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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. Don chuid is mó, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. Mar sin féin, high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head
Ar Nollaig 8, 1903, Sam Langford throid an banríonacha curadh dornálaíochta lightweight ina bhaile dúchais Boston, Massachusetts. Roimh troid Langford, Bhraith formhór saineolaithe dornálaíochta nach bhféadfaí Joe Gans bheith ann fosta i bout dlisteanach. Rugadh i 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. Ach, 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 Ceann Bleachtairí William Desmond chruthaigh beagán de Mystery i mí Eanáir 1903, nuair a rinne sé iarracht ar shiúl agus pósadh. Bhí sé a bheith ar an chéad phósadh an Desmond 45-bliain d'aois. Príomh Desmond Bhí a phósadh Hannah McLaughlin, an iníon le tógálaí áitiúil. An lánúin a bhí chun honeymoon i nDeisceart na California sular fhill sé ar Naomh. Louis
On Monday, December 15, 1902, St. Louis Póilíní Cúnta Ceann Bleachtairí James H. Smith ar scor ón roinn póilíní a ghlacadh seasamh sa tionscal guail. Ceann Bleachtairí William Desmond iarracht a chur ina luí Smith chun fanacht ach shocraigh sé dul ar scor as an bhfeidhm mar a lá breithe daicheadú dteagmháil. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells scríobh an scéal Rudaí le Tar, Bhí bliain d'aois a isteach i scannán i 1936. Osclaíonn an scannán le linn na Nollag 1940 i Everytown (ar ndóigh Londain) ceart roimh an ráig an chogaidh. Maireann an cogadh beagnach tríocha bliain roimh “na Airmen” faoi stiúir John cabal, iar cónaitheoir Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Go, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 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, An tUasal. Moto (1937) Iúil 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. An tUasal. Déanann Moto é féin a cheilt mar pheddler agus
On Monday, December 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Bhuaigh Lewis an chéad cheann de shé Chraobhchomórtas Domhanda Trom-mheáchain ó 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, Tháinig Stecher agus Lewis le chéile i gcluiche a mhair níos mó ná trí huaire an chloig. Rinne Lewis earráid mheabhrach i