In our KHOU 11 archives, we found footage of a man bringing a knife to a Rice University football practice and daring others to punch him.
HOUSTON — How does one deal with the injury bug? Strike it with a judo chop.is getting crushed. Not just on the scoreboard -- the team’s been outscored 284-71 through its first six games -- but also by injuries to two starting quarterbacks, as well as its top two wide receivers and five linebackers. Enter martial arts expert Ted Gambordella of Louisiana. He's been traveling the region, pitching his book, titled"The End of Injury," which is about injury prevention to sports teams.
He adds he's hosted similar demonstrations for the University of Texas and Lousiana State University, plus the Houston Rockets."And that's what I emphasize the most is how to control your mind," he says."I think it'll be really beneficial for us,” said one player believed to be linebacker Darrell Simmons."If you learn how to take the blows like he's teaching, it'll help us out,” said running back James “Bo” Broeren.
Rice later reports his team went through a whole week of practice without any injury. The Owls finished the 1977 season with a record of 1-10, however."This is the old knife I used to use," he said, during a Zoom meeting with KHOU 11’s Jason Bristol in December of 2022. Gambordella was easy to find through a Google search. Now 75, he's living in the Dallas area. Still into martial arts and still writing books - more than 140 total.
Ted told Bristol his sales pitch back then was simple: Go to the coach's office with an offer:"I'll take a punch from your biggest player," he recalled.While his book and program had plenty of endorsements, it never sold the way he had hoped.A martial arts expert at a Rice football practice? It’s a strange but true Houston sports story."No, it's been proven for over 2000 years that this stuff works.
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