Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Wie is de grootste legitieme professionele worstelaar die in de Verenigde Staten worstelt?? How do
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. De St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
A common myth in martial arts is that a master studies for 40 jaren, develops an almost superhuman understanding of self-defense, creates the perfect system and turns out generations of unbeatable fighters. Prior to the popularity of mixed martial arts, many of the magazines such as Black Belt were full of stories about which martial art was the best. If you polled
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). De film (affiliate link) was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering
Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO op maart 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Luwte” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single
Reginald Owen stars as Sherlock Holmes in one of the early American talking motion picture adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet (1933) (affiliate link) sees Holmes trying to solve murders among a group of confederates. Arthur Wontner starred in several successful English adaptations of the series, which probably inspired Hollywood to follow suit. Helaas, Reginald Owen did not
Op december 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
Sam Hill, een zakenman Seattle, bracht Professor Yoshiaki Yamashita naar de Verenigde Staten in 1902. Professor Yamashita bedoeld om te helpen verspreiden Dr. Relatief nieuwe krijgskunst Jigoro Kano's van Judo. Begeleidende Professor Yamashita was zijn leerling Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda zou gaan om Carlos Gracie les te geven in Brazilië. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. On September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
Acht St. Louis Politieagenten werden gedood in de lijn van plicht tijdens 1920. Ik was geschokt om een krantenartikel over een negende officier gedood vinden. De St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is goed over het opnemen van al hun lijn van het recht sterfgevallen. Toen ik vond zijn Missouri Overlijdensakte, klaarde het mysterie. I came across the article in