Less time was spent on drill, inspections, uniforms and military courtesy so more time could be spent on how to “pop smoke” and not step on a pungi stick in the jungle. The physical requirements to complete basic training were not that hard. The requirement to pass basic training was pa...
Have you ever wondered why a judo uniform differs from other martial arts uniforms? Knowing the history and objective of judo will help explain the uniform's heavy, durable construction. In his early twenties, Jigoro Kano founded judo, officially named Kodokan judo. This demanding sport came ...
Two humorous videos called ‘Baby’ and ‘Concentration’ have been added to Judo in the Media. Judo as a Martial Art now includes the classic samurai text The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. Also included is The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Both of these are provided courtesy of Bes...
My husband can be rooting noisily for the Canucks while I quietly and happily absorb information such as the fact that though both Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicolas had no real military expertise, they were very enthusiastic about the design of military uniforms, chiefly their own, and they showed...
Before 1929, numbers on the back of baseball jerseys weren't necessarily in vogue. The New York Yankees began a new trend, though, announcing at the beginning of the year that they would permanently sew digits on all of their players' uniforms. In a strange twist, the Yankees home opener...
Another year has passed, a year that brought us such spectacular highs as fried chicken corsages, movies about zombie beavers, and the Norwegian curling team’s Olympic Games uniforms. And as you are no doubt aware, as mandated by international law, it is illegal to have a blog and not ...
Alpha and a GRU unit stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan killing Afghan President Hafizullah Amin, his son, and over 300 of his personal guards in 40 minutes. The operation involved approximately 660 Soviet operators dressed in Afghan uniforms, including 50 KGB and GRU officers from the Al...
The Boston Red Sox begin their 2024 season tonight, a season that will also celebrate 20 years since the 2004 Sox won baseball’s world championship for the first time since 1918. Those lovable “idiots” (as they called themselves) that “reversed the curse” will live forever in Boston fo...
By 1935, uniforms for Zionist youth corps were permitted – the only non-Nazi uniform allowed in Germany. When the Nuremburg Laws in the late 1935 stripped German Jewry of their citizenship, it became illegal for Jews to raise the German flag; the same law, however, stipulated that German ...
Internal Chinese martial arts are very popular, with millions of people practicing and teaching them all over the world. With that said, even among them and the known experts internal power who have written books there is a variety opinions and interpretations. There are many feats that catch ...