Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 editie van de 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 de regerend wereldkampioen zwaargewicht worstelen en een bekend fysiek culturist, toen Muldoon werd verloofd door John L. Sullivan's donateurs om hun vechter in vorm te krijgen. Sullivan was de regerend wereldkampioen zwaargewicht Bare Knuckle Prizefighting. Hij tekende een overeenkomst om zijn grootste uitdager te ontmoeten, Jake Kilrain, in juli 1889. Sullivan gaf toe dat hij er slecht aan toe was,
Op donderdag, Januari 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 arriveerde aan het begin van de 20e eeuw in Engeland. Tani verspreidde ju-jitsu door deel te nemen aan uitdagingswedstrijden tegen professionele worstelaars. Als onderdeel van deze uitdagingswedstrijden, Tani demonstreerde jiujitsu. Door het succes van deze uitdagingen en demonstraties, Tani zag dat veel studenten zich inschreven om bij hem te komen trainen. Een van Tani’s beste studenten Engels gebruikte het podium
Met Choque, Vol. 2 (Amazon-affiliatielink), Roberto Pedreira vertelt het verhaal van het Braziliaanse Jiu-Jitsu in wat hij beschouwt als zijn hoogtijdagen in Brazilië, 1950 – 1960. Naast Carlos en Helio Gracie, diverse andere academies, zoals die van Oswaldo Fadda, bloeiden eveneens. Judo won aan populariteit, maar had het Jiu-Jitsu niet in populariteit overwonnen. Vale Tudo-wedstrijden waren op het hoogtepunt
I recently read Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, Volume 1 by Roberto Pedreira (Amazon-affiliatielink), which tells an alternate story of BJJ’s beginnings than we have been told by in various interviews with members of the Gracie Family. “Schok” translates to “shocking” in Brazilian Portuguese. While Pedreira exhaustively researches and cites primary sources, mostly Brazilian newspapers,
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 jaar oud, 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. Of we onder ogen willen zien
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, Ik begrijp wat
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