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‘A Warrior Culture Steeped in Violence.’
Posted in Journalism, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags America, Apocalypse Now, Australia Day, Ben Roberts-Smith Versus the Media, colonel kurtz, SAS, The Guardian Newspaper, Viet Cong, Vietnam war on December 18, 2022 by Jarrod Boyle
Okinawa Calling: Sensei Damien Martin on Rediscovering the Roots of Karate
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts with tags autism, BJC, Bob Jones, Damien Martin, Goju Ryu, Jim Armstrong, kata, Okinawa, reality-based self-defence, Taira sensei, Zen Do Kai on February 25, 2018 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Volume 31, Number 6 December 2017/January 2018
Okinawa is the birthplace of karate. Japan’s fifth-largest prefecture was a cauldron of conflict during the second world war and is now a bucolic territory, known to boast one of the largest populations of centenarians in the world. Continue reading
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The Greatest Kung Fu Story Never Told – Part Two
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, Real Men, True Crime with tags Brisbane, Casino, Chinese New Year, Fitzgerald Inquiry, Fortitude Valley, fortune teller, Gawain Sue, Ging Mo, Hong Kong, Humility, King's Park, Kung fu, Malcolm Sue, Malcolm Sue Kung Fu Academy, martial arts, Shaolin Temple, Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Tong Long, VK Commodore, Wheel of Life on January 15, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 6, Aug-Sept 2016
Preparation for the story on the Sue family made for a lot of reading. I googled old newspaper articles on the subject of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, as well as the place of the Sue family within it. Continue reading
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Goodlife – the WORST gym in the World
Posted in Fitness, Goodlife, Journalism with tags Ardent Leisure, Armadale, CEO, dangerous, deathtrap, Deborah Thomas, Dreamworld, Glen Iris, Goodlife Gyms, Prahran, scumbag, The Age Newspaper on November 6, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
Front Page of The Age Newspaper, Saturday October 29
Ardent Leisure are the parent company of both Dreamworld and Goodlife Gyms. I parted company with them in 2016 in no small part because of their refusal to properly maintain their facilities. Continue reading
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Combat Sports and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Posted in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, fighting, Journalism with tags Albert Park Sports Medicine Center, Alistair Overeem, Bedford V.A. Medical Center, Benjey Zimmerman, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Collingwood Football Club, Danny Green, Dave Mirra, dementia pugilistica, Derek Boogaard, Dr Bennet Omalu, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Ellen Degeneres show, Errol Zimmerman, Fighter's Factory, Four Corners program, Gary Nichols, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Heart, Soul, Fire, Holly Holm, Mark Castagnini, Mike Webster, National Hockey League, NFL, Paul Briggs, Ramon Dekkers, Ronda Rousey, UFC on July 31, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
FightLive Magazine, June/July 2016
“Life after fighting is more scary to me than dying.”
-‘John’ Wayne Parr. Continue reading
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Omari Kimweri: Fighting Fugitive
Posted in Boxing, fighting, Journalism, Real Men with tags Brian Amatruda, Broadmeadows, Commonwealth Games, Daniel Hucalak, Daniel Ianazziao, Dave Hegarty, Fighter's Factory, Heath Ellis, IBF, Jacana, Mark Quon, Melbourne Exhibition Center, Michael Camelion, Murray Thompson, Myrtleford, Randy Petalcorin, Roman Gonzalez, Simon Daley, Tanzania, Tarneit Boxing Gym, Wangaratta, WBA, WBC, WBO on July 12, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
FightLive Magazine, June/July 2016
“Life is easier when I’m boxing,” says Omari Kimweri, once Tanzanian, now Australian flyweight boxer currently in-line for the WBC silver title. This is a remarkable statement, especially when you consider it in the light of what he’s had to do to stay in the game. Continue reading
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Joe Schilling: All the Glory
Posted in Glory, Joe Schilling, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Real Men with tags Artem Levin, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Denis Grachev, Glory, Joe Schilling, Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Kickboxing, LA Boxing Club, Lincoln Heights, Lion Fight, Mark Kumuro, Matt Highes, MMA, Muay Thai, Nevada Athletic Commission, Royce Gracie, Simon Marcus, Steve Mazzagatti, Stitch em up, The Yard, Tough Man, UFC, WBC, YMCA on March 29, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016
Joe ‘Stitch ‘Em Up’ Schilling is a significant figure amongst the new breed of fighters. Continue reading
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Housewives on Fire: Let There Be Light, 2015
Posted in Housewives on Fire, Journalism, Observation, Real Men with tags Beautiful, Club E11even, Fahren Heit, Housewives on Fire, Jessica Mauboy, Mardi Gras, Max Inanli, Olivier Debais, Oxford Street, rainbow flag, Sydney, Twenty10 on March 23, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
I may look ridiculous, but the job clearly has its advantages.
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Club Elleven was windowless and all the lighting electric. The only sunlight came in splashes through the fire door, when people went out to smoke or spray glitter on one another. Continue reading
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Housewives on Fire: Let There Be Light, 2015
Posted in Housewives on Fire, Journalism, Observation, Real Men with tags alien, butterfly, Club E11even, glitter, Hot Kandi, Housewives on Fire, Mardi Gras, metamorphosis, Oxford Street, Red Hot Pie, Sydney, Twenty10 on March 22, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
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I remember being handed a small plastic bag which, I was told, contained a costume. Upon opening it, I discovered a jock strap, harness, head-piece, gauntlets and greaves.
The wings were to be attached just before the march. I looked at the jock strap and understood immediately that my bare-naked ass would be presented to Oxford Street in all its glory. Continue reading
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Housewives on Fire: Let There Be Light, 2015
Posted in Housewives on Fire, Journalism, Real Men with tags Fahren Heit, fetish, Hot Kandi, Housewives on Fire, Mardi Gras, Max Inanli, Olivier Debais, Sea of Equal Love, Swarovski crystals, Sydney, Trishy Dishy on March 21, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
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“When I first saw Olie, I thought, ‘Who the fuck is this fucking Frenchman? Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 