Name/Title
Signed publicity photo of Wally Jay, 1969Entry/Object ID
1996.73.154Description
Acc. No. 96.73.154
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; Sports, Judo, Jujitsu; Businesses of Alameda, Sport schools
Dare or Period: 1969
Object: Photograph
Description: Photograph of a man in white martial arts costume, holding a framed award certificate stating: 'Black Belt Hall of Fame 1969 / Sensei Award / Wally Jay'. Dedicated and signed on the front: 'To Otto, a great athlete / Best Wishes / Wally Jay'
Size: various, largest L 10 x W 8 inches
History of Object:
Publicity photo dedicated to Otto Rittler by Alameda resident Wally Jay. Wah-leong "Wally" Jay (June 15, 1917 – May 29, 2011), was a martial artist who primarily studied and taught jujutsu and judo. He was the founder of the Gendai Budo martial art Small Circle Jujitsu. Jay was the head instructor of Jay's Jujitsu Studio, also known as Island Judo/Jujitsu Club in Alameda, California. In 1969 he was inducted into Black Belt Magazine’s Black Belt Hall of Fame as “Ju-Jitsu Sensei of the Year”.
Photo was part of a collection of uncataloged photos from the Rittler Estate.
Donor: Otto Rittler Estate
Donated: ca. 3/1/1996
Cataloged: October 11, 2024
