Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
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Na segunda-feira, Novembro 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
Na quinta-feira, Janeiro 31, 2020, Grão Mestre Pat Weseman me promoveu a 4º Dan em Taekwondo na Classe Avançada. Quando comecei as aulas com o Grão Mestre Weseman e seu marido Art, Eu não previ atingir esse marco. Originalmente, comecei a ter aulas com meu sobrinho Jim na primavera 1995. Depois de se casar em 1996, Parei de ter aulas por vários
Em novembro 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. O St. A Arquidiocese de Louis dedicou a igreja
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. Eu
Hoje, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Infelizmente, life in Missouri is 20 anos, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. On July 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. Eles sabiamente mantiveram
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 anos. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Ao longo dos anos, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Semana passada, the first member of the third generation started with us. Para
Recently, my youngest son Caleb obtained his first job at a local fast food restaurant. I was proud of him because Caleb decided he wanted a job, filled out a number of applications and obtained a job close to the house. Caleb found the job to be a good fit because of the location and working environment. It is interesting
Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 anos. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. Vovó teve uma grande influência sobre mim e minhas irmãs porque
Em Maio 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. Eu
Algumas semanas atrás, 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, Eu fiz um exercício físico de um ano