9.
Running was getting easier. To start with, it had been nothing but pain; acid in his muscles, aching in his shins and the abrasion of wind in a breathless throat. Continue reading
Archive for February, 2015
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags achilles tendon, alcoholic, Botanical Gardens, fat, Melbourne, running, St Kilda Road on February 28, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Asics, Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Mont Blanc, Paris, Swanston Street on February 20, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
8.
“And I kept drinking. Probably for about another month or so. Until one day…” Pat stopped briefly and took a breath. He was giddy with exhilaration. “And I have no memory of this, I was told about it at the hospital – they found me. Outside. Behind the dumpster.” Continue reading
Share this:
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags AA, alcoholic, Alcoholic's Anonymous, Devon, London on February 15, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
7.
Speaking at AA was like jumping off the ten-meter diving board when he was a kid in Brisbane. When you looked down, you were riveted by sheer terror. Then, once you did the thing you’d climbed the ladder to do, it was a mix of relief and sheer exhilaration. Continue reading
Share this:
Hector Lombard Tests Positive for Steroids
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Cocaine, Daniel Cormier, Hector Lombard, Jon Jones, MMA, UFC 182, Zuffa on February 11, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Hector Lombard, fellow Scida Stables alumnus, has tested positive for steroids after his win over Josh Burkman at UFC 182 last month. This is another stumbling block in the chequered career of an immensely talented fighter.
From the UFC: Continue reading
Share this:
Andre Meunier – K-Energy
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags Adrenalin Mixed Martial Arts, AFC, Andre 'The Mad Man' Meunier, Chalid Arrab, Chris Brown, Dubai, Ernesto Hoost, Hopper's Crossing, Iran, James Roesler, Japan, K-Energy, Kickboxing, Korrowa, Melburn Made Ink, Muay Thai, Namba Stadium, Nick Kara, Peter Aerts, Prince Alireza, Southland, Speedway racing, St Kilda, Tarik Solak, Wangaratta, Wilgunyah, WKO on February 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Andre ‘The Mad Man’ Meunier: appropriately labelled and packaged for Japanese fans.
Andre Meunier, Victoria’s number-one heavyweight kickboxer, is hitting his straps. He’s just come back from a win in Japan where he was the intro for the two most significant heavyweights in the history of the sport, might do a it of boxing, enjoys a spot of MMA in his time off, has opened a tattoo parlour in Windsor and likes a bit of speedway racing when the opportunity presents itself. He tells Theme Park at its Darkest all about it.
So… how did it go? Continue reading
Share this:
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags ACDC Lane, Alcoholic's Anonymous, church, Great War, London, Melbourne, Salvation Army on February 6, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
6.
Pat needed a few things, but shopping would have to come later; he didn’t want to rock up to his first meeting with anything other than his hands in his pockets. He closed his coat against the late-morning cold and hunkered down against the wind.
Melbourne was like London, but less so, in every way. Busy, but fewer people. Rainy, but not as wet. Windy, but not as sharp. Continue reading
Share this:
Paul Brennan: ‘Kind-Of-Extremely-Violent’
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags acupuncture, Aikido, Art Gallery of New South Wales, black belt, Boxing, Brisbane, Cantonese, Chow Gar, Hakka Chinese, Hit and Fall Medicine, Hong Kong, Ip Shui, iPhone, Jeremy Small, Kowloon, Kung fu, Malcolm Sue, martial arts, medicine, Mong Kok Martial Arts Association, Mount Isa, Muay Thai, Paul Brenna, Sifu Ng Si Kay, Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun, wrestling on February 3, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, January 2015
Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu is among the most practical, street-ready forms of kung fu available. Paul Brennan can testify to that, having learned it on the tough streets of Kowloon, Hong Kong, from one of the progenitors of the style, Ip Shui. Continue reading
Share this:
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Marlboro on February 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
5.
“The two businesses are stand-alone,” said Wally, lighting his third Marlboro as he once more propped himself against the bar of The Re:Public. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 