Steven ‘Steamrolla’ Kennedy steps into the octagonal circle on November 14 for UFC 193, the first UFC event to be held in Melbourne. His name is currently up in lights at Theme Park at its Darkest. Continue reading
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UFC 193 in Melbourne: Steven ‘Steamrolla’ Kennedy
Posted in Martial Arts, MMA, Steven 'Steamrolla' Kennedy with tags AFC, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Dan Roberts, Etihad Stadium, gofundme, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Judo, K-OZ, Kickass MMA, Kyokushin karate, MMA, Muay Thai, Pancrase, Richard Walsh, Sam 'Striker' Brown, Steven 'Steamrolla' Kennedy, Suckerpunch Management, Total Supplies and Stationery, UFC, UFC 193, WL Fight Photography, wrestling on October 22, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Salem Assli: Savate Master!
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Bob Alix, Boxe Francaise Savate, Boxing, Bruce Lee, chausson, duel, escrima, France, Guru Dan Inosanto, gymnastics, Inosanto International Instructors Association, Jeet Kune Do, jiu jitsu, Judo, kali, Kali-Eskrima-Silat, Kickboxing, Kung fu, la canne, Lille, Lord Mountbatten, martial arts, Master Chai Sirisute, Muay Thai, Paul Borrett, Robert Paturel, savate, soccer, street fighting, United States, Vas-t'on de tout? on May 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Volume 29, No. 4, April 2015
Salem Assli is a vocational teacher of many martial arts. Ironically, he found his way to the art of his native country through an assiduous study of Jeet Kune Do, the martial art of Bruce Lee. Continue reading
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Cheryl Lynch-Gardner and the Red Brigade
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Bangalore, Budo-Ryo Kempo, Catholic, Cheryl Lynch-Gardner, City Montessori School, Commonwealth Games, Delhi, Father Johnston, Foreign Correspondent, Gary Palmer, Goju Ryu, Guinness Book of Records, India, Judo, Karate, kata, Loren Lynch-Gardner, Lucknow, National All Styles Tournament, priest, Red Brigade, shalwar kameez, Shotokan, Usha Vishkawarma on January 13, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Vol.28, No.11, November 2014
“The problem in India is not that there are rapists,” says Cheryl Lynch-Gardner, co-founder of Budo-Ryu Kempo. “[Here in Australia there are] Rape Crisis Centers, counseling; there is a system. There’s no damn system over there.”
Cheryl’s involvement in the martial arts has led to her from Sydney’s western suburbs, halfway around the world to teach self-defense to Indian women. It seems like a practical fix for a universal problem, but in the macro, Cheryl’s work is part of a widespread effort to turn the tides of history and culture, one person at a time. Continue reading
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Martin Day
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, Real Men, stick fighting with tags Coldstream Guards, Combat Karate, Filipino boxing, Filipino Kyusho Organization, Grandmaster Angelo Baldissone, Gurkhas, Judo, Korean war, kyusho, Martin Day, military, Monty Python, Panan Tukan, Patricia Day, self-defence, Special Forces, Sussex, UN peacekeeping, veteran on December 23, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Vol.28, No.11, November 2014
Combat Karate is a truly modern martial art that integrates skills and techniques from a variety of styles, based on founder Martin Day’s considerable experience in the fighting arts. Few instructors can claim a pedigree equal to Martin’s. Day served in the British Army for twenty years before founding his own style.
“I can’t say everything for security reasons,” says Martin at the outset of our discussion, “Because I signed the ‘Official Secrets Act’ when I left the British Army.” Continue reading
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Peter Graham signs with Bellator
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Barry Raff, Bellator, Boxing, Boxing Works, grappling, International Martial Arts Center, jiu jitsu, Judo, Larry Papadopoulos, MMA, Peter Graham, sambo, UFC, Viacom, wrestling on July 30, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Congratulations on being signed to Bellator. What were the circumstances under which they contacted you?
Bellator has a whole bunch of managers and companies that supply pro combat athletes. They were looking to improve their heavyweight roster, and my name came up. They knew me; they had heard about my 8-fight winning streak. Actually, to date, I am on a 12-fight win streak altogether, which includes 11 wins by KO; that’s boxing, kickboxing and MMA. 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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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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