IHPRA Newsletter
October 2008
Prior to the early 1980's, the United States Army
Women's Army Corp had a highly evolved system
of physical training.
Click here to see the 1975 women's
physical fitness tests
World War II brought a
new emphasis on performance-based motor/physical fitness to Iowa schools.
Click here to see some of the test items including standards.
Keep in mind that attention to standards was high in the 1940's.
Avoid cheating and/or poorly executed movements
if you are interested in honest results.
The IHPRA site receives many inquiries. Here are a
few.
What were the Army physical readiness assessments of
soldiers during Desert Storm/Desert Shield?
The Army sent thousands of fit warriors
into Desert Storm/Desert Shield,
but many who went were physically unprepared.
Overall report for reserve
component was sobering
Can you recommend any graphics or illustrations related to our declining national physical fitness?
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Here are a few.
Where do you get all your old Indian club Images?
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Many come from online searches and IHPRA
partners.
Here are a few recent examples.
Dr. Thomas: What kind of martial arts and physical training experience have you had?
 Mid-1950's in Iowa. German gymnastics and wrestling from around eight years old. |
 Lou Alley One of my teachers at U of Iowa |
 Charles H. McCloy Dr. Alley's mentor |
 Dr. Dudley Sargent McCloy's teacher |
 High school wrestling |
 Judo in around 1960 |
 College wrestling in mid-1960's |
 Judo in Korea -1968 |
 Infantry |
 Army combatives in 1990's |
 Hatha Yoga |
 Many masters along the way |
Over five decades. Many trails. Many adventures. Enough to feel humble about it all.