Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, die afgetrede voormalige swaargewig-kampioen, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Wit Hoop” aanspraakmakers. In sy fleur, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Op 35 jaar oud en byna 300
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Tog, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
Dit is 'n storie oor 1942-44 Hebert Street, Dit is geleë in die Ou North St. Louis omgewing van St. Louis, MO. Like many of its neighbors, hierdie struktuur het beter dae gesien. Ek het geïnteresseerd in die gebou, want my groot ouma woon op hierdie adres in 1930. My oupa se familie woon in die noordelike deel van die St.
William P. Ellis was my oupagrootjie. Ongelukkig, he passed away when my grandfather, Gilbert P. Ellis, was only two years old. My great grandmother did not know much about William’s family. The actual information Grandpa had on him was sparse, so William was the real mystery man in the family history up until 2006 of 2007. Grandpa had a
Die idee vir hierdie post begin ontkiem in my brein 'n paar weke gelede, when I was in the store to spend my birthday money and found an article about self-defense positions. Taekwondo is my basis styl hoewel ons voeg baie van die Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and cane techniques into our system. I expected to see some realistic self-defense but