Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Desde 1931 a 1954, Lum y Abner ocuparon un lugar entre los programas más populares en la época de antaño Radio. Chester Lauck y Norris Goff asistieron a la Universidad de Arkansas en conjunto. Lauck y Goff más tarde desarrollaron su espectáculo Lum y Abner basada en la vida en Arkansas. El espectáculo llegó a un cable con muchos oyentes. My wife’s grandmother once told
A finales de 1960 y principios de 1970, mis abuelos utilizan para organizar una fiesta mensual de la tarjeta con tres de la abuela Ellis’ hermanas y sus maridos. Tío Tony y tía Agnes Giraudo, Tío Oscar y la tía Dorothy Von Berg junto con el tío y la tía Betty Arte Clemmings se uniría a la abuela y al abuelo para jugar Pinochle. Each family would host one
En noviembre 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the opening sounds
El viernes, Octubre 14, and Saturday, Octubre 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. La 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
En diciembre 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
La semana pasada, 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.
El miércoles, Mayo 9, 1900, el segundo día de St. Louis Streetcar huelga, una bala perdida mató a Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un veterano de la Guerra Española-Americana, estaba viendo un rally huelga en la esquina de Finney y N. Taylor Avenue. Durante la concentración, 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 fue el peso pesado de transición premio campeón de lucha. 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