Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Last week, 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 avait dominé la bague de prix durant sa carrière. Possédant un record de 40 victoires, Aucune perte et deux nuls, “The Strong Boy Boston” était considéré comme invincible. Sullivan a remporté le championnat du monde en 1882 et distribués tous les challengers culminant avec la lutte du XIXe siècle avec Jake Kilrain. Après avoir vaincu Kilrain dans ce combat épique, John L.
Le mercredi, Mai 9, 1900, le deuxième jour de St. Louis tramway grève, une balle perdue a tué Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un vétéran de la guerre hispano-américaine, observait une grève de rassemblement à l'angle de Finney et N. Taylor Avenue. Pendant le rallye, 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
Sur Mars 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu libéré (1922). Nosferatu était l'adaptation de Murnau du roman Dracula de Bram Stoker. Murnau négligé d'acheter les droits pour filmer l'histoire de la succession de Stoker, qui a presque mené à ce film étant perdu pour filmer téléspectateurs. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. La
George Collins, le second braqueur de banque impliquée dans l'Union, MO vol de banque sur Décembre 26, 1902, tenté d'échapper à la St. Louis prison en Janvier 1904. En plus de travailler avec les autres prisonniers sur faire un trou dans le mur de la prison, il a également arrangé avec un gardien de prison pour avoir scies contrebande à lui. 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. One Body Too Many commence avec le millionnaire Cyrus J. Les héritiers de Rutherford se sont réunis pour entendre le
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