Japs Find Vic. Judoka Tough

During the recent visit of the six Japanese warships, a party of Japanese Navy Judoka visited the Vic Judo Club for an evening's fighting and instruction. The six black belts refused to be thrown on the Vic club's mat. When they were asked to demonstrate a series of advanced throws, they objected.

They said that the mat was the hardest they had ever seen, and they were afraid of injury. When one member of the Vic club offered to be thrown, they laughed. However they finally gave the demonstration, with the volunteer as the victim. The club members then received instruction.

When interviewed, the club captain said that for normal practice the mat is laid on concrete, and not on wooden flooring, as it had been for the demonstration. A new mat from Japan has been requested club for the past two year