Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
As a taekwondo stylist, I spent my first few years of training trying to develop high kicks. I could throw crescent kicks head height pretty easily and even an occasional side kick. For det meste, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. Men, high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head
Den December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
We always taught students not to punch to the head during self-defense training. Alligevel, we did teach students to punch to head height on pads, when teaching striking. After watching some of mixed martial arts legend Bas Rutten’s fights from Pancrase, it struck me what we were doing wrong. Pancrase banned closed fists to the head. Rutten, an accomplished muay
Michael Hyatt recently wrote an article about retirement being a modern invention and dirty word. I agree with his views with one caveat. At different seasons in our life, it is time to let somethings go to make space for new things. To do new things well, we sometimes have to let go of the old. When I was in
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, da han forsøgte at snige sig væk og blive gift. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis
På mandag, December 15, 1902, St. Louis Politi assisterende chef for Detectives James H. Smith pensioneret fra politiet til at tage stilling i kulindustrien. Chef for Detectives William Desmond forsøgte at overbevise Smith at bo, men han besluttede at trække sig tilbage fra den kraft som hans fyrretyvende fødselsdag nærmede. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells skrev historien om ting til at komme, der blev forvandlet til en film i 1936. Filmen åbner i julen 1940 i Everytown (naturligvis London) lige før krigens udbrud. Krigen varer næsten tredive år før “flyverne” ledet af John Cabal, en tidligere bosiddende i Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
John Morrissey hævdede World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i en kontroversiel kamp med Yankee Sullivan i oktober 1853. Efter at slå et mord afgift for hans deltagelse i mordet på Bill “The Butcher” Til, Morrissey har besluttet at forsvare sin titel mod John C. Heenan, “Det Benicia Boy”. “Gamle røg” Morrissey besejrede Heenan i oktober 1858 bout held in
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, Mr. Motion (1937) juli 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Mr. Moto forklæder sig som en kræmmer og
På mandag, December 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis vandt det første af seks World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships af Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher og Lewis mødtes i en kamp, der varede over tre timer. Lewis lavede en mental fejl i