I've been thinking about this for a little while. Since we can discern great similarities among certain eras, with "evolutionary" forms in between (Price's...
i think that's a terrific idea. heck, i'd buy it just to look at _Art of Manual Defence_, which i haven't been able to find (if anyone knows where i could read...
Looking for someone to punch me in the face as many times as they want. Bare knuckled only!!! No gloves, no wraps of any kind. I'm 44yo, 5'7 215. Live in the...
Wow! As tempting as it would be to punch you in the face until my hand was bloody and the knuckles protruding from my skin.....i think I will have to pass on...
I think I saw that guy in another group a long time ago Rick Martial Arts Ebooks Books DVDs and Videos New Submission 9-17-2007 Quick Martial Arts Business...
I recorded this off of Showtime last week. It's a well done piece about 4 of the great heavyweight boxers of the 20th century - Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe...
... I can help you. Go to a bar. Find a drunk guy with a girlfriend. Simultaneously insult and hit on the girlfriend. The punching will take care of itself. ...
Thanks for the tip Josh, I just searched via ILL and it looks like I might be able to get a copy of this. I am fairly sure that I have seen most of the Dempsey...
Reminds me of this guy who called me asking to help him get in shape and lose alot of weight. He said that he wanted me to beat him with a bamboo shinai, as...
I still wouldn't call the corkscrew a "circular" punch as the fist does not loop in from the outside as in a hook or overhand. All the descriptions from the...
Written circa 1792. BROUGHTON. We cannot avoid giving the character of Broughton, as a pugilist : who, notwithstanding the gross partiality of Captain Godfrey,...
(concluded) Jackson is a remarkably active man, nearly six feet high, and proportionably formed. He surpasses most men in strength of arm. He imitates Johnson...
I hope the moderator won't mind me putting this on the board but wrestling does go hand in hand with old time boxing and I thought this might be of interest to...
... this ... and ... appreciate ... back ... Hi Terry.... 'Shak a fa'- It's an old 'Scots' term for a wrestling throw.... I'll post more details when I get a...
... Hi again Terry.... The term itself goes back to at least 1742 when it was written down and basically means `to try (for) a fall' - to wrestle or grapple...
... Hi Terry... It may be that 'shak a fa' started out as a term which covered all wrestling(skilled & unskilled)but by the time your quote was published many...
Thanks for the tip, guys. I'm working some Scottish wrestlers into my next novel, and I've got to have someone call another a 'shakker'. -Will Thomas Terry...
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Billy Edwards, The Art of Boxing and Manual of Training: Billy Edwards, born in England, traveled to the United States of America to pursue his passion of...