Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 vydání St. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree
Frank Gotch, farmářský chlapec z Humboldt, Iowa, by porazit George Hackenschmidt pro mistrovství světa Heavyweight Wrestling v 1908. Toto vítězství a jeho následná porážka “Kopnutí” v 1911 odvetu stmelil Gotch místo jako jeden z největších zápasníků všech dob. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Zatímco se proslavil bojem s Johnem L. Sullivan v posledním zápase světového šampionátu soutěžil podle pravidel holých kloubů, Jake Kilrain se také zúčastnil mnoha zápasů v rukavicích. Zápasy o ceny přecházely z pravidel pro holé klouby na zápasy v rukavicích podle pravidel Marquess of Queensberry. (raný amatérský a profesionální box) na konci 19. století. Jako Sullivan, Kilrain bude bojovat v majoru
Ledna 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to
Prosince 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Však, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud
Evan “Strangler” Lewis, také volal Evan Lewis “škrtič”, byl profesionální zápasník z 1882 na 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” nebo “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament
Martin “Zemědělec” Burns je známý dnes jako trenér legendárního zápasníka Frank Gotch. “Zemědělec” Burns byl velký zápasník v jeho vlastní pravý. Burns vyhrál Wrestling mistrem American těžká váha legitimní profesionální zápas éry přesto, že pouze 165 liber. V 1891, Burns jako Iowa přeborník v těžké váze se na JC. Comstock, Michigan přeborník v těžké váze. J.C. Comstock was
Ledna 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, několik amerických zápasníků dokonce dříve tvrdilo, že jsou Nogert
In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match between “World Champion” Hardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50