Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
On Sunday, Nobyembre 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 isang gilid. In grappler vs. boxer matches, the grappler usually won, but McVea
Sa Sabado, Disyembre 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
Sa Biyernes, Marso 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, isang
Sa magkahalong istilong sagupaan sa pagitan ng mga wrestler at striker, ang kasabihan ay kapag ang wrestler ay nakuha ang kanyang mga kamay sa striker, tapos na ang laban. Sa karamihan ng mga magkahalong istilong labanan sa pagitan ng mga wrestler o grappler at boxer, karaniwang nananalo ang grappler pagkatapos hilahin ang striker sa lupa. Tinalo ni Ray Steele si Battling Levinsky. Binasag ni “Judo” Gene LeBell ang Milo Savage. Sa moderno
When Wladek Zbyszko travelled from the United States to Brazil for a lucrative tour on Brazil’s well-developed professional wrestling circuit, Zbyszko little suspected that he would wrestle his first contest in almost twenty years. Like their American counterparts, Brazilian professional wrestlers worked with each other to put on exciting exhibitions for the fans. The Brazilian professional wrestlers occasionally wrestled a
Before immigrating to the United States, Taro Miyake first settled in England. Miyake assisted Yukio Tani with establishing Judo and Jujitsu in England. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Tani took part in challenge matches prior to the arrival of Miyake. Miyake grappled his first opponent, Tani himself,
Noong Oktubre 20, 1916, Ad Santel, isang kilalang "hooker" o bihasang mambubuno sa pagsusumite, nakilala si Taro Miyake, a Jujitsu black belt, sa isang mixed wrestling vs. paligsahan ng jujitsu. Matapos ang tungkol sa 20 mga segundo, Nakuha ni Santel ang isang half-Nelson kay Miyake, binuhat siya mula sa banig at binagsak si Miyake sa sahig. Nawalan ng malay si Miyake dahil sa impact. Miyake’s seconds assisted him back to the
Noong Nobyembre 19, 1935, Nakilala ng propesyonal na wrestler na si Ray Steele ang propesyonal na boksingero na si Kingfish Levinsky sa isang mixed wresting laban sa boxing bout. Ang Missouri State Athletic Commission ay lumikha ng mga espesyal na panuntunan para sa laban. Ipinasiya ng mga komisyoner na ang laban ay bubuuin ng tatlong minutong round tulad ng isang laban sa boksing. Pinahintulutan ng mga komisyoner si Levinsky na sumuntok kahit na siya ay nasa banig. Pwede si 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. Gayunman, we spoke in general about the history
On St. Patrick’s Day, Marso 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 mula sa pagkalunod