Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Eugene “Gene” August Johannpeter was born on May 20, 1908, to Julius and Bertha Johannpeter. He was the second son of Uncle Jules and Aunt Bertha. His older brother was Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., who flew the mail out of Lambert Field along with Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Ang aking lolo, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Sa Marso 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Sa ganitong film (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
I recently watched the Eddie Bravo Invitational 13: The Lightweights, where über talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gary Tonan defended his title. I enjoy the EBIs more than most of the other non-UFC events on UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship subscription streaming service. Tonan is famous for his leg locks but I noticed most of the competitors were
Noong Hunyo 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (PRC) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. Sa ganitong film, Richmond plays Police Officer Jim Murray, the son of a Police Captain. At the beginning of the film, Jim Murray’s friend Steve Bronson, another police officer,
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Magsasaka” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
Sa Enero 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, takes him
Nagsama kami ng apat o higit pang mga militar sining sa kurikulum ng aming akademya ni. Kapag tumingin ako sa mga arts, Nakakakita ako ng isang natatanging dahilan na ako nag-aral sa bawat isa. Ang mga sining pabalat kapansin-pansin, grappling, ground fighting at isang praktikal na pagtatanggol sa sarili armas, ang tungkod. Sinimulan ko sa pag-aaral Shotokan karate sa Fall ng 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Madalas na isinulat bilang Edward ngunit binibigkas tulad ng pagsasama-sama ng tulong at ward, Eduard was as unique as his name. Nahirapan akong magsulat ng marami tungkol sa kanya dahil sa mga kwentong narinig ko tungkol sa kanya
Pagdating sa pulitika machine at organisadong krimen, Kansas City ay palaging outshone St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City ay tahanan din ng ilang gangland shootings high-profile. St. Louis’ huling isinaayos lider krimen ay naaresto para sa baraha. We did have a Democratic party political machine around
21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, Abril 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Merrell was employed as a mechanic at