Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Post about family events that cross into other areas on the website.
På måndag, November 13, 2023, Jag uppnådde ett stort mål när jag vandrade längs hela Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. Vandringen tog mig sju timmar och trettio minuter att genomföra. När min äldsta son "Trey" fullföljde kraven för Gold Medal of Achievement i Royal Rangers, equivalent
På torsdag, Januari 31, 2020, Stormästaren Pat Weseman befordrade mig till 4:e Dan i Taekwondo i Advanced Class. När jag började klassa hos stormästaren Weseman och hennes man Art, Jag förutsåg inte att nå denna milstolpe. Jag började ursprungligen gå kurser med min brorson Jim på våren 1995. Efter att ha gift sig i 1996, Jag slutade ta lektioner för flera
På 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 and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louis ärkestift invigde kyrkan
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. Jag
I dag, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Tyvärr, 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. På Juli 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. De höll klokt
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 år gammal. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, 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. Till
Nyligen, 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 gammal. 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. Mormor hade ett stort inflytande på mina systrar och mig pga
På maj 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, Jag kom överens. Jag
För några veckor sedan, 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, Jag gick på en helårskondition