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 Real Men 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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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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Vale: Sergei Laschenko
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Obituary, Real Men with tags K1, Kickboxing, Odessa, Sergei Lascenko, Ukraine on April 9, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Twenty-seven year old Sergei Lascenko has been shot and killed in Odessa, Ukraine.
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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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Rousey and Zingano – Feminist Warriors?
Posted in fighting, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags body image, Cat Zingano, Naomi Wolf, Ronda Rousey, The Beauty Myth, UFC 184 on March 24, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleThe weigh-in for the recent Ronda Rousey / Cat Zingano fight on UFC 184 was not only exciting, but also instructive on the subject of sexual politics. 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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Caliban
Posted in Real Men with tags Caliban, Henry Rollins, Hunter S Thompson, Shakespeare, The Tempest on March 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
– Hunter S. Thompson.
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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 