Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Die St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Ich wollte über einen meiner Lieblingsfilme schreiben, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, von Baroness Orczy geschrieben. The film (affiliate link) concerns an English peer, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. The story is complicated by the fact the peer is married to
Julius “Onkel Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Onkel Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee stand vor der Herausforderung, ihren zweijährigen Sohn Gilbert als Single großzuziehen
In 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
Der legendäre Bruce Lee schrieb vor vielen Jahren einen Artikel für die Zeitschrift Black Belt, in dem er die Effizienz und Wirksamkeit von Kata in Frage stellte, Formen oder Muster Ausbildung. Seit der Veröffentlichung dieses Artikels, viele andere Kampfkünstler haben begonnen, in Frage zu stellen oder die Frage der Notwendigkeit für Formulare Training. Da ich den Unterricht Selbstverteidigung gewidmet, man würde denken, ich
Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Am January
Im Juli 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Bewegung “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Herr. Moto macht Urlaub und findet Mr. Moto die Königin von Saba Krone aus seiner Entdeckung in einer ägyptischen Ausgrabungsstätte zu einem San Francisco Museum begleitet,,en,Moto den Verdacht hegt, den Bogen kriminellen Metaxess,,en,die Behörden glaubten, war,,en. Herr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, beabsichtigt
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. On September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
Am January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a