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When Pat pushed the bathroom door, the four were standing in the middle of the room, talking. All heads swivelled towards him. The music that came rushing in behind emphasised the interruption. Continue reading
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on June 24, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Sea Kayaking off the Coast of Dubrovnik
Posted in Observation with tags Adriatic sea, Angus Nice, Dubrovnik, ferry, James Brotch, nudists, sea kayak, The Sound and the Fury, time, William Faulkner, wristwatch on June 19, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Today, I went sea kayaking off the coast of Dubrovnik. The water was blue and the sun was a blind hole in the sky. The surface of the Adriatic sea was like a set of chrome and lazuli tiles pouring out of the sun. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on June 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Domenic the D.J. didn’t turn up until ten o’clock. Before that, all the music playing in the bar at the Re:Public came from the stereo. An Oasis album; probably chosen by Sally, the tattooed English backpacker. Continue reading
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First Blood: Goodlife Backs Down
Posted in Goodlife, Journalism, Observation, Statement of intention with tags Armadale, Arnold Schwarzenegger, blood, david Brent, Goodlife, Head of Fitness, Lance Williams, Personal Training, Predator, Ricky Gervais, Samurai, The Office on June 4, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“The cut worm forgives the plow.”
– William Blake,
Proverbs of Hell.
I received an email today from Lance Williams, so-called ‘Head of Fitness’ at Goodlife gyms, Australia-wide. Continue reading
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Goodlife Rapes the Fitness Industry
Posted in Goodlife, Journalism, Observation, Statement of intention with tags accountants, Ardent Leisure, baphomet, Coles, Crossfit, deadlift, Doherty’s Gym, Domino's Pizza, Fitness First, freelance, Golden Glory, Goodlife, Goodlife Armadale, Goodlife Glen Iris, Goodlife Prahran, Hammer Strength, ironedge, Jim Morrson, kettlebells, Kickboxing, Kickstart, Markos Markopoulos, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz, occupational heath and safety, Olympia Gym, Performance Training Center, personal trainers, pilates, ronin, Samoan lawyer, sociopath, spills, squat, Street's ice cream, The Corporation, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, weight training, William Blake, Workcover, Worksafe, writer on May 29, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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‘He who has suffered you to impose on him, knows you.’
– William Blake,
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
It is time to dump the bucket. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on May 21, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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As far as Pat was concerned, lawn bowls, like golf and chess, was not a sport. Lawn bowls was a non-sport that he didn’t know how to play. Continue reading
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Possibly the most embarrassing moment of my life
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Ridiculous curiosity with tags drag, embarrassment, Ernest Hemingway, Good Guys, Hell's Angels, Housewives on Fire, Hunter S Thompson, Mardi Gras, selfies, Spanish Civil War on May 16, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Many readers of this blog would no doubt believe I am inured to embarrassment. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Fiction, Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on May 12, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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The sun was beating down on a mid-week afternoon when Pat alighted the tram at the corner of Fitzroy Street and Canterbury Road. Things in St Kilda had changed considerably in the years he had been away. Continue reading
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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
