti, Jeane Jeoral, La Moyanito, Nelly Bertti, Alexandra Vives, and Hedda), an Italian comedy team named Les Vallieres, and the ‘great attraction’ of the epoch, the “world athlete” [ athleta mundial ] Mr. Galant. 4
Theatro Variedades was one of the many theaters operated by Paschoal Segreto, 5 in São Paulo, in Rio, and across the Guanabara Bay in Nichtheroy [now spelled Niteroi]. Many presented fights in addition to the usual variety show acts. One of them was Pavilhão Internacional, where Sada Miyako performed in 1909. Segreto also ran the Theatro Carlos Gomes, also in Rio, where luta romana, luta livre, and luta de box Inglez were presented.
Segreto had tried unsuccessfully to book Raku as a replacement for Sada Miyako in his Pavilhão Internacional campeonatos of luta romana and jiu-jitsu. Conde Koma was now in São Paulo. Bringing him to Rio was the logical next step. By coincidence, Segreto would finally get Raku for his stages. Raku joined the Koma
Mario Aleixo
Mario Aleixo was teaching jiu-jitsu in Rio before Conde Koma arrived. He was teaching jiu-jitsu after Conde Koma left. He also mixed jiu-jitsu with boxing and capoeirgeam to form his own original style that, he claimed, was superior to and more “efficacious” than any of its three sources.
Mario Aleixo was an “ esgrimista ” [fencer]. He opened a program of fencing and jiu-jitsu in Rio at the Club de Regatas Boqueirão do Passeio on September 8, 1914. 30 He had already been teaching jiu-jitsu however, since 1913 in the suburbs (in the North Zone) at the Centro do Sportivo do Engenho Velho. 31 As everyone knew, Mario Aleixo was one of the most knowledgeable exponents of both fencing and jiu-jitsu in Brazil. 32 Students would certainly be in good hands.
With his background in fencing, it was probably inevitable that he would eventually try to synthesize the two games, throwing capoeiragem in as well, in an early version of Jeet Kune Do.
Between the rise and fall of Mario Aleixo, there was another jiu-jitsu master. His name was Mitsuyo Maeda, better known in Brazil as Conde Koma. 33
Conde Koma made his first appearances on the variety show stages of São Paulo a yaer and a half after Mario Aleixo began teaching jiu-jitsu in Rio. Koma came to Rio in April of 1915 and left in May. His presence was impressive, but brief. Mario Aleixo maintained a lower profile, but he was a permanent fixture. He wasn’t going anywhere.
Mario Aleixo shifted his focus to capoeiragem. But he remained acknowledged as a master of jiu-jitsu in Rio. At least until December of 1931.
.
Chapter 4 Notes
Chapter 5
1914
On Wednesday September 23, 1914 residents of São Paulo were informed that the world champion Conde Koma and his famous troupe of Japanese jiu-jitsu fighters would soon be arriving. That was followed by a note explaining that “jiu-jitsu is absolutely different and very distinct from any other form of fight, and that it is the real art of self-defense and physical culture of Japan”. 1
The members of Koma’s troupe were not identified by name, but based on the results of the matches that took place over the approximately three weeks of their engagement, they were Koma himself, Satake, Okura, Matsura, and Akiyama. 2
Conde Koma and his troupe made their first appearance at Paschoal Segreto’s Theatro Variedades in the Largo do Paysandu, in São Paulo, on Friday September 25. 3
They shared the bill with a bevy of international female singers (Vivian Hett, Martha Cotti, Jeane Jeoral, La Moyanito, Nelly Bertti, Alexandra Vives, and Hedda), an Italian comedy team named Les Vallieres, and the ‘great attraction’ of the epoch, the “world athlete” [ athleta mundial ] Mr. Galant. 4
Theatro Variedades was one of the many theaters operated by Paschoal Segreto, 5 in São Paulo, in Rio, and across the Guanabara Bay in Nichtheroy [now spelled Niteroi]. Many presented fights in addition to the usual variety show acts. One of them was Pavilhão Internacional, where Sada Miyako performed in 1909. Segreto also ran the Theatro Carlos Gomes, also in Rio, where luta romana, luta livre, and luta de box Inglez were presented.
Segreto had tried unsuccessfully to book Raku as a replacement for Sada Miyako in his Pavilhão Internacional campeonatos of luta romana and jiu-jitsu. Conde Koma was now in São Paulo. Bringing him to Rio was the logical next step. By coincidence, Segreto would finally get Raku for his stages. Raku joined the Koma
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