Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
On Sunday, November 9, 1913, African American boxer Sam McVea, or McVey, battled Professor Stevenson, a Jujitsu practitioner, in a mixed styles bout in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. McVea and Stevenson fought ten, five-minute rounds, with three-minute intermission between rounds. McVea and Stevenson fought for $100 a side. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
Lørdag, December 30, 1916, Taro Miyake fought Ben de Mello, a professional boxer, in a mixed styles six round challenge bout. 1,000 spectators filed into the Hilo Armory to watch a rare legitimate contest between a boxer and jiu jitsu expert. Referee H.S. Prager started the bout between the 35-year-old Miyake and the younger boxer. Miyake warily circled de
På fredag, Marts 11, 1932, wrestlers George Tragos and Rudy Dusek faced boxers, Stanley McRae and Tom Pivac in wrestler versus boxer bouts. It took the fans longer to get to their seats than it took the combatants to complete the bouts. The men fought the pair of bouts in Memphis, Tennessee at the Auditorium. Fans know George Tragos, a
In mixed style bouts between wrestlers and strikers, the adage is once the wrestler gets his hands on the striker, the fight is over. In most mixed style bouts between wrestlers or grapplers and boxers, the grappler normally wins after dragging the striker to the ground. Ray Steele defeated Battling Levinsky. “Judo” Gene LeBell smashed Milo Savage. In modern
Da Wladek Zbyszko rejste fra USA til Brasilien for en lukrativ tur på Brasiliens veludviklede professionelle wrestling-kredsløb, Zbyszko havde lidt mistanke om, at han ville kæmpe sin første konkurrence i næsten tyve år. Ligesom deres amerikanske kolleger, Brasilianske professionelle wrestlere arbejdede med hinanden for at lave spændende udstillinger for fansene. De brasilianske professionelle brydere kæmpede af og til en
Før jeg immigrerede til USA, Taro Miyake bosatte sig først i England. Miyake hjalp Yukio Tani med at etablere Judo og Jujitsu i England. Miyake og Tani udfordrede professionelle wrestlere til kampe som en del af deres bestræbelser på at etablere deres kampsport. Tani deltog i udfordringskampe før Miyakes ankomst. Miyake kæmpede med sin første modstander, Tani selv,
Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro Miyake, a Jujitsu black belt, in a mixed wrestling vs. jujitsu contest. After about 20 sekunder, Santel secured a half-Nelson on Miyake, lifted him off the mat and slammed Miyake to the floor. The impact knocked Miyake senseless. Miyake’s seconds assisted him back to the
På November 19, 1935, professionel wrestler Ray Steele mødte den professionelle bokser Kingfish Levinsky i en blandet wresting versus boksekamp. Missouri State Athletic Commission oprettede særlige regler for kampen. Kommissærerne besluttede, at kampen ville bestå af tre-minutters runder som en boksekamp. Kommissærerne tillod Levinsky at slå, selvom han var på måtten. Det kunne Steele
I was recently honored to be a guest on The Martial Culture Podcast. Coach Rene Driefuss and Matt Peters were excellent hosts. I truly enjoyed my time on their podcast. We spoke about one of my books, Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt: The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling in particular. Men, we spoke in general about the history
On St. Patrick’s Day, Marts 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning