Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Op April 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, Ken “Trey” Zimmerman III became the first black belt in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System under his father Ken Zimmerman Jr. “Trey” began studying martial arts shortly before his fifth birthday. “Trey” has trained in Taekwondo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals
Theodore Roosevelt served as the twenty-sixth President of the United States from 1901 te 1909. TR is famous for the “Strawwe Life”. Hy beoefen boks en stoei deur sy twintigs en dertigs. What is not as widely known is that he practiced Judo around 1904, toe hy in sy middel-40s. Roosevelt would eventually earn a brown belt in Judo. Yoshiaki
A couple of years ago, I decided to stay at the rank of brown belt in Judo for a while. As a black belt in Taekwondo, I always assume that you keep going until you reach black belt in the art you are practicing. Egter, I began to change my mind about continuously trying to obtain a black belt
Op November 12, 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, a fourth degree black belt in the little known art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (commonly called Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the United States) cut through an eight man style versus style martial arts tournament. Royce Gracie would turn the martial arts world on its head. After his walk through the
While many of the martial arts originated in Korea or Japan, the societies in these countries and the United States are very different. Tog, many American instructors continue to have students line up by rank and sex with men first, boys second, women third and girls last. While this line up would be normal and expected in Korea, it does
In a previous article, I talked about field trips and how they enhance a homeschool education. Vandag, I will recount a “uitstappie” wat ek het met my dogter Caitlin, toe sy drie jaar oud was. Ek onderskrifte dit “Hoe om die huis te verlaat met $25.00 en Home Kom met $ 0,75.” In die laat 1990's, die St. Louis Zoo had
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, wat mitiese verhale oor sy lewe geïnspireer. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Die werklike Huo Yuanjia verslaan baie buitelandse vegters, toe China is geviktimiseer deur ander lande in die laat 1800's en vroeë 1900's. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,
My oupa het altyd vir my gesê dat ma en ouma na aan mekaar was. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, ens. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. In
My oumagrootjie, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter was born to Frederick William August Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, and Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Onbekend, in St. Charles, MO on June 13, 1881. She was the second youngest of six siblings, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” and Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.
Op Vrydag, April 24, 1953, drie mans en 'n wegbreek bestuurder probeer om die Suidwes-Bank beroof op die hoek van Suidwes Laan en S. KINGSHIGHWAY Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. Die St. Louis Polisie gefnuik die rooftog, wat die fokus van 'n geword 1959 movie, Die Groot St. Louis Bank Roof. The film is now in the public domain. Fred. Bowerman,