Takeo Yano, also known as Takeo Iano, was a Japanese judoka who helped in the establishment of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Brazil.
Biography
editYano was a standout in judo, learning it in the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai[1] under the renowned Hajime Isogai.[2] He worked with the Ono brothers, Yasuichi and Naoichi.[3] They taught Judo in the North of Brazil.[4] He also taught in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.[5] Along with Kazuo Yoshida in Bahia (founder of Bahia Judo[6]), they helped to establish Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[4]
In 1937, Yano fought Hélio Gracie to a draw.[7] But on 1 September 1938, when facing another member of the Gracie family, and the best fighter of the family, George Gracie, Yano lost through a leglock.[8] As a fighter he took on the name ″Oriental Demon″.[9] He also fought Waldemar Santana and defeated him by armlock at the fourth round.[5] His earlier black belts included Jose Jurandir Moura whom he taught in Fortaleza, Brazil,[10] Cisando Lima,[11] and Francisco Sá.[1]
Yano is thought to have introduced the heel hook in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b BJJ Heroes. "Master Francisco Sa". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
- ^ Marcial Serrano, Jiu-Jitsu Original Moderno
- ^ BJJ Heroes. "Octavio de Almeida". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
- ^ a b BJJ Heroes. "What is Jiu Jitsu". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
- ^ a b Marcial Serrano. "Geo Omori "The Guardian Samurai"". google books.
- ^ "JCS: Karate in Brazil: Alcantara and Rodrigues". ejmas.com.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz. "Remembering Helio Gracie". MMA Fighting.
- ^ "Lutas de George Gracie".
- ^ Marcial Serrano. "Book Of Jiu Jitsu Volume 2". google books.
- ^ BJJ Heroes. "Jurandir Moura". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
- ^ Gerard Taylor (24 April 2007). Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace, Volume 2. ISBN 9781583941836.
- ^ Heel hook
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