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
When Twentieth Century-Fox decided to drop the Charlie Chan series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler purchased the rights to the series and took it to Monogram Pictures. After making 11 films with Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler would make 11 Charlie Chan films with Monogram Pictures. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram
Op december 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
After watching the recent mixed martial arts match between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, I was reminded of how powerful a set of techniques kicks can be. The leg is much stronger than the arms, so kicks are one of the most powerful techniques in the striking arts. The question is should you use kicks in a self-defense situation. Ik
Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation (affiliate link) of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond creëerde een beetje een mysterie in januari 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. Het was aan het eerste huwelijk van de 45-jarige Desmond's zijn. Chief Desmond zou trouwen Hannah McLaughlin, de dochter van een lokale aannemer. Het echtpaar was op huwelijksreis in Zuid-Californië alvorens terug te keren naar St. Louis
Op maandag, December 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
Universal Pictures released the thirteenth (affiliate link) of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 films. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey besloot om zijn titel tegen John C verdedigen. Heenan, “de Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey versloeg Heenan in het oktober 1858 bout held in
St. Louis Police Chief of Detectives William Desmond made many tough criminals talk over his career. John Huey, an Indiana murderer, was not one of these cases. Huey freely spoke with Desmond about his criminal past. Huey escaped from Indiana after serving 13 years for a murder in 1874. John Huey came to Lyon, Indiana in 1874 as a 22-year-old.
Op maandag, Maart 5, 1900, St. Louis Politieagenten Thomas Meagher en Thomas Degnan aangehouden mannen die een Oost-St beroofd. Louis Officer van zijn geweer. Ed Sullivan, een 22 jarige voorbijgaande, beroofde een Oost-St. Louis Politieman van zijn geweer, sieraden en bezittingen in eind februari 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive