I didn’t start playing sport because I was athletic, or because it was part of the school curriculum. I was angry; furiously angry, and I wanted to fight.
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The Duel
Posted in The Duel with tags bouncer, Christianity, Feminism, Islam, Karate, Nazism, Sapiens, Victorian Super Heavyweight Champion, Yuval Noah Harari on January 27, 2024 by Jarrod Boyle
Kyokushin Warrior – Daniel Trifu
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags All-Japan Championships, Bondi Beach, bouncer, Bucharest, Communism, Daniel Trifu, Fifty-Man Kumite, full contact karate, gypsy, Jean-Claude Van Damme, jiu jitsu, John Taylor, Kenji Midori, Kickboxer movie, kumite, Kyokushin karate, Kyokushin World Federation World Championship, Lynn O'Brien, Mackay, Mount Mitsumine, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania, Samurai, security, Shotokan, The Terminator, Toku Jun Ishi, Tong Po, Wu Shu Kung Fu on August 22, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, January 2015
After a serious accident that nearly claimed his life, Sydney-based Kyokushin Karate sensei Daniel Trifu not only regained his full health, but returned to fight bare-knuckle, full-contact karate and win world-championship silver. Here, JARROD BOYLE tracks the karate journey of the archetypical Kyokushin warrior. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags bouncer, gladstone bag, novel, Phi Phi Island, Thailand, Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses, UK, visa, working holiday on January 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Melbourne, as a city, is a lot like London.
Pat believed this like a superstition as he sauntered down the corridor that connected the aeroplane to the terminal. Continue reading
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Ken Lay: Cage Fighting, Bloodshed and Resonating Against the Void
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags All the Pretty Horses, Australian society, blood, Blood Meridian, bouncer, cage fighting, Cormac McCarthy, Dan Kelly, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, No Country for Old Men, Police chief, street violence, The Age Newspaper, The Crossing, The Guardian Online Newspaper, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, violence against women, William Luu on October 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
To my mind, Ken Lay is more than just a police chief; he’s an exceptional public figure, fighting to make a crucial difference to Australian society. Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 3
Posted in Journalism with tags bouncer, Dog Brothers, doorman, Geoff Thompson, Jim Armstrong, Musashi, pressure training, stress inoculation on October 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
Geoff Thompson, father of modern self-defence training, comes from a similar background to Jim Armstrong, having grown up and learned to make a living as a doorman and bouncer on the mean streets of the UK. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 