Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
La semana pasada, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts. We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing. As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test. “Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”
John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
El miércoles, Mayo 9, 1900, el segundo día de St. Louis Streetcar huelga, una bala perdida mató a Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un veterano de la Guerra Española-Americana, estaba viendo un rally huelga en la esquina de Finney y N. Taylor Avenue. Durante la concentración, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
Most self-defense programs are made up of striking or grappling techniques. A few self-defense systems use techniques from both. Striking and grappling techniques can both be effective but sometimes a defender needs an equalizer. Policeman carry night sticks and tasers for this reason. The laws of the United States ban most weapons but one tool legal to carry anywhere is
John L. Sullivan fue el peso pesado de transición premio campeón de lucha. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
En marzo de 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu liberado (1922). Nosferatu de Murnau fue la adaptación de la novela Drácula de Bram Stoker. Murnau se olvidó de comprar los derechos para filmar la historia de la herencia de Stoker, que casi llevó a esta película que se perdió para filmar espectadores. La viuda de Stoker demandó con éxito a Murnau y la compañía cinematográfica alemana que produjo la película. La
George Collins, the second bank robber involved in the Union, MO bank robbery on December 26, 1902, attempted to escape the St. Louis Jail in January 1904. Besides working with the other prisoners on making a hole in the wall of the jail, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use
On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. Un Cuerpo Too Many comienza con el millonario Ciro J. herederos de Rutherford se reunieron para escuchar la
Cuando la mayoría de los estudiantes comienzan la formación en formularios., su objetivo principal es aprender la secuencia adecuada de las técnicas para realizar el patrón de la manera prescrita.. Es inusual que un estudiante principiante o incluso intermedio piense demasiado en lo que está haciendo con las técnicas y contra qué se defiende.. ¿La técnica es sencilla o
Las pocas personas que conocen el boxeador Paddy Ryan probablemente lo conocen como John L. Víctima de Sullivan. Sullivan derrotó a Ryan para el Campeonato Peso Pesado de boxeo profesional en 1882. Aunque Ryan era un buen luchador por derecho propio.. Ryan nació en marzo 15, 1851 en Irlanda. Su familia emigró a Troy, Nueva York. Ryan era conocido a lo largo de su