Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
George'as Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been
I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis istorija, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
Šerlokas Holmsas mirties Pearl (1944) yra keturiolika filmų serijos, kuriame vaidina Basil Rathbone kaip Šerlokas Holmsas devinta. Šiame filme, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, grojo Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The
Šaltą Gruodis Naktis į 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis policijos, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Policijos departamentas. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) on December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan paslaptis (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
I have spent a lot of time studying different rank systems. The rank system seems to be a modern concept started by Dr. Jigaro Kano, an educator, who wanted a system of grading to separate students. Over the next century, numerous styles adopted the belt rank system but the only commonality was the belt systems meant what the creator decided
On Thursday, Birželis 12, 1919, Earl Hunter and Charles Bergman, Atleidimas po sąžiningai žodį ir ex-nuteistajam, pakėlė MERAMEC Trust Company netrukus po to, kai atidarytas 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. Virginia Avenue ir MERAMEC gatvės kampe buvo viena iš judriausių gatvių automobilių blokų mieste. The robbers had
One of the things that always impressed me about the Gracies is how they were able to turn out generation after generation of top-notch instructors. After reading a number of articles about their original belt system, ir tt, I started to adapt some of their methods with our own students. Once the student reaches Green Belt, we allow them to start
Nors daro tyrimus, Radau, kad Manassa Mauler mokymo jo 4 liepa paveikslėlį, 1919 pavadinimas kova su Jess Willard, Pasaulio Sunkiojo Boksas čempionai. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard buvo žmogus milžinas bent 6’06” ir 235 svarų. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Tačiau,