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On 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 til 1909. TR is famous for the “Strenuous Life”. He practiced boxing and wrestling through his twenties and thirties. What is not as widely known is that he practiced Judo around 1904, when he was in his mid-40s. Roosevelt would eventually earn a brown belt in Judo. Yoshiaki
Et par år siden, 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. Men, I began to change my mind about continuously trying to obtain a black belt
På 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. Alligevel, 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. I dag, I will recount a “ekskursion” at jeg tog med min datter Caitlin, da hun var tre år gammel. Jeg undertitlen det “Hvordan til at forlade huset med $25.00 and Come Home with $0.75.” I slutningen af 1990'erne, St. Louis Zoo had
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, der inspirerede mytiske historier om hans liv. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Den virkelige Huo Yuanjia besejrede mange udenlandske krigere, da Kina blev offer for andre lande i slutningen af 1800'erne og begyndelsen af 1900'erne. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,
Min bedstefar plejede at fortælle mig, at mor og oldemor var tætte. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, etc. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. I
Min oldemor, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter was born to Frederick William August Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, and Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Unknown, i 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.
På fredag, April 24, 1953, tre mænd og en flugt chauffør forsøgte at røve Southwest Bank på hjørnet af Southwest Avenue og S. Kingshighway Boulevard i St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Politiet forpurrede røveri, der blev fokus for en 1959 film, The Great St. Louis bankrøveri. Filmen er nu i det offentlige domæne. Fred W. Bowerman,