• Short Summary

    Men learn to toughen their hands for the sake of karate at a Melbourne gym.

  • Description

    Titles read: "MELBOURNE - SELF-DEFENCE NEW-STYLE".

    Australia.

    Various shots show men and women working out in a gymnasium. One man repeatedly karate-chops a wooden pole with a frenzied look on his face - he looks like a nutcase. Gym master and karate expert Appolo instructs the man. Another man bangs his hand against a lump of wood several times. Jaunty, un-karate-style music is played throughout.

    Apollo runs his hand through gravel in a bucket. The nutty-looking pupil starts to punch the gravel in the bucket. He does this over and over again, sending a spray of gravel everywhere. Go, man, go!

    Note: paperwork states correct spelling as 'Appolo', but could be Appollo or Apollo.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1723.20
    Media URN:
    53505
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    09/07/1962
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:51:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:26:34:00 / 01:27:25:00
    Canister:
    62/55

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