Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zybyszko, who competed in both CACC and Greco-Roman. This photo from c. 1913 shows him holding an opponent in a reverse waist lock.
The noted Polish wrestler & wrestling coach, Wladyslaw Pytlasinski (1863 - 1933), who was a contemporary of men like Hackenschmidt, the Zbyszko brothers, Poddubny, et al. He was one of the top Greco-Roman stylists of his day, and he was also skilled in jacket wrestling.
The great Kara Ahmed (1870 - 1902). Ahmed was described by George Hackenschmidt as a "first-rate Turkish wrestler". In 1900, at a tournament in Budapest, it took Hackenschmidt "nearly three hours" to defeat Ahmed.
Nikola Petroff (1873 - 1925), a formidable Bulgarian wrestler who was among the top grapplers in Europe, at the beginning of the 20th century. He also coached George Hackenschmidt for a time.
Champion weightlifter and wrestler, George Hackenschmidt, c. 1908.
Aleksander Aberg (1881 - 1920). Known variously as the "Mystery of the Mat" and "Wrestler-Enigma". He was 5'10" tall and weighed 216 lbs. Especially famous for his incredible endurance (2-hr bouts were no problem for him), he was coached by the noted physical culturalist Adolph Andrushkevitch, and fellow wrestler George Lurich. He fought approximately 5000 bouts, and he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko, among others. He was capable of a pullover & floor press of 330 lbs, and he juggled 35-lb and 70-lb kettlebells. His career was unfortunately cut short when he and George Lurich both died of typhoid fever, while they were touring the Kuban region of the Caucasus.
The famous Kazakh wrestling champion, Kazhymukan Munaitpasov (1871 - 1948). Munaitpasov apparently had quite a formidable reputation in the early 20th century; among his many grappling exploits, he defeated a Japanese jujutsuka named Harakiki Jindofu, who unfortunately died from spinal damage suffered during their match. Info on Munaitpasov is difficult to find in English, and it would be great to know more about him.
Estonian wrestling champion Gustav Vahar (1879 - 1966). Vahar originally trained and competed in Reval (Tallinn), along with other formidable grapplers like Georg Lurich, Aleksander Aberg, and George Hackenschmidt. He wrestled competitively from 1899 to 1914.
German wrestling champion Jakob Koch (1870 - 1918). As a teenager, Koch trained in weightlifting, gymnastics, and wrestling, at Turngemeinde Neuss von 1848, and he eventually became one of the top competitors in Greco-Roman wrestling during the early 20th century. He competed from 1896 to 1914.
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The noted Polish wrestler & wrestling coach, Wladyslaw Pytlasinski (1863 - 1933), who was a contemporary of men like Hackenschmidt, the Zbyszko brothers, Poddubny, et al. He was one of the top Greco-Roman stylists of his day, and he was also skilled in jacket wrestling.
The great Kara Ahmed (1870 - 1902). Ahmed was described by George Hackenschmidt as a "first-rate Turkish wrestler". In 1900, at a tournament in Budapest, it took Hackenschmidt "nearly three hours" to defeat Ahmed.
Nikola Petroff (1873 - 1925), a formidable Bulgarian wrestler who was among the top grapplers in Europe, at the beginning of the 20th century. He also coached George Hackenschmidt for a time.
Champion weightlifter and wrestler, George Hackenschmidt, c. 1908.
Aleksander Aberg (1881 - 1920). Known variously as the "Mystery of the Mat" and "Wrestler-Enigma". He was 5'10" tall and weighed 216 lbs. Especially famous for his incredible endurance (2-hr bouts were no problem for him), he was coached by the noted physical culturalist Adolph Andrushkevitch, and fellow wrestler George Lurich. He fought approximately 5000 bouts, and he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko, among others. He was capable of a pullover & floor press of 330 lbs, and he juggled 35-lb and 70-lb kettlebells. His career was unfortunately cut short when he and George Lurich both died of typhoid fever, while they were touring the Kuban region of the Caucasus.
The famous Kazakh wrestling champion, Kazhymukan Munaitpasov (1871 - 1948). Munaitpasov apparently had quite a formidable reputation in the early 20th century; among his many grappling exploits, he defeated a Japanese jujutsuka named Harakiki Jindofu, who unfortunately died from spinal damage suffered during their match. Info on Munaitpasov is difficult to find in English, and it would be great to know more about him.
Estonian wrestling champion Gustav Vahar (1879 - 1966). Vahar originally trained and competed in Reval (Tallinn), along with other formidable grapplers like Georg Lurich, Aleksander Aberg, and George Hackenschmidt. He wrestled competitively from 1899 to 1914.
German wrestling champion Jakob Koch (1870 - 1918). As a teenager, Koch trained in weightlifting, gymnastics, and wrestling, at Turngemeinde Neuss von 1848, and he eventually became one of the top competitors in Greco-Roman wrestling during the early 20th century. He competed from 1896 to 1914.
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After previous exercise with the weight of your body alternately on the heels and toes, the accumulation of venous blood gives rise to a tired sensation in the leg muscles. To remove this temporary congestion immediately, lift the right foot off the floor, bending the knee, supporting the weight of the limb as shown in illustration IV. Move feet from ankles a few turns to the right and a few to the left; then up and down. Do the same with the left foot. If your time is limited operate both feet at the same time, sitting on a chair, bed or lounge. An elaborate explanation of the physiological effects of this exercise would take too much space and be of little service to the busy reader. I can earnestly recommend it for cold feet, stiff ankles and toe joints, headaches resulting from various causes, catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils, etc. Provided you don’t wear tight shoes this exercise V and VI can be practiced at any time with good results.
To cleanse the lungs of all impurities that may have accumulated during the night and increase the blood circulation: Take two or three deep breaths, entirely emptying lungs, and then filling them to their fullest capacity. Standing erect, reach upward keeping elbows and knees straight, fists clinched or fingers out — stretched as you please, and feet comfortably apart, say about the width of your shoulders. Bring the body from position A to position B repeatedly in a rather slow rhythm. Lift chin up when in erect position A (avoid leaning backward), inhale slowly through the nose until the lungs are completely filled, elevate the shoulders as high as you can and draw the abdominal walls inward: then release abdominal walls and bring the body into position B exhaling through the nose or mouth as you please, bending the knees, bringing the armpits close to the knees or touching them if you are able to do so, attempting to touch the floor with the hands about sixteen or eighteen inches from the feet.
As the reverse of exercise VIII or IX in which the abdominal muscles are chiefly involved and the spine strongly and repeatedly brought into a convex curve, take the following exercise for the back muscles and spine. Lie on your abdomen with the legs in a comfortable position, chin (or forehead) resting on the folded arms. Consecutively raise elbows, head and chest together (the chin or forehead not leaving the arms during the exercise) from two to nine inches, according to your ability, from A to B as shown in illustration, with a spring-like motion, not stopping at A. Avoid striking the floor with the elbows — put the energy in the rising motion. The lumbar region is thus vigorously brought into action.
This exercise is rather difficult to illustrate, but simple in execution. It is like a rocking chair in motion, the spine being the rocker. The body is doubled up as shown in illustration and this attitude is kept throughout the massage exercise. Start this exercise by sitting down, clasping the hands below the knees, roll into position B and, without stopping there, roll back into the sitting position without unclasping your hands or changing the convex curve of your spine — in other words, throw your body from the sitting position A into shoulder position B and back into A with an uninterrupted rolling motion, occupying about three seconds. Repeat two or three minutes, taking an occasional rest so that your breathing may become normal. Don’t hold your breath, but breathe as naturally as possible.