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On Monday, Samhain 13, 2023, Bhain mé mórsprioc amach nuair a shiúl mé fad iomlán Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. Thóg an turas seacht n-uaire agus tríocha nóiméad dom a chríochnú. Nuair a bhí mo mhac is sine “Trey” ag comhlíonadh na riachtanas don Bhonn Óir Gnóthachtála i Royal Rangers, equivalent
Ar Déardaoin, Eanáir 31, 2020, Thug an Grandmaster Pat Weseman ardú céime dom go dtí an 4ú Dan i Taekwondo ag an Ardrang. Nuair a thosaigh mé ar ranganna le Grandmaster Weseman agus a fear céile Art, Ní raibh a thuar agam go mbainfí amach an chloch mhíle seo. Thosaigh mé ar dtús ag cur ranganna le mo nia Jim san Earrach 1995. Tar éis pósadh i 1996, Stop mé ag glacadh ranganna le haghaidh roinnt
Ar Samhain 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 and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. An Naomh. Louis Ard-Deoise a thiomnaigh an eaglais
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. Mé
On May 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. Mé
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
Ar Aibreán 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, Tá mé féin agus Kenneth ag obair ar a
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. In 1981 nó 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
After my mother married my stepfather, Ernest Díaz, in 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. I was camping with the Boy Scouts, so Dad decided that camping would be an effective way for us to get to know each other. A friend of Dad’s owned property and a cabin in Greenville, MO. Táimid
Ar Aibreán 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, Ken “Trey” Zimmerman III became the first black belt in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System under his father Ken Zimmerman Jr. “Trey” began studying martial arts shortly before his fifth birthday. “Trey” has trained in Taekwondo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals