On this weekend in our industry’s history: July 13, 1979 — Since there were no professional titles yet established in women’s kickboxing, kickboxer Graciela Casillas stuns the world of women’s professional boxing by defeating Bantamweight World Champion Karen Bennett via a unanimous 6-round decision. Casillas was the first female kickboxer to hold a world boxing title. July 13-14, 2012 — In Orlando, FL, Chip Townsend of Abilene, TX breaks three baseball bats with a single kick. His feat sets an International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) World Record for “Most Baseball Bats Broken with a Single Chest High Roundhouse Kick.” At this same event, Ralph Bergamo of Prospect, CT smashes six coconuts in 10 seconds. His feat sets an ISKA World Record for “Most Coconuts Broken with Hand Strikes in 10 Seconds.” At this same event, Dayne Garrison of Tampa, FL smashes 144 concrete patio blocks (2”x8”x16”) with a foot stomp in one minute. His feat sets an ISKA World Record for “Most Concrete Patio Blocks Broken with a Foot Stomp in 60 Seconds.” July 14, 2002 — Hwang Kee, Korean founder of tang soo do, dies. Born on Nov. 9, 1914, he is 87. July 14, 1995 — “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory,” starring Steven Seagal, debuts in theaters and ultimately earns $104.3 million worldwide. Please click “Like” if you enjoy this post, and/or please spread the word on our rich history by sharing each of these regular posts with your Facebook friends. This information is compliments of “The Martial Arts Encyclopedia,” the internationally-acclaimed book with over 1-million facts by John Corcoran and Emil Farkas. The new 477-page paperback version, featuring a new 40-page supplement, has just been published and is available in the U.S. at Century or Amazon, and in the rest of the world at Amazon in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:58:29 +0000