Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, March 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 from drowning

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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Last week, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts.  We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing.  As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test.  “Practice does not make perfect.  Perfect practice makes perfect.”

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