International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2015
There are many things to like about ‘John’ Wayne Parr. Best of all, he always comes up with a story. Just ask his friend, Joe Rogan. Continue reading
Archive for the Martial Arts Category
The Long Road: ‘John’ Wayne Parr
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Boonchu, Caged Muay Thai, CMT, Georges Saint Pierre, Gold Coast, Hollywood, Joe Rogan, Junior Dos Santos, Les Sherrington, Mark Hunt, MGM Grand, MMA, Orbital bone, Powerplay, Queensland, Richard Walsh, Ronda Rousey, San Diego, Toby Smith, Tyrone Spong, UFC, UFC 184, Wayne Parr on July 11, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Salem Assli: Savate Master!
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Bob Alix, Boxe Francaise Savate, Boxing, Bruce Lee, chausson, duel, escrima, France, Guru Dan Inosanto, gymnastics, Inosanto International Instructors Association, Jeet Kune Do, jiu jitsu, Judo, kali, Kali-Eskrima-Silat, Kickboxing, Kung fu, la canne, Lille, Lord Mountbatten, martial arts, Master Chai Sirisute, Muay Thai, Paul Borrett, Robert Paturel, savate, soccer, street fighting, United States, Vas-t'on de tout? on May 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Volume 29, No. 4, April 2015
Salem Assli is a vocational teacher of many martial arts. Ironically, he found his way to the art of his native country through an assiduous study of Jeet Kune Do, the martial art of Bruce Lee. Continue reading
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Wayne Bridge: Full Circle
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts with tags BJJ, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bruce Lee, Chan Cheuk Fai, Con Hardas, Goju Ryu Karate, Gonnohyoue Yamamoto, Goshin Ryu, Hong Kong, International Karate Organizaton, Japan, Jim Withers, John Will, Karate, kata, Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Kung fu, Mick Spinks, Peter MacGuire, Wayne Bridge on April 30, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Vol.29, No.3 March 2015
The mark of a great instructor is one who can present complex ideas simply. In doing so, the breadth of Wayne Bridge’s experience prompts him to quote Bruce Lee. Continue reading
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Andrew Roubas: The Art of the Empty Hand
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Martial Arts with tags dojo, eighth Dan, Goju Ryu Karate, Granville, Greece, Japan, Karate, kata, kobudo, kumite, military, Roubas Goju Ryu, self-defence, Shihan Andrew Roubas, Shihan Con Hardas, Shihan George Barounis, Shihan Merv Oakley, Shihan Stefan Roubas, Soshihan Gonnohyoe Yamamoto, Sydney, Uchi Deshi, weapons on April 30, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Shihan Andrew Roubas (left) with Soshihan Gonnohyoe Yamamoto
Blitz Magazine, Volume 29, No. 4, April 2015
Like all practitioners whose life has been dedicated to their art, Shihan Andrew Roubas, eighth Dan in Goju Ryu Karate, becomes philosophical when making sense of it. Continue reading
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Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Australian Boxing Federation, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Lucas Browne, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Ruslan Chagaev, Sonny Bill Williams, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong, WBC world title on April 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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How about these rugby players?
There’s a difference between being a fighter and being an athlete. I’ve been in situations in a fight were I can feel my brain is swelling inside my head. You ask yourself a question in situations like that. Continue reading
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Men Versus Women in the Cage
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags cage MMA, Fernando Lemos, Larissa Schroeder on April 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
It’s happened.
Larissa Schroeder fought and defeated Fernando Lemos in a single round, concluded by referee’s decision at first blood.
How long until we see it elsewhere?
What does it mean?
And how will it make us feel?
http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/woman-leaves-man-bloodied-beaten-in-mma-fight/story-fndkzthy-1227297148576 --
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Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong on April 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Ben Edwards is always good for a chat. Since last we spoke, he has added Australian Heavyweight Boxing Champion to his string of achievements. He was kind enough to do a lap of the Theme Park in order to fill us in on the details.
What happened with Glory? Continue reading
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Why Everybody Loves Mark Hunt
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Mark Hunt, Stipe Miocic, UFC on March 13, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Shucks, if I throw Stipe Miocic into any harbour, he probably drowns,” Aussie headliner Mark Hunt laughs. “And how do we fight each other if he’s dead?
“Other fighters might like to talk trash but I’m fairly civil. Especially at this level.
“Plus Stipe seems a nice guy. So no, I won’t be throwing him into any water. But when the bell goes, man, I’m still going to put a hole in his face.”
– Hunt giving an intro to his performance against Stipe Miocic at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide on May 10, 2015
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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
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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
Theme Park at its Darkest 