Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Talaga, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Ang paligsahan ni Rachman ay magsisimula sa Miyerkules
Martin “Magsasaka” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Gayunman, Burns ay isang mahusay na mambunuo sa kanyang sariling karapatan. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Ang Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Sa 1893, Natigilan si Burns
Sa Mayo 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Nagsimula siya pagbubuno kapag ang pro laro noon ay pa rin ng isang aktwal na kumpetisyon. Nagpatuloy siya upang maging matagumpay pagkatapos ng laro ay pinalitan sa nagtrabaho (prearranged) posporo. Sa katunayan, sumali siya sa isang shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 sa pamamagitan ng dobleng pagtawid sa kanyang mga promoter.
When William Rudolph broke out of the St. Louis Jail on Independence Day 1903, the newspapers called it an act of unprecedented daring. Gayunman, twenty-two years earlier, Frank Fone and John D. Shea broke out of the St. Louis Jail the same way. Fone and Shea were local criminals, who frequented the Downtown area. Shea was violent, while Fone was
Noong Nobyembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Ang Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Gayunman, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.
Alex Åberg natalo maraming mga taong litaw foes sa ang pinakamalaking taon ng kanyang propesyonal Wrestling karera. Sa 1915, Åberg competed sa parehong Spring at Fall bersyon ng New York International Wrestling Tournament. Nakikipag-kumpetensya ng eksklusibo sa kanyang mga ginustong estilo ng Greco-Roman Wrestling, Åberg natalo Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko at Ed “Strangler” Lewis kasama ang isang bilang ng mga journeyman wrestlers.
At one point before I bought my own house, I thought home repairs were one of my skills. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Grandpa Ellis taught me how to replace electrical outlets, washers on sinks and build lots of things with wood. I put together lots of prefabricated
Sa Christmas Night 1902, dalawang maliit na bayan, munti, holdup lalaki blew buksan ang safe of the Union, Missouri Bank. Pagkatapos ng pagbabanta ng ilang mamamayan, nila ginawa off na may higit sa $15,000. Ang mga lalaki ay medyo ligtas sa loob ng ilang buwan hanggang sa tinawag ang Pinkerton Detective Agency. Ang Pinkertons ay nagkaroon ng nationwide agency, na siyang pinakamalapit na bagay sa United
Kamakailan ay nabasa ko ang Choque: Ang Walang Kuwentong Kuwento ng Jiu-Jitsu sa Brazil, Volume 1 ni Roberto Pedreira (Link ng kaakibat ng Amazon), na nagsasabi ng isang kahaliling kuwento ng mga pagsisimula ng BJJ kaysa sa sinabi sa atin sa iba't ibang mga panayam sa mga miyembro ng Gracie Family. “Pagkabigla” isinalin sa “nakakagulat” sa Brazilian Portuguese. Habang si Pedreira ay lubusang nagsasaliksik at nagbanggit ng pangunahing mga mapagkukunan, karamihan sa mga dyaryo sa Brazil,