Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Sa Huwebes, Enero 31, 2020, Na-promote ako ni Grandmaster Pat Weseman sa 4th Dan sa Taekwondo sa Advanced Class. Nang magsimula ako ng mga klase kasama si Grandmaster Weseman at ang kanyang asawang si Art, Hindi ko inakala na aabot sa milestone na ito. Nagsimula akong kumuha ng mga klase kasama ang aking pamangkin na si Jim noong Spring 1995. Pagkatapos magpakasal sa 1996, Ilang beses akong huminto sa pagkuha ng mga klase
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” Wrestling pag-promote at talunin Munn para sa
Sa Martes, Disyembre 12, 1916, Sam Langford defended the “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, which he won from Sam McVea in February 1916. Sa pagitan ng 1904 at 1919, the best African-American boxers, or black Canadians like Langford, were stuck fighting each other for “Colored” Championship. If a white fighter did fight them, it was only to develop their own reputation to
James J. Pinamunuan ni Jeffries ang American heavyweight boxing mula sa 1899 upang 1904. Matapos manalo sa World Heavyweight Boxing Championship mula kay Bob Fitzsimmons sa 1899, Ginawa ni Jeffries 9 matagumpay na pagtatanggol sa titulo sa susunod na limang taon. Siya ay nagretiro nang walang talo 1905 bago maakit pabalik para sa isang masamang pagbabalik laban sa mahusay na Jack Johnson. Hindi nanalo si Jeffries sa kanyang mga laban sa superior boxing
I decided to start 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 pounds, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
Sa parehong araw ay nakipagbuno si Joe Stecher kay Stanislaus Zbyszko para sa kinikilalang bersyon ng World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship sa St.. Louis, At “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Sa Marso 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Sa Hulyo 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Kahit na si Georges Carpentier