A lot of people think Charles Bukowski’s Ham on Rye is his best novel. Continue reading
Archive for June, 2014
Autobiography of a Loser
Posted in Observation, Reading, Real Men with tags acne, alcoholism, Angela's Ashes, Charles Bukowski, Elephant Man, Frank McCourt, Ham on Rye, Henry Chinaski, Hermann Hesse, Los Angeles, Post Office, Steppenwolf, Women on June 26, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Balance: Shannon ‘Shaggy’ King
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Aaron Smith, Andrew Keogh, Antero Hynynen, Anthony Mundine, Boxing, Bruce 'Preacher' McPhee, Corporate Box, Evolution, Foxtel, Khoder Nasser, NRL, NTG, Nugget, Quade Cooper, Sam Ahsee, Simon Black, Sonny Bill Williams, Thai Fight, Zen Do Kai on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2014
Shannon “Shaggy” King is a man whose biggest fight has been to strike the ideal balance between working and fighting. Continue reading
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Millad Farzad: The Sky’s the Limit
Posted in Kickboxing with tags AFL, Chamuak Tong Sor Yupinda, Jun Muay Thai, Koh Samui, Lumpini Stadium, Millad Farzad, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Peter Boyd, Phetch Buncha, Ramon Dekkers, Rugby, Thepsutin Pumpannuang, Thomas Carpenter, WATBC, WBC title, West-Australian Thai Boxing Centre, WKA title, WMC title on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2014
Most under-age kids are trying to forge a fake ID in order to go clubbing. Millad Farzad had plans far more distinct than that and, as it turns out, far more successful. Continue reading
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Tear Jerker: Mardi Gras Closing Night, 2014
Posted in Real Men, Statement of intention with tags Elvis Di Fazio, Mardi Gras 2014, Marry Me on June 15, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Fighting Words
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags A Clocowork Orange, angel, Anthony Burgess, Genesis, Henry Handel-Richardson, Jacob, James Joyce, Kick boxing, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Kerr, Thai boxing, The Smashing Machine, Ulysses, War and Peace, Wilbur Smith on June 8, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
First published in Island Magazine, Issue 136.
There are two things I am driven to do: write and fight. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 