International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Andre Meunier is a ‘can do’ sort of fighter. Continue reading
Archive for the Kickboxing Category
‘Blood is Proof of Life’
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Observation, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags cage fighting, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, The Age Newspaper, Tim Boyle, UFC, Victoria on December 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Your humble narrator was fortunate enough to be quoted in The Age Newspaper and The Sydney Morning Herald today on the subject of cage fighting in Victoria.
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/blood-is-proof-of-life-20141206-121oze.html
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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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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 BoyleInternational 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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Rob Powdrill
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Bill Seth, brickies laborer, Charles August, CMT, Kaew Sam Rit, Kickboxing, Kim Olsen, Knees of Fury, MMA, Mungkorn Mai, Rangsit Stadium, scaffolding, Steve Behan, Thai boxing on September 1, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Rob Powdrill is here to fuckshitup
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2014
Rob Powdrill is one of the stalwarts of Australian Muay Thai. With a swag of titles to his credit and forays into both MMA and boxing, Rob has been around the traps – the long way. He tells JARROD BOYLE about training in Thailand, why fighting ruins your working life, how much fun you can have with just one nostril and why you should never tie your shorts to your groin guard. Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs: ‘Bangin’ Ben Edwards and the Vicissitudes of Fate
Posted in Ben Edwards, Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Badr hari, Ben Edwards, Bulldog Gym, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, Evolution, Glory International, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, Mark Hunt, Nick Boutzos, Paul Slowinski, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Ruslan Karaev, Steve McKinnon, Stuart McKinnon on August 22, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2014
The greatest careers are marked by severe vicissitudes of fate. Fight fans talk about the great clashes; Aerts and Hoost, Hunt and Sefo, Hari and Karaev. What they don’t talk about are the ups and downs a professional fighter goes through from fight to fight, like a ship that sails on a stormy sea. Continue reading
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Balance: Shannon ‘Shaggy’ King
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Aaron Smith, Andrew Keogh, Antero Hynynen, Anthony Mundine, Boxing, Bruce 'Preacher' McPhee, Corporate Box, Evolution, Foxtel, Khoder Nasser, NRL, NTG, Nugget, Quade Cooper, Sam Ahsee, Simon Black, Sonny Bill Williams, Thai Fight, Zen Do Kai on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2014
Shannon “Shaggy” King is a man whose biggest fight has been to strike the ideal balance between working and fighting. Continue reading
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Millad Farzad: The Sky’s the Limit
Posted in Kickboxing with tags AFL, Chamuak Tong Sor Yupinda, Jun Muay Thai, Koh Samui, Lumpini Stadium, Millad Farzad, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Peter Boyd, Phetch Buncha, Ramon Dekkers, Rugby, Thepsutin Pumpannuang, Thomas Carpenter, WATBC, WBC title, West-Australian Thai Boxing Centre, WKA title, WMC title on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2014
Most under-age kids are trying to forge a fake ID in order to go clubbing. Millad Farzad had plans far more distinct than that and, as it turns out, far more successful. Continue reading
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Fighting Words
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags A Clocowork Orange, angel, Anthony Burgess, Genesis, Henry Handel-Richardson, Jacob, James Joyce, Kick boxing, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Kerr, Thai boxing, The Smashing Machine, Ulysses, War and Peace, Wilbur Smith on June 8, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
First published in Island Magazine, Issue 136.
There are two things I am driven to do: write and fight. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 