Jarrah Loh being throttled by Royce Gracie
“Doomsday preppers and people like that… they want someone to kidnap their kids so they can go kick some ass.”
-Jarrah Loh, editor of International Kickboxer and Fight! Magazine speaking on the subject of ‘extreme’ members of the martial arts community.
The last original member of The Ramones has left this mortal coil.
See ya later, Tommy.
I read Kafka’s The Trial earlier in the year, and it was a boring read that paid off in a big way by the end. Continue reading
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
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
First published in Island Magazine, Issue 136.
There are two things I am driven to do: write and fight. Continue reading
“What a night. What can I say? Badr Hari is an animal. I was just too banged up to keep going. To my loving wife Silvia, my now-two little girls; you keep me strong.
“To my friends who have always been there for me, thank-you as you are all awesome. To my students at IMC Prospect: train hard and always do your best.
“Last, but not least, my fans; from the Kyokushin and Kempo karate people and the BJJ, MMA, Boxing And kickboxing fans who follow me and even the ones who do not or cannot, thank-you from the bottom of my heart.
“You are all part of who I am.”
Post-fight dedication from Peter Graham, taken from facebook, 30/05/14
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I logged a post about Ben Edwards previously to this one. I was assigned to interview him for the most recent International Kickboxer Magazine and, towards the end of our conversation, he came out with something profound. Continue reading
Ben Edwards with his trainer jamie McCuaig, behind the scenes at Glory 16.
“Why do I fight? I had a great childhood; I’m not an angry person, but I love fighting. Maybe it’s genetic. As a kid, I had big self-esteem problems, connected to my weight. Sure, that’s part of it. But there’s more to it than that. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 