Takeo Yano

Takeo Yano, also known as Takeo Iano, was a Japanese judoka who helped in the establishment of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Brazil.

Biography

Yano 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 at Judo 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 September 1, 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
  1. BJJ Heroes. "Master Francisco Sa". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
  2. Marcial Serrano, Jiu-Jitsu Original Moderno
  3. BJJ Heroes. "Octavio de Almeida". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
  4. BJJ Heroes. "What is Jiu Jitsu". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
  5. Marcial Serrano. "Geo Omori "The Guardian Samurai"". google books.
  6. "JCS: Karate in Brazil: Alcantara and Rodrigues". ejmas.com.
  7. Guilherme Cruz. "Remembering Helio Gracie". MMA Fighting.
  8. "Lutas de George Gracie".
  9. Marcial Serrano. "Book Of Jiu Jitsu Volume 2". google books.
  10. BJJ Heroes. "Jurandir Moura". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
  11. Gerard Taylor. "Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace, Volume 2". google books.
  12. Heel hook


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