Hey Ken, That's a great idea! I especially like Dempsey's Lead Jolt/Jab. Let me know and I'll tell Dave, my instructor. He'd be thrilled to have something else...
Not sure if this has been mentioned - Paladin Press a a January 2005 release date for "How to Box to Win" This reprint from the early 1900s contains four books...
Good job on the Mendoza article (http://www.theoldcelt.com/titlepage.html) Ken! I enjoyed it a lot. Are you gonna write an article on classic Dempsey style...
There is a new online magazine dedicated soley to WMA. To make it easier for people who want to learn what we do, we are adding a School Directory to the mag....
Over the last week this list has gotten 15 new members. most of them migrated on over from the western arts list after Tony Wolf gave out the address to Joerg...
Greetings, fellow Western Martial Artists! The Academia della Spada would like to invite you to the Western Washington Western Martial Arts Workshop (or, as...
Apologies for not being about much these days, chaps. Things have been very busy indeed. Anyway, I have a question concerning Fewtrell. The entire text is...
The latest article to be placed in the "savate essay" section at - www.savateaustralia.com Written by 'Snowy' baker during 1913 the article touches on boxing...
Hi everyone, A friend and I were reviewing the pics in the group files section and noticed the spinning techniques, such as Fitzsimmon's "foul pivot" and the...
hello everyone Hi i am starting a group for old school physical culture as practiced in the late 19th and early 20th century. If interested here is the link. ...
Hi folks, sorry to have to make the announcement, but- I suspect that someone on one of these lists may have a virus that's been spoofing my email address and...
Farmer Burns course is now online for free at http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/burnsindex.htm They also have many free books online from the golden age...
Hi everyone, In passing, Ken and I discussed the possibility of having a western martial arts weekend in spring, '05. The idea is to get as many practitioners...
I found o ne book but cant to encoding. o n the Cobbles: The Life of a Bare-Knucled Gypsy Warior. http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/htmy/1840183845.html Is it...
Hey, I've been noticing the posts about Jack Dempsey's Championship Fighting. I found an original copy on ebay for a very reasonable price. It's an outstanding...
Stuart, would you mind giving a brief summary of Mendoza's basic defenses against straights and hooks? There is 1 message in this issue. Topics in this digest:...
I noticed that an early hand drawn illustration of a Black Afro- American Champion pugilist appeared to be holding his fists each with a protruding knuckles,...
Hi Guys, There are plenty of people out there who preach that using your fists in a fight will get your knuckles broken. I agree with them........to a point....
(Please feel free to forward this to all your Los Angeles area friends!) Friends, family, and Wrestling Fans, www.REALPROWRESTLING.COM is going to have a...
The book in which Scorsese got his idea for the film Gangs of New York, refers to a man named George Leese of the 'Slaughterhouse Gang' who among many of his...
Hi all.... A link to old boxing film footage can be found through the following website: http://www.fitzsimmons.co.nz/html/rareboxingfilm.html Louie...
Has anyone here ever heard of Ned Kelly? I watched the DVD last night, it seems he was an Irish/Australian outlaw and a folk hero to the local Irish...
(Please feel free to forward this to ALL of your wrestling friends.) Dear Friends, Family, Wrestlers, MMA'ers, and physical culture historians; Volume II of...
I think this was one of Bronson's best movies. I wish I knew more about the making of this movie and who choreographed the fight sequences. Bronson is...
Jason, Just found a reference to "American Fistania" looking through the Library of Congress on-line catalog. LC Control Number: 04001116 Brief Description:...
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