International Kickboxer Magazine, Vol.19, No.1
If there was one incident that made me wonder about people who make fighting their profession, it was the day I found myself in the shower with Alistair Overeem. Continue reading
Archive for Cor Hemmers
Demolition: Training with Alistair Overeem
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Badr hari, Cor Hemmers, Errol Parris, Glaube Feitosa, Golden Glory, Remy Bonjasky on April 11, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
What Makes a Good Counter-Fighter?
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Andy Hug, Bob Sapp, Cor Hemmers, Cyril Abidi, Ernesto Hoost, Fransisco Filho, Giorgio Petrosyan, Jermone Le Banner, Mark Hunt, Peter Graham, Ramon Dekkers, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, Soren Mongkongton on September 7, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine Vol. 17 No.3
Competitive fighting can be viewed as being similar to a conversation; one person talks, one person replies. Each person says what they believe will give them an advantage and hopefully, the upper hand. After all, fighting is all about convincing the three judges, whether it comes by knockout or their considered decision, given the arguments that are presented to them. As a counter fighter, you specialise in replying to your opponent. This means you tend to let the other fighter put his case first, which is difficult for a beginner to achieve; in addition to the pain, being hit is pretty alarming! Counter fighting really depends on a cool head and a sound defence. Continue reading
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Sparring Smart
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Writing with tags Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, Chris Chrisopoulides, Cor Hemmers, Errol Zimmerman, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Paul Slowinski, Ramon Dekkers on September 6, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle
Sparring with Peter Graham probably wasn't very smart.
International Kickboxer Magazine, Vol 16, Number 6
January 2009
Sparring is the business end of training. All forms of conditioning (weights, bagwork, padwork, running, drills, etc) should be integrated into a training regimen to serve this most crucial of activities. The quality and intensity of your sparring will be the most important determining factor in pre-fight preparation. Continue reading
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Inside a Dutch ‘A Class’ Training Session
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Cor Hemmers, Golden Glory, Ramon Dekkers, Valentijn Overeem on August 26, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle
Errol Zimmerman showing Bjorn Bregy who’s boss at the K1 Europe GP in 2008
Australian Heavyweight Jarrod Boyle lives in Breda, Holland, where he trains out of the world-renowned Golden Glory Gym, home to such champions as Semmy Schilt and Stefan Leko. In the following story, Jarrod takes us inside a typical Dutch ‘A Class’ training session. Continue reading
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'Catching Cannonballs!' Aussie jumps into Dutch Training Cauldron
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, Cor Hemmers, Errol Zimmerman, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Michael Schiavello, Ramon Dekkers, Semmy Schilt on August 25, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle
Me and Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, shortly after he almost punched my head off.
International Kickboxer Magazine, Volume 16, Number 2
March 2008
Melbourne Heavyweight Jarrod Boyle jumped on a plane at the end of February and headed to Breda, Holland for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – to train at the Golden Glory Gym of K1 stars Semmy Schilt, Stefan Leko and Chalid ‘Die Faust’ Arrab under the auspices of legendary trainers Cor Hemmers and Ramon Dekkers. Here he talks to MICHAEL SCHIAVELLO about life in the cauldron of one of the world’s most successful and toughest gyms. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 