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thy hair is one kingdom
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the hair of thy head is one warrior innocent of defeat
Posted in Love letters with tags e.e. cummings, Rihanna Maggs on September 18, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Tyson the Raconteur
Posted in Journalism, Observation with tags Mike Tyson, Rob Ford, The Undisputed Truth, Toronto on September 11, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Mike Tyson was in Toronto, delivering his spoken word show ‘The Undisputed Truth’. While there, he was interviewed on television to both promote his show and the mayoral candidate he was there to support. Continue reading
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James Sheedy: A Martial Arts Odyssey
Posted in Journalism with tags Anthony Rogers, Aristotle, Arnis, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bruce Lee, Caspian Smith, Enter the Dragon, Glen Coxon, Graham Johnson, James Sheedy, John Callegari, K1, Kickboxing, Lee Harnos, MMA, Muay Thai, Peter matlow, Rhee Tae Kwon Do, Satori, Tae Kwon Do, Taren Point, UFC, Woolongong on September 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Vol. 28 No. 8, August 2014
James Sheedy has been involved in martial arts for the long haul. Beginning his journey back in 1975, Jim has been training for a total of thirty-eight years and teaching for the lion’s share of them. 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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Billy Joel – ‘She’s Always A Woman To Me.’
Posted in Music, Observation, Real Men with tags Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, easy-listening, Piano Man, She's Always a Woman To Me, The Stranger on August 28, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
The singer/songwriter genre is the most esteemed category of ‘popular’ music. Continue reading
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Congratulations, Mick and Josina
Posted in Observation with tags A Midsummer Night's Dream, Josina Murray, marriage, Mick Valentine, Puck, Shakespeare, wedding on August 24, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Mick Valentine married Josina Murray on Saturday. He’s a lucky man; she’s a wonderful woman. I’m sure they deserve each other. I wish for them all the very best.
“If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended –
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear.
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend.
If you pardon, we will mend.
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck
Now to ‘scape the serpent’s tongue,
We will make amends ere long;
Else the Puck a liar call.
So, good night unto you all.
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.”
-Shakespeare,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Hard Hank: My Hero
Posted in Observation, Real Men with tags Henry Rollins, Robin Williams, suicide on August 24, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Henry Rollins has always been one of my heroes. I was disturbed to read the following piece, published in the LA Weekly in reaction to Robin Williams’ tragic suicide.
I was deeply impressed to read his public apology posted on his personal website shortly after.
The man has the courage of his convictions.
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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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The Dark Side of Unconditional Love
Posted in Observation, Reading with tags Bill Sikes, Charles Dickens, Nancy, Oliver Twist on August 12, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
It is said that unconditional love is the kind of love we should aspire to; it’s the state of loving in which you love someone, regardless of whether they love you in return, or even treat you well. It is to achieve a state of selflessness as a result of your feelings.
It has occurred to me that this is not always a good thing. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 