Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Sa ang episode na ito, I discuss what Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Pangunahing Nilalaman – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Gayunman, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis
Sa Biyernes, Marso 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain fought George Godfrey at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco, Kalipornya. The men fought for a trophy and $5,000. The men entered the ring at 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, seconded Kilrain, who Muldoon trained for this fight. Muldoon trained Kilrain’s opponent, John L. Sullivan, for their 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 upang 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” Binuo ni Blackburn ang mga talento ng batang kampeon at tinulungan siya
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
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. Sa 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,
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