I had an argument with some friends of mine recently about Dexter. Personally, I think that is a show for which the script is a poorly-written pretext for the violence. Continue reading
Drag-Racing in the Desert of the Real
Posted in Film, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Reading with tags Baudrillard, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cambodia, concentration camp, Dawn of the Dead, Dexter, George A Romero, Germaine Greer, Irreversible, Killer Joe, Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Wolf, Raders of the Lost Ark, Salo, Sam Peckinpah, Sergei Eisenstein, Straw Dogs, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The American Nightmare, The Exorcist, The Wild Bunch, Tobe Hooper, Tom Savini, Walking Dead, Wes Craven, Wliiam Freidkin on March 17, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Charles Poliquin – Minister of Insanity
Posted in Fitness with tags Charles Poliquin, crazy people, Super-accumulation program on March 14, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Click to access super_accumulation.pdf
This is probably my favorite training article – ever. Not only is it a fascinating insight into the kind of methods – and attitudes – that produce elite sportspeople, it’s also hellaciously funny.
And it’s my kind of humor.
Enjoy.
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R.I.P Ramon Dekkers
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Cor Hemmers, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Ramon Dekkers on February 28, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Ramon Dekkers is one of the greats of Muay Thai; probably the greatest Westerner to ever don the Mongkon. He had two hundred fights for one hundred and seventy-five wins, which would probably have been an even greater number had he not taken so many fights back-to-back with as little as a week in between.
Sadly, Dekkers died today, aged 43. He made a massive contribution to my fighting and training life; he and his father Cor Hemmers made my experience of living and training in the Netherlands fantastic.
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Discrimination! Oppression!
Posted in Observation with tags discrimination, head of school, Ian Lang, Sexual harrassment, VCA, Victorian College of the Arts on February 24, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Portrait of Ian Lang, former head of school at Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and TV, relaxing at home.
Some months back, I posted an entry about a skirmish in the war of the sexes. Continue reading
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Peter Graham
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Adam Watt, Alexei Ignashov, Apidech Moekunthod, Badr hari, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Daniel Dawson, Draka, Fedor, Francisco Filho, Glaube Feitosa, Honbu, Hunter Sam, Ikebukuro, ISS Gym Pattaya, Jan Nortje, Jason Suttie, K1, kakutogi, Karate, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kempo karate, Kickboxing, Kyokushin karate, Mark Hunt, Mark Kerr, Mas Oyama, Mirko Crocop, MMA, Moise Rimbon, Nicholas Pettas, Nick Kara, Paul Slowinski, Peter Graham’s IMC, Remy Bonjasky, Rolles Gracie, Sam Greco, Semmy Schilt, Sengoku, Stan Longinidis, Stefan Leko, Tae Kwon Do, Uchi Deshi on February 13, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, December 2012
The day I talked to Peter, he was managing multiple tasks and unsure I’d be able to get any sense out of him.
“I’ve just come from ten rounds of sparring!” Continue reading
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Slowinski vs Edwards vs K1
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Alexei Muchin, Alistair Overeem, Ben Edwards, Catalin Morosanu, Chakuriki, Crocop, Dancing with the Stars, Daniel Ghita, Errol Zimmerman, Ethan Shepp, FEG, Glory International, Gokhan Saki, Ismael Lodnt, Jerrel Miller, K1, Kings of Kombat, Knees of Fury, Paul Slowinski, Raul Catinas on February 12, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2013
K1 has been through some trying times of late; bankruptcy, changes in ownership, radioactive meltdowns and the like. The brand of the world’s most prestigious fight organization has survived, however, with a strong Australian contingent as a crucial part of it. BEN EDWARDS and PAUL SLOWINSKI talk to JARROD BOYLE about their recent experience in Japan at the Final 16. Continue reading
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The World’s Best Muay Thai
Posted in Kickboxing with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Andrei Kulebin, Bad Company Muay Thai, Bangkok, Buakaw, Chris Ngimbie, Contender Asia, Dzabar Askerov, Emanuel Di Profetis, Emanuel Di Profetis Saenchai, Erika Kamimura, Faldir Chabari, Giorgio Petrosyan, Gym Boxing St. Fons, Iron Tiger Muay Thai, It’s Showtime 73 Max, Julie Kitchen, Kevin Ross, Las Vegas, Liam Harrison, Lumpinee Stadium, Mark Wakeling, Master Toddy, Muay Thai, Nasser Kacem, Nieky Holtzken, Paul Karpowicz, Rajamadern Stadium, Ramon Dekkers, Rayen Simpson, Rudolph Durica, Shane Campbell, Steve Wakeling, Tetsuya Yamato, Throwdown Training Center, Touch Gloves Gym, Vitaly Gurkov, WBC, WMC title, Yodsanklai Fairtex, Yohan Lidon on February 12, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2013
Kickboxing, as a sport, as been evolving since the early eighties. Its roots in Muay Thai have remained constant, however; Muay Thai continues to exist despite fashion and rule changes and springs up like a hardy flower in the most unlikely of places, taking root amongst passionate practitioners and audiences alike. JARROD BOYLE takes you on a whirlwind tour of the best fighters defining and promoting the art worldwide. Continue reading
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Best Lawyer Joke Ever!
Posted in Jokes with tags jokes, Julie Hock, Lawyers, Scottish Brothel on February 11, 2013 by Jarrod BoyleWith thanks to Julie Hock.
The madam opened the brothel door and in walked a young man.
“May I help you sir?” she asked. Continue reading
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Blood-and-Guts Love Letter
Posted in Love letters, Statement of intention with tags Boxing, bullfighting, Carrie Bradshaw, Death in the Afternoon, deer hunting, Ernest Hemingway, love letters, Sex and the City, The Love Letters of Great Men on February 8, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
“Boxing and bullfighting are elevated above other sports because of the blood that is in them.”
– Ernest Hemingway (paraphrased from Death in the Afternoon).
I have posted a few love letters on here over time. I was taken with the idea when I heard about ‘The Love Letters of Great Men’, courtesy of Carrie Bradshaw in ‘Sex and the City’. Let’s face it; we watch for blood. It’s not just ghoulish curiosity; it’s also for catharsis. And if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I don’t give a fuck about anything that isn’t bloody.
The following is presented for your delectation. Continue reading
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Witchophiliac
Posted in Fiction, Writing with tags Bettina Liano, Dukes of Hazzard, glamour, JB Hi Fi, John Wayne, Levi's, Maleficent, Seven Dwarves, Sleeping Beauty, Walt Disney on January 30, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
When I was a little kid, my sisters and I had a baby-sitter after school. She wasn’t very interested in us; stuck pretty much to reading her romance novels. And to get the peace and quiet required to read, she’d plonk us down in front of a lot of Walt Disney films.
My favourite? Sleeping Beauty. Maleficent the witch queen reminded me of the women in the magazines my father kept hidden in his study. Brazen and powerful, they stared down the camera and into me with a mixture of desire and contempt. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 