Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
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 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.
Szerdán, Május 9, 1900, A második napon a Szent. Louis villamosa Strike, egy eltévedt golyó ölte meg Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a spanyol-amerikai háború veteránja, nézte a sztrájk rally sarkán Finney és N. Taylor Avenue. A 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 volt az átmeneti nehézsúlyú díjat harc bajnoka. 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
Március 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu megjelent (1922). Nosferatu volt Murnau adaptációja a Drakula regény Bram Stoker. Murnau elhanyagolt, hogy megvásárolja a jogot, hogy a film a történetet Stoker ingatlan, amely szinte vezetett ez a film, hogy elveszett a film nézői. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. A
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. Az One Body Too Many a milliomos Cyrus J.-vel kezdődik. Rutherford örökösei összegyűltek, hogy meghallgassák a
Amikor a legtöbb diák elkezdi a képzést, a fő hangsúly a technikák megfelelő sorrendjének elsajátításán van a minta előírt módon történő végrehajtásához. Szokatlan, hogy egy kezdő vagy akár középhaladó diák túl sokat gondolkodik azon, mit csinál a technikákkal és mi ellen védekezik.. A technika egyenes vagy
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 azonban a maga nemében jó harcos volt. Ryan márciusban született 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryant végig ismerték