Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Prošli tjedan, 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.”
Ivan 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, Ivan L.
U srijedu, Svibanj 9, 1900, Drugi dan sv. Louis Streetcar Strike, zalutali metak ubio Franka Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Španjolski-američki ratni veteran, gledao štrajk rally na uglu Finney i N. Taylor Avenue. Tijekom relija, 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
Ivan L. Sullivan je prijelazno teškoj kategoriji nagrada borbe prvak. 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
Na ožujka 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau zanemario kupnju prava na film priču iz Stoker imanja, što je gotovo dovelo do ovog filma se izgubio na film gledatelja. Stoker je udovica uspješno tužio Murnau i njemačka filmska tvrtka koja proizvodi Picture Motion. The
George Collins, Drugi pljačkaš banaka koji su uključeni u Uniji, MO pljačke banke na dan 26, 1902, pokušao pobjeći st. Louis zatvor u siječnju 1904. Osim rada s ostalim zatvorenicima na izradu rupu u zidu zatvora, 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. One Body Too Many begins with millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford’s heirs gathered to hear the
Kada većina učenika počne trenirati forme, njihov glavni fokus je na učenju pravilnog slijeda tehnika za izvođenje uzorka na propisani način. Neobično je da početnik ili čak srednji student previše razmišlja o tome što radi s tehnikama i od čega se brani. Je li tehnika ravno naprijed ili
Nekoliko ljudi koji znaju o boksača Paddy Ryan vjerojatno ga znaju kao John L. Sullivan je žrtva. Sullivan pobijedio Ryana za profesionalni boks u teškoj kategoriji prvenstvu u 1882. Ryan je ipak bio dobar borac sam po sebi. Ryan je rođen u ožujku 15, 1851 u Irskoj. Njegova obitelj emigrirala u Troji, New York. Ryan je bio poznat kroz sve svoje