#tayforhottest100 was a storm in a teacup. Now she’s been disqualified however, there seems to be a pattern forming in the leaves that remain silted at the bottom. Continue reading
Archive for January, 2015
Taylor Swift – Corporate Whore
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Ridiculous curiosity with tags Gore Vidal, Hottest One Hundred, Jet, Joy Division, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Nirvana, Taylor Swift, Triple J on January 26, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Lollapalooza, Motorhead, Richmond, St Kilda, The Ramones, Tool, viking on January 25, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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As Wally ground his cigarette butt into the mound of ash and picked up his keys, Pat took stock of the framed poster that hung behind the bar. A 5X3-foot Ramones Australian Tour poster, framed, the image of the eagle clutching the baseball bat partially obscured by the sheen of artificial lights on the glass. Continue reading
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Vale: Grant ‘Bomber’ Millwood
Posted in Kickboxing, Obituary, Real Men with tags Bomber, Grant Millwood, Muay Thai, Richard Walsh, Urban Fight Gym on January 23, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Gary Palmer
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags AFL, Ambrose Palmer, artillery, Boxing, Chikara Kenpo, Dave Palmer, Ed Parker, Football, Footscray Football Club, Gary Palmer, Glen Coxon, heavyweight, Jim Casey, Johnny Famechon, Karate, Kenshin Kan Karate, light heavyweight, Manly, Matthew Bryce, military, National All Styles, Paramatta, police force, Renshu Kai, Rugby, squash, Tae Kwon Do, World War Two on January 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, December 2014
For Gary Palmer, martial arts have been part of his life for as long as he can remember.
“I started with boxing,” says Gary, “I grew up with it. I come from a boxing family. My grandfather was Dave Palmer, who was both heavy and light-heavyweight champion of Australia. He held several titles – that was back in the days when they weren’t so strict about weight; they let you fight up a division. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Collins Street, Crown Lager, Elizabeth Street, Flinder's Street, gladstone bag, Marlboro, Melbourne, muppet, prime minister, pub, Queen Victoria Market, Russell Street, Victoria Bitter on January 17, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Melbourne congealed on the horizon; a vast grey monolith slumped beneath an iron-grey sky. Continue reading
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Peter Aerts
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Amsterdam Arena, Andre Manaart, Andy Hug, Bas Rutten, Boxing, Chakuriki, Cyril Abidi, Ernesto Hoost, Holland, K1, Kancho Ishii, Karate, Kyokushin karate, Lumberjack, Masaki Sataake, Meijiro, Michael Jordan, Mike Bernardo, Peter Aerts, Ramon Dekkers, Remy Bonjasky, Sam Greco, Tae Kwon Do, Thai boxing, Thom Harinck, WKO Kumite Energy on January 16, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Peter Aerts, like all ‘great’ athletes, is most often defined in terms of the length of his career and the titles he’s won. True definition, however, is a matter of establishing something in comparison with its contemporaries which, for a fighter, is in terms of their opponents. Continue reading
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Cain Brunton
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, A.J. Brunton, Big Chris, Chris Bradford, CMT, Dane “Daddy Cool” Beauchamp, Geelong, Joe Demicoli, Kickboxing, Max Thomason, Michael Archer, Michael Gelsi, Pat Richards, Phivo Costodoulou, Phuket, Rawai, Sinbi Muay Thai, Soren Mongkontong, Steve Moxon, Thai boxing, Tom Murray, Top Tier Muay Thai, West-End Market Hotel on January 15, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Victoria doesn’t have a reputation as a hot-bed of Thai Boxing culture; rather, it is traditionally held as the stomping-ground of kickboxing. Cain ‘Insane’ Brunton is working to change that, one fight at a time. He tells JARROD BOYLE about his recent WMC State Title win and the possibilities it has opened up for him, including a spot on JWP’s Caged Muay Thai, a promotion as Queensland-crazy as anyone could hope to get. Continue reading
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Malheureusement, je suis aussi Charlie Hebdo
Posted in Jokes, Journalism, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags cartoon, Charlie Hebdo, freedom of speech, mohammed, Paris massacre on January 14, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Cheryl Lynch-Gardner and the Red Brigade
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Bangalore, Budo-Ryo Kempo, Catholic, Cheryl Lynch-Gardner, City Montessori School, Commonwealth Games, Delhi, Father Johnston, Foreign Correspondent, Gary Palmer, Goju Ryu, Guinness Book of Records, India, Judo, Karate, kata, Loren Lynch-Gardner, Lucknow, National All Styles Tournament, priest, Red Brigade, shalwar kameez, Shotokan, Usha Vishkawarma on January 13, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Vol.28, No.11, November 2014
“The problem in India is not that there are rapists,” says Cheryl Lynch-Gardner, co-founder of Budo-Ryu Kempo. “[Here in Australia there are] Rape Crisis Centers, counseling; there is a system. There’s no damn system over there.”
Cheryl’s involvement in the martial arts has led to her from Sydney’s western suburbs, halfway around the world to teach self-defense to Indian women. It seems like a practical fix for a universal problem, but in the macro, Cheryl’s work is part of a widespread effort to turn the tides of history and culture, one person at a time. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 