What a fucking disgrace.
Archive for October, 2014
Julie Bishop’s Not a Feminist
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags cunt, disgrace, Feminism, Julie Bishop, stupid on October 30, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Ken Lay: Cage Fighting, Bloodshed and Resonating Against the Void
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags All the Pretty Horses, Australian society, blood, Blood Meridian, bouncer, cage fighting, Cormac McCarthy, Dan Kelly, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, No Country for Old Men, Police chief, street violence, The Age Newspaper, The Crossing, The Guardian Online Newspaper, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, violence against women, William Luu on October 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
To my mind, Ken Lay is more than just a police chief; he’s an exceptional public figure, fighting to make a crucial difference to Australian society. Continue reading
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Erik Miskle: Muay Thai Fever
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Burma, Cambodian Olympic Stadium Gym, chickens, Eh Phuthong, Elite Training Centre, International Kickboxer Magazine, K1 Fitness and Fight Factory, Kampaan Santaweesook, King of Thailand, Lethwei, Manoel Dias Moeira Jn, Muay Thai, Myanmar Ministry of Sport, Ot Phuthong, Patong Boxing Gym, Thailand on October 22, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Sept/Oct 2014
Erik Miskle was in danger of entering a safe, conservative lifestyle when he was saved from it by a brush with Muay Thai fever. Continue reading
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The Selfie
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags Antoine de Saint-Exupery, fox, little prince, rose, selfie on October 14, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
The little prince went away again to visit the roses.
“You’re not at all like my rose, you’re nothing at all yet,” he said. “No one has tamed you and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand others. But I made him my friend, and now he is unique in the world.”
And the roses were very much embarrassed. Continue reading
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“Sometimes, the riff is so fucking good you want to hear it over and over again for fifty-two minutes.”
Posted in Music, Real Men, Ridiculous curiosity with tags Al Cisneros, coffee shop, Corner Hotel, Dpoesmoker, High on Fire, Jerusalem, Kickboxing, London Records, marijuana, Matt Pike, Moby Dick, Nicky, Sleep, stoner rock, Such Hawks Such Hounds, THC, The Clarity, The Rolling Stones, valve amplification, weedians on October 11, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Skills to Pay the Bills: Wes Capper
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Andy Souwer, Boxing, Habby Heske, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Mejiro Gym, Miguel Diaz, Mike Jones, MMA, Muay Thai, Olympic boxing, Pochiro Promotions, RaShawn McCain, Ryota Muratha, Shannon 'Shaggy' King, Top Rank Boxing Gym, Wes Capper on October 9, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Sept/Oct 2014
Wes Capper has a lot to say about a lot of different things, but on one subject, he is unequivocal:
“I want to win a world boxing title.” Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 5
Posted in Journalism, Real Men with tags arm bar, Navy SEALs, self-defence, somatic arc reflex, Target Focus Training, Tim Larkin, UFC on October 8, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
“Competition sport has protected us from the ugly reality,” says Tim Larkin, founder of Target Focus Training. “Last I checked, the UFC has 31 rules, and 27 of them are pertaining to injury to the human body. Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 4
Posted in Journalism with tags Ballistic Micro Fights, How to be a Good Bad Guy, James Shang, law enforcement, military, post-traumatic stress disorder, S.P.E.A.R, scenario training, Tony Blauer on October 7, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a 20th-degree black belt – if I attack you just as you’re getting out of the shower; you won’t do a jump front kick. You will yell, ‘Holy shit!’ and jump back. That is the withdrawal reflex; the recoil from danger.” Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 3
Posted in Journalism with tags bouncer, Dog Brothers, doorman, Geoff Thompson, Jim Armstrong, Musashi, pressure training, stress inoculation on October 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
Geoff Thompson, father of modern self-defence training, comes from a similar background to Jim Armstrong, having grown up and learned to make a living as a doorman and bouncer on the mean streets of the UK. Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 2
Posted in Journalism with tags Blitz Magazine, fear pyramid, Geoff Thompson, Jim Armstrong, Lee Morrison, martial arts, reality-based self-defence, S.P.E.A.R, scenario training, Senshido, Target Focus Training, Tim Larkin, Tony Blauer, Urban Combatives on October 5, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
“Senshido is not a style or system as such,” begins Jimmy Armstrong, the Glen Waverly-based instructor who also teaches Lee Morrison’s Urban Combatives. “It’s more a collective group of people that really want to help others and we use the vehicle of self-protection to do that. A lot of people seem to think it’s a style [or] system and all we do is shred people and do scenario training to the ‘nth’ degree, but what we do is far bigger than just those two things.” Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 