International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2013
Ramon Dekkers was the most significant Western fighter to wear the Mongkon. In fact, he and Rob Kaman can be credited with re-inventing Muay Thai in Thailand, its country of origin. Continue reading
Archive for June, 2013
Ramon Dekkers: The Legend and the Legacy
Posted in Kickboxing with tags 'The Deadly Kisser', Anthony Vella, Boxing, Breda, Carlo Dekkers, Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Cor Hemmers, Duane Ludwig, Errol Zimmerman, Frank Der Korput, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Judo, Kyokushin karate, Lumpinee Stadium, Maeng Ho, Marcel Dragan, Marino Deflorin, Marloes Coenen, Muay Thai, Namphon, Nicky Dekers, Paris, Paul Briggs, Pelmolenstreet, Peter Aerts, Quinty Dekkers, Raul Catinas, Rob Kaman, Sangtiennoi, Saville Row, Stefan Leko, Thailand, Volkswagen GTI on June 29, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Karl Jenkins’ Comment
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Andrew Devistator Devitt, Andrew Steen, Anthony Vella, Billy Manne, Chris Bradford, Jarrod Boyle, Jenk Behic, John Scida, Mark Castagnini, Peter Markovski, Phil Chapman, Richard Karl, Richard Walsh on June 18, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Left to Right: Karl Jenkins, myself, Tony Marichal.
Front: have a guess.
Taken from facebook: Continue reading
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Jenk Behic’s Comment
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Jenk Behic, John Scida on June 18, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
I am posting the responses from principals as entries in their own right, in order that they are easily viewed and don’t disappear down the bottom of the article itself.
I tried to find a genuine bio to introduce Jenk in terms of achievements, but could only find this on a forum. Continue reading
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‘…Like Clockwork’
Posted in Music, Observation with tags Alice Cooper, Black Flag, David Bowie, desert, Eagles of Death Metal, Freud, GBH, Josh Homme, Keith Richards, Kyuss, Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri, NME, Paris, Pink Floyd, Queens of the Stone Age, Rolling Stones, Songs for the Deaf, The Beatles, The Exploited, the uncanny, Them Crooked Vultures, V8 on June 13, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
“My whole life, I’ve always wanted to be un-hecklable, you know? …I remember staring into GBH [record] covers, Exploited covers, Black Flag covers and just thinking, ‘Go for it, man…’ You know, getting that feeling in your stomach when you leave a first date… I’m just looking for that. I hope I can give that to somebody, somewhere.”
– Josh Homme, NME interview, Paris Continue reading
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Wuthering Heights
Posted in Observation, Reading, Real Men with tags Aaron the Moor, Catherine, Duncan, Edgar, Emily Bronte, Gnasher, Goneril, Hindley, Iago, King Lear, Liverpool, MacBeth, Mr Earnshaw, necrophilia, Nelly Dean, nosferatu, Othello, Thrushcross Grange, Titus Andronicus on June 3, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Fan-art from some obscure Russian website – you get the idea.
I have a love/hate relationship with Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 