Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. In deze aflevering, I discuss what Evan “De Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Hoofd-inhoud – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Echter, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Op vrijdag, Maart 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain vocht tegen George Godfrey in de California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Californië. De mannen vochten voor een trofee en $5,000. Om uur kwamen de mannen de ring binnen 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, voormalig wereldkampioen zwaargewicht worstelen, gedetacheerd Kilrain, wie Muldoon voor dit gevecht heeft getraind. Muldoon trainde de tegenstander van Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, voor hun 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 naar 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 ontwikkelde de talenten van de jonge kampioen en hielp hem
Op donderdag, Januari 31, 2020, Grandmaster Pat Weseman promoted me to 4th Dan in Taekwondo at the Advanced Class. When I started classes with Grandmaster Weseman and her husband Art, I did not foresee reaching this milestone. I originally started taking classes with my nephew Jim in Spring 1995. After getting married in 1996, I stopped taking classes for several
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 promotion and beat Munn for the
Op dinsdag, December 12, 1916, Sam Langford verdedigde de “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, die hij in februari won van Sam McVea 1916. Tussen 1904 en 1919, de beste Afro-Amerikaanse boksers, of zwarte Canadezen zoals Langford, waar ze met elkaar voor vochten “Gekleurd” Kampioenschap. Als een blanke strijder tegen hen zou vechten, het was alleen om hun eigen reputatie te ontwikkelen
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. In 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,
James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 naar 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
Ik besloot te beginnen 2020 door gebruik te maken van twee voorbeelden uit het professionele worstelen om te bespreken waarom zou je een historisch verslag schreef je in het verleden te veranderen. In het schrijven van de geschiedenis, bent u beperkt door de beschikbare bronnen op het onderwerp. Primaire bronnen zoals dagboeken, officiële documenten en autobiografieën zijn zeer waardevol. Andere bronnen zoals kranten zijn ook goed, maar