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Teddy Roosevelt; 26th President & Jiu Jitsu/Judo Brown Belt?
Posted by: John W. Zimmer
Under: martial arts
30 May 2009
30 May 2009
As I was searching for interesting martial arts stories I came apon the Journal of Manly Arts. Hmm I thought so I clicked in and found some historical stories about Western Martial Arts as well as some Eastern Martial Arts! I came across in volume 2002, 01/02, and exert from Theodore Roosevelt’s, “The Vigor of Life.”
Now I knew about our 26th President’s military experience in the Spanish – American War and his famous charge up San Jaun Hill, but I did not know about his wrestling and boxing background. Mr. Roosevelt relates about his Harvard experience:
This was, as far as I remember, the only one of my exceedingly rare athletic triumphs which would be worth relating. I did a good deal of boxing and wrestling in Harvard, but never attained to the first rank in either, even at my own weight. Once, in the big contests in the Gym, I got either into the finals or semi-finals…
In this post I will talk a little about wrestling, boxing and transitioning to an eastern martial art. Theodore Roosevelt was a man’s man and apparently was an accomplished hunter. He had to shoot a grizzly bear in this film adaptation video I found.
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