Jujitsu has two separate origins in South Africa, the earliest dates back to 1928 when Yusei Teppi and Dr H Johnson started a club in Cape Town. Dr Johnson retired around 1948 and entrusted the club to D Mc Crea and C Grant-Grierson who grew the sport over 10 years. This original club was dissolved in 1959, but one of the remaining instructors, Mr C Gaven, picked up the pieces and started his own club in 196 and jujitsu has been uninterrupted since then.
The second line follows Prof Jack Robinson, a Cumberland and Western style wrestling champion, who came to South Africa from England in 1931. He had learnt Jujitsu from two Japanese gentle...