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På 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 till 1909. TR is famous for the “Ansträngande Life”. Han övade boxning och brottning genom tjugoårsåldern och trettiotalet. 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
Ett par år sedan, 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. Emellertid, 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. Yet, 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 “field trip” that I took with my daughter Caitlin, when she was three years old. I subtitled it “How to Leave the House with $25.00 and Come Home with $0.75.” I slutet av 1990, St. Louis Zoo had
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, som inspirerade mytiska berättelser om sitt liv. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Den verkliga Huo Yuanjia besegrade många utländska fighters, när Kina höll på att offer för andra länder i slutet av 1800-talet och tidigt 1900-tal. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,
Min morfar brukade berätta för mig att mamma och farmor var nära varandra. 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 mormorsmor, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter föddes till Frederick William augusti Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, och Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Okänd, i St. Charles, MO juni 13, 1881. Hon var näst yngst av sex syskon, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Mary”, Julius “Stud” och Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.
På fredag, April 24, 1953, tre män och en tillflyktsort förare försökte råna sydväst Bank i hörnet av Egent Avenue och S. Kings Boulevard i St. Louis, MO. The St. Louis Polisen omintetgjort rånet, som blev föremål för en 1959 film, The Great St. Louis bankrån. Filmen är nu i det offentliga området. Fred. Bowerman,