Mitsuyo Maeda

July 20, 2018

Mitsuyo Maeda was one of the finest judoka that ever lived and helped spread the art outside of Japan. Known as Conde Koma (Count Combat), he is said to have fought in two thousand no-holds-barred fights and was so successful, many see him as the ‘toughest man who ever lived’. When he emigrated to Brazil, he taught his art to Carlos Gracie who along with his brother Helio, would go on to develop Brazilian jiu-jitsu by adapting what they had been taught by Maeda, who is also often referred to as the father of BJJ.

Sources:

wikipedia.org

graciebarra-pa.com

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Carlos and Helio Gracie

July 20, 2018

Carlos Gracie (left) and Helio Gracie (right) photographed in 1951.

Sources:

Top: fabiocampana.com.

Bottom: fightland.vice.com

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Muhammad Ali vs Rocky Marciano

May 23, 2018

Rocky Marciano fights Muhammad Ali in their so-called super fight, a mock bout in the late 1960s. The result of this and other fights like it were decided by a second-generation NCR 315 computer, packed with 5k of handmade core memory and were designed to find out who was the best heavyweight of all time.

Image source: afflictor.com

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Hienori Otsuka

April 24, 2018

Hienori Otsuka - Founder of Wado-Ryu Karate

Source: fpbujutsu.weebly.com

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Hirokazu Kanazawa

March 9, 2018

Hirokazu Kanazawa

Source: chilternkarate.co.uk

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Dalton Gang Death Photo

March 5, 2018

The Dalton Gang death photo, taken in 1892.

Source: ranker.com

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Knight in Full Armor

March 2, 2018

An illustration of a knight sitting on a horse wearing a full suit of armor by P. V. N. Myers in A General History for Colleges and High Schools (1896).

Source: etc.usf.edu

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