Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 Eldono de la St. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree
William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
#?A?de, Januaro 31, 2020, Grandmaster Pat Weseman promoted me to 4th Dan in Taekwondo at the Advanced Class. When I started classes with Grandmaster Weseman and her husband Art, I did not foresee reaching this milestone. I originally started taking classes with my nephew Jim in Spring 1995. After getting married in 1996, I stopped taking classes for several
Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage
With Choque, Vol. 2 (Amazon-filia ligilo), Roberto Pedreira picks up the story of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in what he considers its heyday in Brazil, 1950 – 1960. Besides Carlos and Helio Gracie, several other academies, such as Oswaldo Fadda’s, were also thriving. Judo was gaining in popularity but had not overcome Jiu-Jitsu in popularity. Vale Tudo matches were at the height
Mi lastatempe legis Choque: La Nerakonta Rakonto de Jiu-Jitsu en Brazilo, Volumo 1 de Roberto Pedreira (Amazon-filia ligilo), kiu rakontas alternativan historion pri la komencoj de BJJ ol ni estis rakontitaj en diversaj intervjuoj kun membroj de la Gracie Family.. “Ŝoko” tradukas al “ŝoka” en la brazila portugala. Dum Pedreira ĝisfunde esploras kaj citas ĉeffontojn, plejparte brazilaj gazetoj,
La unua tri rangoj en la Zimmerman Memo-Defenda Sistemo estas Flava Zono, Oranĝa Zono, Kaj Verdaj Rangoj. Ĉi tiuj rangoj reprezentas la komencan instruplanon. La mezaj rangoj estas Blua Zono kaj Purpuraj Rangoj. La altnivelaj rangoj estas Brunaj kaj Ruĝaj Rangoj. Post kiam trejnanta por minimumo de 4 Jaroj kaj estanta almenaŭ 16 Jaroj malnova, a student can test for
When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. Whether we want to face
Ryan Hall fought Gray Maynard at the TUF 24 Finale on December 3, 2016. I heard about the bout on the Anik and Florian podcast. Ray Longo talked about the bout and shared his concerns that Hall completely shut down Maynard but his style may make it difficult for him to get fights. After watching the bout, I understand what
I recently watched the Eddie Bravo Invitational 13: The Lightweights, where über talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gary Tonan defended his title. I enjoy the EBIs more than most of the other non-UFC events on UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship subscription streaming service. Tonan is famous for his leg locks but I noticed most of the competitors were