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Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
Ar an Domhnach, Samhain 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 taobh. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
Ar Dé Sathairn, 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
Ar Dé hAoine, Márta 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
I babhtaí stíl measctha idir wrestlers agus stailceoirí, Is é an adage nuair a fhaigheann an wrestler a lámha ar an bhuailteoir, tá an troid thart. Sa chuid is mó babhtaí stíl measctha idir wrestlers nó grapplers agus dornálaithe, de ghnáth bíonn an bua ag an grappler tar éis dó an buailteoir a tharraingt go talamh. Bhuaigh Ray Steele Cath Levinsky. Bhris “Judo” Gene LeBell Milo Savage. I nua-aimseartha
Nuair a thaistil Wladek Zbyszko ó na Stáit Aontaithe go dtí an Bhrasaíl le haghaidh turas brabúsach ar chiorcad wrestling gairmiúil dea-fhorbartha na Brasaíle, Is beag a bhí amhras ar Zbyszko go mbeadh sé ag dul i ngleic lena chéad chomórtas i mbeagnach fiche bliain. Cosúil lena gcomhghleacaithe Mheiriceá, D'oibrigh wrestlers gairmiúla Brasaíle lena chéile chun taispeántais spreagúla a chur ar siúl don lucht leanúna. Ó am go chéile bhíodh wrestlers gairmiúla na Brasaíle ag troid a
Ro immigcadh do na Stit Aontaithe, Shocraigh Taro Miyake i Sasana ar dtús. Chabhraigh Miyake le Yukio Tani Judo agus Jujitsu a bhunú i Sasana. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Ghlac Tani páirt i gcluichí dúshláin roimh theacht Miyake. Chuaigh Miyake i ngleic lena chéad chéile comhraic, Tani féin,
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 20, 1916, Ad Santel, "huicéir" nó wrestler aighneachta oilte, bhuail sé le Taro Miyake, crios dubh Jujitsu, i wrestling measctha vs. comórtas jujitsu. Tar éis thart 20 soicind, Fuair Santel leathchúilín Nelson ar Miyake, thóg sé den mata é agus slammed Miyake go dtí an urlár. Chuir an tionchar isteach ar Miyake gan chiall. Miyake’s seconds assisted him back to the
Ar Samhain 19, 1935, bhuail an wrestler proifisiúnta Ray Steele leis an dornálaí proifisiúnta Kingfish Levinsky i gcluiche ceannais measctha in aghaidh dornálaíochta. Chruthaigh Coimisiún Lúthchleasa Stáit Missouri rialacha speisialta don chluiche. Rialaigh na coimisinéirí go mbeadh babhtaí trí nóiméad mar chluiche dornálaíochta i gceist leis an bout. Thug na coimisinéirí cead do Levinsky polladh fiú dá mbeadh sé ar an mata. D'fhéadfadh 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. Hack: The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling in particular. Mar sin féin, we spoke in general about the history
On St. Patrick’s Day, Márta 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 ó báthadh