Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
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På mandag, November 13, 2023, Jeg oppnådde et stort mål da jeg gikk hele Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. Turen tok meg syv timer og tretti minutter å fullføre. Da min eldste sønn "Trey" fullførte kravene til Gold Medal of Achievement i Royal Rangers, equivalent
On Thursday, Januar 31, 2020, Stormester Pat Weseman forfremmet meg til 4. Dan i Taekwondo i Advanced Class. Da jeg begynte på kurs hos stormester Weseman og mannen hennes Art, Jeg forutså ikke å nå denne milepælen. Jeg begynte opprinnelig å ta kurs med nevøen min Jim om våren 1995. Etter å ha giftet seg i 1996, Jeg sluttet å ta kurs for flere
November 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 og Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louis erkebispedømmet viet kirken
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. Jeg
I dag, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Dessverre, life in Missouri is 20 år, 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. Juli 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. De holdt klokelig
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 år gammel. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Gjennom årene, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Last week, the first member of the third generation started with us. To
Nylig, 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 år gammel. 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. Bestemor hadde stor innflytelse på søstrene mine og meg pga
Mai 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. Jeg
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, Jeg gikk på et års trening