Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Lewis schießt mit Wykoff

Im April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff

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Folge 5: Wild Claims

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2pnhj/Episode_58uqay.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I will be talking about some

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Miyake vs. Gemischter Santel-Kampf

Am Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, ein bekannter „Nutte“ oder erfahrener Submission-Wrestler, met Taro

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Die zehn besten legitimen Pro-Wrestler

Wer ist der größte legitime professionelle Wrestler in den Vereinigten Staaten?? Wie macht

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Schock, Volume 1

September 10, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Martial Arts

Japanische-Jujitsu-Landwirtschaftsschule

Ich habe kürzlich Choque gelesen: Die unerzählte Geschichte des Jiu-Jitsu in Brasilien, Volume 1 von Roberto Pedreira (Amazon-Affiliate-Link), Darin wird eine andere Geschichte über die Anfänge von BJJ erzählt, als uns in verschiedenen Interviews mit Mitgliedern der Gracie-Familie erzählt wurde. “Schock” übersetzt zu “schockierend” in brasilianischem Portugiesisch. Während Pedreira ausführlich Primärquellen recherchiert und zitiert, überwiegend brasilianische Zeitungen,

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Martial Arts Geschichte

Fred Beell im Dienst getötet

September 3, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 20Pro-Wrestling-Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Fred Beell rang professionell aus 1900 to 1919. Nachdem er sich durch einige seiner Siege über Martin einen legendären Ruf erarbeitet hatte “Bauer” Verbrennungen, Dan McLeod und Frank Gotch, Beell zog sich zurück, als er näher kam 43 Jahren. Seine Post-Wrestling-Karriere würde zu seinem unerwarteten Tod führen 57. Fred Beell überwand große Chancen und wurde ein kompetenter Profi-Wrestler

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Catch-as-Catch-Can-Wrestling

Hanging Out With Great Grandma Ellis

August 27, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Genealogie und Familienleben

Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis from my mother. She spent lots of time with her grandmother who lived in St. Louis. Grandpa Ellis moved to Illinois a couple of times during the 1940s and 1950s. Mom would come back to St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa

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Familiengeschichte

Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

August 20, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 20Pro-Wrestling-Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, der Weltmeister Ringer und Gewichtheber in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch hielt den Titel für fünf Jahre und besiegt alle Ankömmlinge. Bei dem relativ jungen Alter von 35, Gotch in den Ruhestand. Für sein letztes Spiel, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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Catch-as-Catch-Can-Wrestling

Die Bat Whispers (1930)

August 16, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Film

On November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Die Fledermaus (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Jedoch, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Spielfilme

Rats Rob Baden Bank in 1919

August 13, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. St. Louis Geschichte

Um Herum 10 am on Thursday, April 10, 1919, five heavily armed men burst into the Baden Bank. The bandits confronted M.W. Muntzel, the cashier, and demanded access to the vault. They rounded up the four other employees as Muntzel led the group to the vault. The robbers wore colored bandanas to obscure their features. While two of the five men

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Polizeigeschichte

George Baptiste Meets World Champion

August 6, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 20Pro-Wrestling-Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Am Freitag,, Mai 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 Minuten. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Griechisch-römische und andere Wrestling-Stile

Terror by Night (1946)

Juli 30, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Film

Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 Filme. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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B-Filme

Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

Juli 23, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 20Pro-Wrestling-Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Er benutzte

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Catch-as-Catch-Can-Wrestling

Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

Juli 16, 2018 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Film

On May 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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B-Filme

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