Fuck dude, that’s intense! The mother of your children stabbed you?
Yeppers… crazy days. And all of Cleveland knew it. Continue reading
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Alex Perekrest and Red Giant – 2
Posted in Journalism, Music, Real Men with tags Bongzilla, Cleveland, Cosmic Welder, Darth Vader, Dysfunctional Majesty, KISS, Love Gun, Mad Oak Studios, Propain, Psychoblaster, Red Giant, Scott Hamilton, Small Stone records on October 25, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Peter Aerts: All The Hits
Posted in Journalism, Peter Aerts with tags Adam Watt, Amsterdam, Andy Hug, Brad Pitt, Cyril Abidi, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, Fight Club, Gary Goodridge, Grand Prix, Holland, International Kickboxer, Japan, Jerome Le Banner, K1, Kickboxing, Maurice Smith, Mighty Mo, Mike Bernardo, MMA, Mr Ishii, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Sam Greco, Semmy Schilt, Stefan Leko, UFC on October 19, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August, 2015
Peter Aerts has recently announced his retirement due to an inability to recover from injury, bringing down the curtain on a phenomenal career. Continue reading
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Alex Perekrest and Red Giant – 1
Posted in Journalism, Music, Real Men with tags Alex Perekrest, Andy Masalko, Black Sabbath, Devil Child Blues, Dysfunctional Majesty, Masters of Reality, Paul Tempest, psychedelic, punk, Red Giant, Small Stone records, Soundgarden, space punk, stoner rock, Stoneslinger, Ultra-Megnetic Glowing Sound, weed on October 16, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
This article, published in four parts, is the product of an unlikely friendship that only Facebook could facilitate. Continue reading
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Ronda Rousey: The Movie
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, As Real As It Gets, Barcelona, Beth Correia, Beyond the Mat, blood, Born to Fight, cage fighting, Catalonia, centipedes, Charles the Bald, Greg baum, Holly Holm, Mark Hunt, Mayweather/Pacquiao, Melbourne, MMA, Octagon, Porn, Ronda Rousey, Senyera, soap opera, UFC, UFC 193, Vietnamese flag, Wilfred the First, wrestling on October 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boylehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSKMoXTvaQ&app=desktop
“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
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When Will the Mainstream Media Approach Combat Sports from the Head, Rather Than the Ass?
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, AFL football, Alistair Overeem, Boxing, bullfighting, centipedes, Ernest Hemingway, Fight! Magazine, Greg baum, John McCain, MMA, Peter Graham, porno, Serena Williams, tennis, The Age Newspaper, UFC, UFC 193 on September 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I am currently traveling in Europe, and news reached me that Australia has had a sudden change of prime ministers. Eager to share in the good news, I googled The Age Newspaper Online.
In addition to reports on the change of leadership, I discovered there was an article about the press conference for UFC 193, due to be held in Melbourne on November 15. Continue reading
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Peter Graham – Professional Fighter
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Peter Graham with tags ACDC, Badr hari, Barry Raff, bone scan, Daniel Trifu, Jedrzej Macklowak, K1, Karol Bedorf, Kickboxing, KSW, Kyokushin karate, Larry Papadopoulos, Maciej Jewtuszko, Marcin Rozalski, MMA, Peter Graham, Peter Graham’s IMC, Poland, Semmy Schilt, Stalin, Thunderstruck, Tomasz Drwal, Warsaw Palace of Science and Culture on September 17, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Fight! Magazine, July 2015
Peter Graham has had more than one hundred fights – full-contact karate, kickboxing, boxing and mixed martial arts – and never broken a bone. Continue reading
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Sam Ballantyne: Natural Born Fighter
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags ADHD, AFL, Andy Regan, BJJ, Blair Smith, Boxing, Bunbury, Chris Bradford, Darren Curovic, Disellek Topking, Eight Weapons Gym, England, hockey, Jason Altman, Kao Sok Gym, Michael Wikertoa, Muay Thai, Paul Foreman, PCYC, Sitmonchai, Slough, Tarik Solak, Thailand, Western Australia, WMC title on September 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Sam Ballantyne was born in Slough, England in 1989 and made the move to Australia two years later. He, his mother and brother settled in Bunbury in Western Australia and it wasn’t long before he found his calling. Continue reading
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Bruce ‘Preacher’ Macfie
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Aaron 'Azzatron' Smith, Adam Bailey, Adam King, Baris Nezif, Bruce 'Preacher' Macfie, Con Listris, Corporate Box Gym, Evolution, facebook, JWP, Malaysia, Michael Schiavello, Muay Thai, Odin 'Damage' Daniels, Pops Tri-Ming, Preacher Elite, Scott “Cannon” Bannon, Shannon 'Shaggy' King, Shannon Forrester, Soren Mongkontong, Street Heat K6, Thai Fight, The Contender, Wanlop Sitpholek on August 31, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
2015 marks an auspicious year in the career of Bruce ‘Preacher’ Macfie. He has given two decades of his life to the sport of Muay Thai and intends to retire – once and for all – on a high note. He discusses a career as colourful as his hair with Jarrod Boyle. Continue reading
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Kyokushin Warrior – Daniel Trifu
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags All-Japan Championships, Bondi Beach, bouncer, Bucharest, Communism, Daniel Trifu, Fifty-Man Kumite, full contact karate, gypsy, Jean-Claude Van Damme, jiu jitsu, John Taylor, Kenji Midori, Kickboxer movie, kumite, Kyokushin karate, Kyokushin World Federation World Championship, Lynn O'Brien, Mackay, Mount Mitsumine, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania, Samurai, security, Shotokan, The Terminator, Toku Jun Ishi, Tong Po, Wu Shu Kung Fu on August 22, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, January 2015
After a serious accident that nearly claimed his life, Sydney-based Kyokushin Karate sensei Daniel Trifu not only regained his full health, but returned to fight bare-knuckle, full-contact karate and win world-championship silver. Here, JARROD BOYLE tracks the karate journey of the archetypical Kyokushin warrior. Continue reading
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Gabriel Varga – Glory Featherweight Champion
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Aikido, Artem Levin, Bellator, Gabriel Varga, Glory, jiu jitsu, Joe Concha, Josh Jauncey, K1, Karate, Kickboxing, Lerdsila Chumpairtour, MMA, Muay Thai, Shotokan, Simon Marcus, Thailand, Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai on August 14, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Hi Gabriel, how old are you?
I’m twenty-nine.
What weight do you fight at?
One hundred and forty-three pounds, or sixty-five kilograms. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 