Conquering Chubb Trail

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Την Δευτέρα, Νοέμβριος 13, 2023, I achieved a major goal when I hiked the entire length of Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. The hike took me seven hours and thirty minutes to complete. When my oldest son “Trey” was completing the requirements for the Gold Medal of Achievement in Royal Rangers, equivalent

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Promoted to 4th Dan

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Την Πέμπτη, Ιανουάριος 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

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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Τον Νοέμβριο του 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard και Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. Το St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

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Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Εγώ

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Being a Dad and Coach

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Τον Μάιο του 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. Εγώ

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Things Come Full Circle

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A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, I went on a year-long fitness

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Next Generation Black Belts

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Τον Απρίλιο του 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Ο Kenneth και εγώ εργαζόμαστε σε ένα

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Dad Takes Us To The Wrestling Matches

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My stepdad Ernest C. Diaz married my mother on June 8, 1981. Dad and Mom worked to make sure we had a normal family life. Σε 1981 ή 1982, they decided to take my sisters and me to a professional wrestling show at the Checkerdome (also known as the Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich

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Κάμπινγκ με τον μπαμπά

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Μετά από τη μητέρα μου παντρεύτηκε τον πατριό μου, Ernest Diaz, σε 1981, έψαχνε έναν τρόπο να περνάμε χρόνο μαζί. Ήμουν κατασκήνωση με τους Προσκόπους, οπότε ο μπαμπάς αποφάσισε ότι το κάμπινγκ θα ήταν ένας αποτελεσματικός τρόπος για να γνωριστούμε. Ένας φίλος της ιδιοκτησίας του μπαμπά και μιας καμπίνας στο Greenville, MO. Εμείς

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Introducing Our New Black Belt

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Τον Απρίλιο του 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, Ενοχλώ “Τριάρι παιγνίδι χαρτών” Zimmerman III became the first black belt in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System under his father Ken Zimmerman Jr. “Τριάρι παιγνίδι χαρτών” began studying martial arts shortly before his fifth birthday. “Τριάρι παιγνίδι χαρτών” has trained in Taekwondo, Τζούντο, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals

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