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Originally Posted by I_am_Jack
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Its a pretty interesting story and actually the foundation of mma in Japan but still it doesent prove anything about styles. Using your logic because Ad Santel was beaten by Gobar Goho then Pehlwani wrestling>Catch wrestling.
"The Kodokan replied that it permits mixed bouts with boxers and wrestlers for research purposes, but prohibits such bouts when they are employed for personal monetary gain. Regarding this match, the Kodokan noted that Mr. Ito had been away from Japan for number of years, and the lack of opportunity to train with stronger opponents may have contributed to his lack of judo ability. In addition, his fifth degree judo rank did not mean that his knowledge represented the ultimate in judo technique. In fact, fifth degree was the mid-point in ranking between first to tenth degrees. Therefore, the Kodokan concluded that Mr. Ito's loss did not reflect negatively on the efficacy of judo techniques, but instead on the poor showing of Mr. Ito."
Santel was actually defeated the second time him and Ito met and a few of his wins were a bit flukey, most of the time he drew with the mid ranked Judoka he was fighting. Heres the actual record
Opponent
Date
Location
Result
Senryuken Noguchi
November 30, 1915
San Francisco
Win for Santel
Tokugoro Ito
February 5, 1916
San Francisco
Win for Santel
Tokugoro Ito
June 10, 1916
San Francisco
Win for Ito
Taro Miyake
October 20, 1917
Seattle
Win for Santel
Daisuke Sakai
November 2, 1917
Seattle
Win for Santel
Reijiro Nagata
March 5, 1921
Tokyo
Draw
Hikoo Shoji
March 6, 1921
Tokyo
Draw
Hitoshi Shimizu
March 1921
Nagoya
Win for Santel
Tsutao Higami
July 4, 1925
Hilo
Draw
Setsuzo Ota
January 27, 1926
Los Angeles
Draw
He was fighting Judoka who werent even close to the highest ranked at the time. However it did force the Kodokan to open their eyes to western tecniques.