Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Eelmisel nädalal, 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 domineerinud auhinna ring oma karjääri jooksul. Omades rekord 40 võitu, kadusid ja kaks viiki, “Boston Strong Boy” peeti võitmatu. Sullivan võitis maailmameistrivõistlustel 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. Pärast võideti Kilrain selles eepiline hooaeg, John L.
On Wednesday, Mai 9, 1900, the second day of St. Louis Streetcar Strike, a stray bullet killed Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a Spanish-American War veteran, was watching a strike rally at the corner of Finney and N. Taylor Avenue. During the rally, 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 was the transitional heavyweight prize fighting champion. 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
Märtsil 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau neglected to purchase the rights to film the story from Stoker’s estate, which almost led to this film being lost to film viewers. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. The
George Collins, teine pangaröövel kaasatud liidu, MO pangaröövi detsember 26, 1902, üritas põgeneda St. Louis vangi jaanuaris 1904. Lisaks koostööd teiste vangide tegemise auk seina vangi, 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. Üks keha liiga palju algab miljonär Cyrus J-st. Rutherfordi pärijad kogunesid kuulama
When most students start forms training, their main focus is on learning the proper sequence of the techniques to perform the pattern in the prescribed manner. It is unusual for a beginning or even intermediate student to think too much about what they are doing with the techniques and what they are defending against. Is the technique straight forward or
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan was known through out his