Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 painos 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,
Torstaina, Tammikuu 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
Choquen kanssa, Voi. 2 (Amazonin kumppanilinkki), Roberto Pedreira poimii tarinan brasilialainen jujutsu mitä hän katsoo sen kukoistus Brasiliassa, 1950 – 1960. Paitsi Carlos ja Helio Gracie, useat muut oppilaitokset, kuten Oswaldo Fadda n, Myös kukoistava. Judo on saamassa suosiota, mutta ei ollut voittaa jujutsu suosiotaan. Vale Tudo -ottelut olivat huipussaan
Luin äskettäin Choquen: Jiu-jitsun kertomaton tarina Brasiliassa, Tilavuus 1 Kirjailija: Roberto Pedreira (Amazonin kumppanilinkki), joka kertoo vaihtoehtoisen tarinan BJJ:n alkuvaiheista kuin mitä olemme kertoneet useissa haastatteluissa Gracie-perheen jäsenten kanssa. “shokki” kääntää “järkyttävä” Brasilian portugaliksi. Vaikka Pedreira tutkii tyhjentävästi ja lainaa ensisijaisia lähteitä, enimmäkseen brasilialaisia sanomalehtiä,
The first three ranks in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System are Yellow Belt, Orange Belt, and Green Ranks. These ranks represent the beginning curriculum. The intermediate ranks are Blue Belt and Purple Ranks. The advanced ranks are Brown and Red Ranks. After training for a minimum of 4 years and being at least 16 vuotias, opiskelija voi testata
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. Haluammepa kohdata
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