FightLive Magazine, June/July 2016
“Life after fighting is more scary to me than dying.”
-‘John’ Wayne Parr. Continue reading
Archive for Golden Glory
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Combat Sports and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Posted in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, fighting, Journalism with tags Albert Park Sports Medicine Center, Alistair Overeem, Bedford V.A. Medical Center, Benjey Zimmerman, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Collingwood Football Club, Danny Green, Dave Mirra, dementia pugilistica, Derek Boogaard, Dr Bennet Omalu, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Ellen Degeneres show, Errol Zimmerman, Fighter's Factory, Four Corners program, Gary Nichols, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Heart, Soul, Fire, Holly Holm, Mark Castagnini, Mike Webster, National Hockey League, NFL, Paul Briggs, Ramon Dekkers, Ronda Rousey, UFC on July 31, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
Benjey Zimmerman
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Real Men with tags Alistair Overeem, Benjey Zimmerman, Breaking Bad, Cor Hemmers, Golden Glory, Junior Dos Santos, Kickboxing, Los Pollos Hermanos, Netherlands, Nick Hemmers, UFC, Walter White, World Series Boxing on February 8, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
When did you retire? What made you decide it was time?
I believe that passion is the main ingredient of being successful. I lost my passion after some heavy injuries and disappointment in decisions by management. Continue reading
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Mark Mullan Retires
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Bobby Scrivano, Brendan Pardy, Daniel 'The Rock' Dawson, farang, Fitzroy Stars, Golden Glory, Holland, ISS Pattaya, James Roesler, K1, Kickboxing Arnhem, MMA, Rumble in the Jungle, Simon Coutsouvelis, Strikefit, Thailand, Underworld Gym on November 27, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Mark Mullan has had more than thirty fights spread over a fifteen-year career. In that time, he has trained in the Netherlands at the toughest gym in the world and fought in Europe, Asia and Australia. The time has come to hang up the gloves and he intended to go out with a bang when he took on old rival Simon Coutsouvelis this Friday night. Continue reading
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Goodlife Rapes the Fitness Industry
Posted in Goodlife, Journalism, Observation, Statement of intention with tags accountants, Ardent Leisure, baphomet, Coles, Crossfit, deadlift, Doherty’s Gym, Domino's Pizza, Fitness First, freelance, Golden Glory, Goodlife, Goodlife Armadale, Goodlife Glen Iris, Goodlife Prahran, Hammer Strength, ironedge, Jim Morrson, kettlebells, Kickboxing, Kickstart, Markos Markopoulos, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz, occupational heath and safety, Olympia Gym, Performance Training Center, personal trainers, pilates, ronin, Samoan lawyer, sociopath, spills, squat, Street's ice cream, The Corporation, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, weight training, William Blake, Workcover, Worksafe, writer on May 29, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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‘He who has suffered you to impose on him, knows you.’
– William Blake,
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
It is time to dump the bucket. 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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Ramon Dekkers: The Legend and the Legacy
Posted in Kickboxing with tags 'The Deadly Kisser', Anthony Vella, Boxing, Breda, Carlo Dekkers, Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Cor Hemmers, Duane Ludwig, Errol Zimmerman, Frank Der Korput, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Judo, Kyokushin karate, Lumpinee Stadium, Maeng Ho, Marcel Dragan, Marino Deflorin, Marloes Coenen, Muay Thai, Namphon, Nicky Dekers, Paris, Paul Briggs, Pelmolenstreet, Peter Aerts, Quinty Dekkers, Raul Catinas, Rob Kaman, Sangtiennoi, Saville Row, Stefan Leko, Thailand, Volkswagen GTI on June 29, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2013
Ramon Dekkers was the most significant Western fighter to wear the Mongkon. In fact, he and Rob Kaman can be credited with re-inventing Muay Thai in Thailand, its country of origin. Continue reading
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Lance Armstrong
Posted in Journalism with tags Alistair Overeem, Ben Edwards, Cor Hemmers, Cycling, drug cheating, drug testing, Errol Zimmerman, Golden Glory, Holland, Iggy Pop, Kickboxing, Lance Armstrong, Michael Schiavello, Steppenwolf, steroids, T.S. Eliot, Tour De France on October 23, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cycling/uci-agrees-to-strip-armstrong-of-titles-20121022-281uc.html
I feel great sympathy for Lance Armstrong today. Continue reading
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Marcel Dragan
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Andre Manaart, Anthony Perkins, Arad, Ashwym Balrak, Banat, Breda, Bucharest, Buddhism, Ceausescu, Chakuriki, Communism, Confucianism, Cor Hemmers, Dennis Krauweel, Dzevad Poturak, Eduard Irimia, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Judo, K1, Kafka, Lao Tzu, Lugoj, Marcel Dragan, Mike Passenier, Mike's Gym, Muay Thai, Nagy Arnold, Niecky Holtzken, Orson Welles, Phaedo, Philosophy, Plato, Ramon Dekkers, Raul Catinas, Romania, Stefan Leko, SuperKombat, Taoism, The Myth of Gyges, The Republic The Symposium, The Trial, Thom Harinck, Timisoara, Zen Buddhism on October 21, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
L to R: Thom Harinck, Marcel, Raul Catinas, and some other dude I don’t recognise.
Marcel Dragan recalls the quotation from William Blake’s ‘Proverbs of Hell’; ‘He whose face gives no light shall never become a star.’ Marcel was the first, and probably the most influential, coach of one of the world’s most talented heavyweight kickboxers, Raul Catinas. This interview provides insight into Raul, as well as Cor Hemmers and Ramon Dekkers, in addition to the culture of Romania and why a hard sport like Muay Thai flourishes under such hard conditions. It’s also a portrait of one of the most unselfish, decent trainers I have met during my involvement with the sport.
Athough, he persists in calling me Jerry. Continue reading
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Raul Catinas – Ben Edwards' Opponent for the K1 Final Elimination Tournament
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Ben Edwards, Chakuriki Amsterdam, Cor Hemmers, Daniel Sam, Golden Glory, Holland, K1 Final Elimination, Marcel Dragan, Metalbox Arad, Mike Tyson, Peter Aerts, Romania, Thom Harinck on October 11, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
Ben Edwards will face off against Romanian fighter Raul Catinas at K1 Final Elimination on October 14. Raul and Ben will meet in what I expect to be the most exciting fight on the card; both are big, powerful men with a reputation for big, powerful punches. Both have cut their teeth with previous Final Elimination appearances at which they lost to more experienced opponents. The road is narrowing to a path and Catinas and Edwards are nose-to-nose at the junction.
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Benjey Zimmerman
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Assisi, Benjey Zimmerman, Breda, Chalid Arrab, Cor Hemmers, Errol Zimmerman, Francesco Damiano, Fred Royers, Godfried Balyn, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Maeng Ho, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Ramon Dekkers, Randy 'Machoman' Savage, Sergei Korschinsky, World Series Boxing on September 2, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
When I trained at Golden Glory, the most famous fighter on-campus was Chalid ‘Die Faust’ Arrab. There were another four lesser-known guys who were just as awesome; Gokhan Saki, Alistair Overeem, Errol Zimmerman and his cousin, Benjey. The first three have gone on to become household names (in kickboxing households, at least).
For my money, Benjey is next. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 