Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
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Sa Monday, Nobyembre 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
Sa Huwebes, Enero 31, 2020, Na-promote ako ni Grandmaster Pat Weseman sa 4th Dan sa Taekwondo sa Advanced Class. Nang magsimula ako ng mga klase kasama si Grandmaster Weseman at ang kanyang asawang si Art, Hindi ko inakala na aabot sa milestone na ito. Nagsimula akong kumuha ng mga klase kasama ang aking pamangkin na si Jim noong Spring 1995. Pagkatapos magpakasal sa 1996, Ilang beses akong huminto sa pagkuha ng mga klase
Noong Nobyembre 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 mga bata. Ang St. Louis Archdiocese na inialay ang simbahan
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. Ako
Sa Mayo 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. Ako
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, Nagpunta ako sa isang taon na fitness
Sa Abril 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, May ginagawa kami ni Kenneth sa isang
Aking stepdad Ernest C. Diaz na may-asawa ang aking ina noong Hunyo 8, 1981. Tatay at Nanay nagtrabaho upang matiyak na namin ay may isang normal na buhay pamilya. Sa 1981 o 1982, sila ay nagpasya na kumuha ng aking mga babae at ako sa isang propesyonal Wrestling palabas sa Checkerdome (na kilala rin bilang ang Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich
After my mother married my stepfather, Ernest Diaz, sa 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. Ako ay kamping na may Boy maghahanap, 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. Kami
Sa Abril 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, Malaman “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, Diyudo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals