FightLive Magazine, Sept/Oct 2016
“Don’t you cry; don’t you dare cry,’ I say. “And I’ll always reprimand her if she hits like a girl.” Continue reading
Archive for AFL
‘Don’t You Cry!’ Training Fighting Women
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Muay Thai, Women's fighting with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, AFL, Angie Parr, Boonchu, Burleigh Heads, Caley Reece, Jasmine Parr, Jennifer Cavanagh, Mr Toddy, Muay Thai, Patong, Patong Stadium Gym on December 29, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
Ronda Rousey: The Movie
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, As Real As It Gets, Barcelona, Beth Correia, Beyond the Mat, blood, Born to Fight, cage fighting, Catalonia, centipedes, Charles the Bald, Greg baum, Holly Holm, Mark Hunt, Mayweather/Pacquiao, Melbourne, MMA, Octagon, Porn, Ronda Rousey, Senyera, soap opera, UFC, UFC 193, Vietnamese flag, Wilfred the First, wrestling on October 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
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When Will the Mainstream Media Approach Combat Sports from the Head, Rather Than the Ass?
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, AFL football, Alistair Overeem, Boxing, bullfighting, centipedes, Ernest Hemingway, Fight! Magazine, Greg baum, John McCain, MMA, Peter Graham, porno, Serena Williams, tennis, The Age Newspaper, UFC, UFC 193 on September 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I am currently traveling in Europe, and news reached me that Australia has had a sudden change of prime ministers. Eager to share in the good news, I googled The Age Newspaper Online.
In addition to reports on the change of leadership, I discovered there was an article about the press conference for UFC 193, due to be held in Melbourne on November 15. Continue reading
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Sam Ballantyne: Natural Born Fighter
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags ADHD, AFL, Andy Regan, BJJ, Blair Smith, Boxing, Bunbury, Chris Bradford, Darren Curovic, Disellek Topking, Eight Weapons Gym, England, hockey, Jason Altman, Kao Sok Gym, Michael Wikertoa, Muay Thai, Paul Foreman, PCYC, Sitmonchai, Slough, Tarik Solak, Thailand, Western Australia, WMC title on September 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Sam Ballantyne was born in Slough, England in 1989 and made the move to Australia two years later. He, his mother and brother settled in Bunbury in Western Australia and it wasn’t long before he found his calling. Continue reading
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Adam Goodes: My Response
Posted in Journalism, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags Adam Goodes, AFL, booing, Malcolm X, Plymouth Rock, Stan Grant, The Age Newspaper, Tim Boyle on August 2, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Adam Goodes: The Other Side
Posted in Journalism, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags 1984, Adam Goodes, AFL, Australian of the Year, Bill Shorten, Football, George Orwell, Indigenous, racism, Stalin, Tony Abbott on August 2, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Mr Boyle,
Good sir, I have noticed your support for Adam Goodes via Facebook recently and thought I might offer my perspective.
I have not attended an AFL match this year, but if I did attend a Sydney match and Adam Goodes was playing I would most certainly ‘boo’ him. Here’s why: Continue reading
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Adam Goodes: A Great Australian
Posted in Journalism, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags aboriginal, Adam Goodes, AFL, All-Blacks, Ancient Greece, assassination, Auckland, Australian of the Year, Cassius Clay, Chris Chrisopoulides, facebook, Football, haka, Indigenous, John F. Kennedy, K1, Malcolm X, Maori, martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, New Zealand, Stan Grant, trolling on August 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Gary Palmer
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags AFL, Ambrose Palmer, artillery, Boxing, Chikara Kenpo, Dave Palmer, Ed Parker, Football, Footscray Football Club, Gary Palmer, Glen Coxon, heavyweight, Jim Casey, Johnny Famechon, Karate, Kenshin Kan Karate, light heavyweight, Manly, Matthew Bryce, military, National All Styles, Paramatta, police force, Renshu Kai, Rugby, squash, Tae Kwon Do, World War Two on January 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, December 2014
For Gary Palmer, martial arts have been part of his life for as long as he can remember.
“I started with boxing,” says Gary, “I grew up with it. I come from a boxing family. My grandfather was Dave Palmer, who was both heavy and light-heavyweight champion of Australia. He held several titles – that was back in the days when they weren’t so strict about weight; they let you fight up a division. Continue reading
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Andre Meunier
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags AFL, Barrty Hall, Chalid Arrab, Chris Noble, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Hopper's Crossing, James Roesler, JetPort Parking, K1, Keith Ellis, Lester Ellis, Lumpini Stadium, Malik, Manson Gibson, MMA, Nick Kara, One Punch Campaign, Pattaya, Paul Slowinski, Peter Aerts, Peter Graham, Platinum Gym, Powerplay, Rob Fogarty, Rockwell Watches, Sakmongkol, SEN radio, Sifu McInnes, Tarik Solak, Thailand, Turkey, Tyrese, Ultimate Muay Thai, Virus Performance Sportswear, WMC title on January 2, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Andre Meunier is a ‘can do’ sort of fighter. Continue reading
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Millad Farzad: The Sky’s the Limit
Posted in Kickboxing with tags AFL, Chamuak Tong Sor Yupinda, Jun Muay Thai, Koh Samui, Lumpini Stadium, Millad Farzad, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Peter Boyd, Phetch Buncha, Ramon Dekkers, Rugby, Thepsutin Pumpannuang, Thomas Carpenter, WATBC, WBC title, West-Australian Thai Boxing Centre, WKA title, WMC title on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
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
Theme Park at its Darkest 