International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August, 2015
Peter Aerts has recently announced his retirement due to an inability to recover from injury, bringing down the curtain on a phenomenal career. Continue reading
Archive for Ernesto Hoost
Andre Meunier – K-Energy
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags Adrenalin Mixed Martial Arts, AFC, Andre 'The Mad Man' Meunier, Chalid Arrab, Chris Brown, Dubai, Ernesto Hoost, Hopper's Crossing, Iran, James Roesler, Japan, K-Energy, Kickboxing, Korrowa, Melburn Made Ink, Muay Thai, Namba Stadium, Nick Kara, Peter Aerts, Prince Alireza, Southland, Speedway racing, St Kilda, Tarik Solak, Wangaratta, Wilgunyah, WKO on February 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Andre ‘The Mad Man’ Meunier: appropriately labelled and packaged for Japanese fans.
Andre Meunier, Victoria’s number-one heavyweight kickboxer, is hitting his straps. He’s just come back from a win in Japan where he was the intro for the two most significant heavyweights in the history of the sport, might do a it of boxing, enjoys a spot of MMA in his time off, has opened a tattoo parlour in Windsor and likes a bit of speedway racing when the opportunity presents itself. He tells Theme Park at its Darkest all about it.
So… how did it go? Continue reading
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Peter Aerts
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Amsterdam Arena, Andre Manaart, Andy Hug, Bas Rutten, Boxing, Chakuriki, Cyril Abidi, Ernesto Hoost, Holland, K1, Kancho Ishii, Karate, Kyokushin karate, Lumberjack, Masaki Sataake, Meijiro, Michael Jordan, Mike Bernardo, Peter Aerts, Ramon Dekkers, Remy Bonjasky, Sam Greco, Tae Kwon Do, Thai boxing, Thom Harinck, WKO Kumite Energy on January 16, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Peter Aerts, like all ‘great’ athletes, is most often defined in terms of the length of his career and the titles he’s won. True definition, however, is a matter of establishing something in comparison with its contemporaries which, for a fighter, is in terms of their opponents. Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs: ‘Bangin’ Ben Edwards and the Vicissitudes of Fate
Posted in Ben Edwards, Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Badr hari, Ben Edwards, Bulldog Gym, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, Evolution, Glory International, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, Mark Hunt, Nick Boutzos, Paul Slowinski, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Ruslan Karaev, Steve McKinnon, Stuart McKinnon on August 22, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2014
The greatest careers are marked by severe vicissitudes of fate. Fight fans talk about the great clashes; Aerts and Hoost, Hunt and Sefo, Hari and Karaev. What they don’t talk about are the ups and downs a professional fighter goes through from fight to fight, like a ship that sails on a stormy sea. Continue reading
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Sam Greco: True Elite
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags All-Japan Karate Championships, Branko Cikatic, Captain Socceroo, Christopher Chronis, Dana Goodson, Duke Roufus, Ernesto Hoost, Jerome Le Banner, Juventus, K1, Kyokushin, Mas Oyama, Masaaki Satake, Michael Thompson, Mike Bernardo, Mr Ishii, Muay Thai, Paul Fyfield, Peter Aerts, Rolls Royce, Sam Greco, SBS television, Seido, soccer, Stan 'The Man' Longinidis, The Crowning, WAKO world title on April 17, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2014
Sam Greco is more than just a world champion full-contact karate fighter who became a world champion kickboxer during the glory days of the now-defunct K1 organisation: he is a legend. Continue reading
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Tarik Solak: Return of the Super-Promoter!
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags A1 Grand Prix, Billboard Nightclub, Chris Allen, Cihad Kepenek, Crown Casino, Ernesto Hoost, FEG, Forbes Magazine, Foxsports, Fuji TV, Glory, Gurkan Ozkan, ISKA, K1, K1 Oceania, K3, Ken Imai, Mark Hunt, Melbourne Pavilion, Mirko Cropcop, MMA, Mr Ishii, Mr Tanikawa, Patrice Quarteron, Paul Slowinski, Peter Lewis, Prince Amir, Tarik Solak, Vedat H., Vodaphone Arena, Wayne Parr on December 6, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2013
Tarik Solak is back on Australian soil with a new show and new fighters. To put it simply, he’s excited. Continue reading
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Semmy Schilt: Going to the Mountain
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Alexei Ignashov, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boxing, Dana White, Dave Jonkers, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, FEG, Gai Do Yoku karate, Golden Glory, Judo, K1, Kickboxing, Kyokushin karate, MMA, Pancrase, Peter Aerts, Pride, Ramon Dekkers, Remy Bonjasky, Rolex, Sylvester Stallone, UFC, wrestling, Yamata on July 5, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2013
Semmy Schilt is one of the most dominant champions in the history of fightsports. Standing at two-meters-twelve-centimeters and weighing somewhere in the vicinity of one-hundred-and-thirty kilos, he towers over not only his opponents, but also, the history of the sport itself. JARROD BOYLE goes to the mountain and comes back with the news. Continue reading
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Fighting Injury – On the Business of Becoming Hardened
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation with tags Alex Roberts, Amsterdam Arena, Buddha, Ernesto Hoost, Gokhan Saki, International Kickboxer Magazine, K1, Muay Thai, Nathan 'Carnage' Corbett, Paul Slowinski, Peter Lewis, Tafa Misipati on December 2, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
I once trained with Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett while writing an article about him for International Kickboxer Magazine. He had a big fight coming up against a European opponent, and Carnage was then, as he is now, in a unique position; he’s almost never been beaten. Continue reading
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R.I.P. Mike Bernardo
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Andy Hug, Ernesto Hoost, Jerome Le Banner, K1, Mike Bernardo, Peter Aerts, Sam Greco on March 4, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
Some weeks ago, I posted a couple of pieces about ‘Old Kickboxers Never Die, they just end up in the can – or the hospital.’ Sadly, Mike Bernardo has proven me wrong. He killed himself on February 14 at the age of 42 after a long battle with depression and anxiety. Continue reading
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The K1 Affair: Rise and Fall of a Fighting Juggernaut
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Andy Hug, Bob Sapp, Branko Cicatic, Ernesto Hoost, Kyokushin, Peter Aerts, Sam Greco, Seido karate, Semmy Schilt on October 5, 2011 by Jarrod BoyleThe merits of various martial codes and their true point of origin will always be up for debate, but as far as codifying stand-up fighting and putting it on the international stage, K1 takes the honours. The glory has not been without incident, however; K1 is now fighting not only for pre-eminence, but also for its survival. JARROD BOYLE examines the history of one of fighting sports’ most sacred, hallowed codes. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 