Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. I denne episode, I discuss what Evan “Den Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Men, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
På fredag, Marts 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain kæmpede mod George Godfrey i California Athletic Club i San Francisco, Californien. Mændene kæmpede om et trofæ og $5,000. Mændene gik ind i ringen kl 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, tidligere verdensmester i sværvægtsbrydning, udstationeret Kilrain, som Muldoon trænede til denne kamp. Muldoon trænede Kilrains modstander, John L. Sullivan, for deres 1889
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene
Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 til 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn udviklede talenterne hos den unge mester og hjalp ham
På torsdag, Januar 31, 2020, Stormester Pat Weseman forfremmede mig til 4. Dan i Taekwondo i Advanced Class. Da jeg startede undervisning hos stormester Weseman og hendes mand Art, Jeg havde ikke forudset at nå denne milepæl. Jeg begyndte oprindeligt at tage klasser med min nevø Jim i foråret 1995. Efter at være blevet gift i 1996, Jeg holdt op med at tage undervisning i flere
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 forfremmelse og slog Munn for
På tirsdag, December 12, 1916, Sam Langford forsvarede “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, som han vandt fra Sam McVea i februar 1916. Mellem 1904 og 1919, de bedste afroamerikanske boksere, eller sorte canadiere som Langford, stod fast og kæmpede for hinanden “Farvet” Mesterskab. Hvis en hvid fighter kæmpede mod dem, det var kun for at udvikle deres eget ry til
Roland V. West directed fourteen films in his career. Critics consider three of his films to be excellent. West directed the silent thriller The Bat in 1926. West directed his most acclaimed film, Alibi (1929), which resulted in an Oscar nomination for his friend Chester Morris. I 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 til 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing
Jeg besluttede at starte 2020 ved at bruge to eksempler fra professionel wrestling til at diskutere, hvorfor du ville ændre en historisk beretning, du skrev tidligere. I at skrive historie, du er begrænset af de tilgængelige kilder om emnet. Primære kilder som dagbøger, officielle optegnelser og selvbiografier er meget værdifulde. Andre kilder som aviser er også gode, men