Frank Giorgi – 'The Showdown' on April 28

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Frank Giorgi faces off against Steve Moxon on April 28. It’s hyped to be one of the fights of the year. We’ve heard from Steve; let’s find out what Frank has to say. Continue reading →

Sarah 'Missy' Howett – 'The Showdown' on April 28

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 14, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Sarah with Joe Nader, her trainer, after her recent win over Daniella Smith in New Zealand

Sarah ‘Missy’ Howett continues her march toward world domination on April 28 when she fights Sarah O’Connell for the ANBF Australian boxing title.  Continue reading →

Marco Pique: The Sniper

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags , , , on April 12, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2012

Marco Pique is becoming an increasingly well-known name around the world. Australian fight fans are developing an especially keen interest in him, given the introduction we received on The Challenger Muay Thai when he fought – and defeated – the fearsome Frank Giorgi. Continue reading →

The Coming Storm: Frank Giorgi

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2012

2011 was an enormous year for Frank Giorgi. He’s come storming into the forefront of Australian Muay Thai and made a significant impact on the world stage. Continue reading →

Returning to Earth with a Crash and a Bang and a Column of Smoke

Posted in Observation, Ridiculous curiosity on April 11, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Indicates Mr Boyle with a pointed teaspoon, “Jesus, listen to me; I need a smack over the head. That sounds as stupid as something you’d say.”

Steve Moxon – 'The Showdown' on April 28

Posted in Kickboxing with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 6, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Steve Moxon, K1 specialist, will be going head-to-head against Frank Giorgi, one of Australia’s premier Thai stylists on Joe Nader’s Powerplay show, ‘The Showdown’, at the Moonee Valley Racecourse on April 28. Steve lets me know what it is we – and Frank – should expect.  Continue reading →

WOW!!!

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing on April 6, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Yesterday was the Golden Glory organisation’s birthday. I expect this news would have made both Cor Hemmers and Bas Boon smile.

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/395325/Dana-White-I-am-so-f——-mad/

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ufc-overeem-20120404,0,980820.story

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/4/5/2928250/ufc-146-alistair-overeems-testosterone-ratio-an-unbelievable-14-1

The Elephant Named Brain Damage

Posted in Fitness, Journalism, Kickboxing, Observation, Real Men with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 1, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

The Herald-Sun newspaper dated March 2, 2012 featured an article about head trauma in sports, written by Andrew Rule. You can read it at:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/how-brain-trauma-can-destroy-athletes/story-fnbkrbz6-1226286661029

Let’s face it; head injury is the big fucking elephant in the room at my house. Continue reading →

A Testimonial

Posted in Music, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags , on March 29, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

“Brothers and sisters, I wanna see a sea of hands out there; let me see a sea of hands. I want everybody to kick up some noise; I want to hear some revolution out there brothers, I wanna hear a little revolution. Brothers and sisters, the time has come for each and every one of you to decide whether you are gonna be the problem or whether you are gonna be the solution. You must choose brothers, you must choose. It takes five seconds; five seconds of decision, five seconds to realize your purpose here on the planet. It takes five seconds to realize that it’s time to move, it’s time to get down with it. Brothers, it’s time to testify and I want to know, are you ready to testify? Are you ready? I give you a testimonial …”

J. C. Crawford’s barn-burning intro to the MC5’s “Ramblin’ Rose”. 

The Best News I Have Had All Year

Posted in Fitness with tags , on March 20, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

http://health.ninemsn.com.au/healthnews/8438124/the-science-of-how-women-achieve-orgasm-at-the-gym