Those who know me well are aware of the fact that helping others is something to which I am firmly committed. In this past year, I have begun to make many lasting connections within the entertainment community, and most of the time, I am promoting works and reviewing works, interviewing actors, etc. Essentially, I am doing the work of an […]

This is a special day for football enthusiasts.  As the official start of the football season is ready to begin, it is good to remember that on this date in 1895, the first official professional football game was played in this country.  It was played in LaTrobe, Pennsylvania, and quarterback John Brallier was paid $10 for expenses!  Imagine that!! http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-08-31/sports/9308310291_1_latrobe-davis-cup-college-all-stars […]

This is commonplace for baseball now.  If we didn’t have artificial light, baseball season would be less inviting.  (What am I talking about?  I’m not a baseball fan!  I know, but there are many who are!)  It was on this date in 1910 that the Logan Squares and Rogers Park played the baseball’s  first successful night game under artificial lights […]

This Olympic skier is only about a year younger than I am–wow!  On this date in 1975, Renate Götschl was born.  Who is she?  I didn’t know either!  She was born in Austria, and she is a former champion alpine ski racer.She won the individual World Championship in the combined (1997) and downhill (1999), and has she has won a […]

Did you ever see the old Tarzan movies?  “Tarzan,” Johnny Weissmuller, was an Olympian swimmer. On this date in 1922, he broke Duke Kahanamoku’s world record on men’s 100 meter freestyle. Furthermore, this new record broke the minute barrier coming in at 58.6 seconds.  For more info: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller http://nowweknowem.com/2013/07/the-actor-famous-for-the-early-tarzan-movies-swam-the-100-meter-freestyle-in-58-6-seconds-today-in-1922-breaking-the-world-swimming-record-as-well-as-the-minute-barrier-now-we-know-em/ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Johnny_Weissmuller

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. I would like to tell you about the web’s first Martial Arts for Kids MOOC (Massive Open Online Classroom).  My daughter took marial arts when she was in kindergarten, and she loved it.  Since we moved, we were unable to find a training facility to continue her training.  She decided […]

Even I know who this guy is!  On this date in 1999, Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One” retired from the National Hockey League.  He held or shared 61 records.  For more info: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Wayne_Gretzky http://www.gretzky.com/blog/tag/gretzkys-last-game-in-the-nhl/

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It was on this date in 1896, that the first modern Olympics (held in Athens, Greece) closed. For more info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-modern-olympics-is-held http://m.olympic.org/mobile/athens-1896-summer-olympics

It takes a long time to master a martial art. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t compete. You can fight in a tournament within a couple of months of learning a new martial art. Here are some things that you may want to do. Learn the Rules Before Competing Every martial art has its own standards when competing. This […]