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 Kickboxing
Ben Edwards – Glory 24
Posted in Ben Edwards, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Billy Zane, Bulldog Gym, Che Baker, Errol Zimmerman, Glory 24, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, jiu jitsu, Josh Tonna, Kickboxing, MMA, Peter Graham, Stuart McKinnon on October 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I thought you’d given kickboxing away and gone to boxing?
I did – and I was going to have a break from everything! I was just burnt out from eleven years of constantly having a fight coming up. We got an offer from Glory – which we respectfully declined – and they countered with a generous pay increase and a two fight contract (outside of tournament) for that money and, with the US dollar falling my pay is increasing by the day… so we just said, ‘Give us a date and we will be there’. Continue reading
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Peter Graham – Professional Fighter
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Peter Graham with tags ACDC, Badr hari, Barry Raff, bone scan, Daniel Trifu, Jedrzej Macklowak, K1, Karol Bedorf, Kickboxing, KSW, Kyokushin karate, Larry Papadopoulos, Maciej Jewtuszko, Marcin Rozalski, MMA, Peter Graham, Peter Graham’s IMC, Poland, Semmy Schilt, Stalin, Thunderstruck, Tomasz Drwal, Warsaw Palace of Science and Culture on September 17, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Fight! Magazine, July 2015
Peter Graham has had more than one hundred fights – full-contact karate, kickboxing, boxing and mixed martial arts – and never broken a bone. Continue reading
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Gabriel Varga – Glory Featherweight Champion
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Aikido, Artem Levin, Bellator, Gabriel Varga, Glory, jiu jitsu, Joe Concha, Josh Jauncey, K1, Karate, Kickboxing, Lerdsila Chumpairtour, MMA, Muay Thai, Shotokan, Simon Marcus, Thailand, Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai on August 14, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Hi Gabriel, how old are you?
I’m twenty-nine.
What weight do you fight at?
One hundred and forty-three pounds, or sixty-five kilograms. 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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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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Wayne Bridge: Full Circle
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts with tags BJJ, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bruce Lee, Chan Cheuk Fai, Con Hardas, Goju Ryu Karate, Gonnohyoue Yamamoto, Goshin Ryu, Hong Kong, International Karate Organizaton, Japan, Jim Withers, John Will, Karate, kata, Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Kung fu, Mick Spinks, Peter MacGuire, Wayne Bridge on April 30, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Vol.29, No.3 March 2015
The mark of a great instructor is one who can present complex ideas simply. In doing so, the breadth of Wayne Bridge’s experience prompts him to quote Bruce Lee. Continue reading
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Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Australian Boxing Federation, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Lucas Browne, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Ruslan Chagaev, Sonny Bill Williams, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong, WBC world title on April 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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How about these rugby players?
There’s a difference between being a fighter and being an athlete. I’ve been in situations in a fight were I can feel my brain is swelling inside my head. You ask yourself a question in situations like that. Continue reading
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Vale: Sergei Laschenko
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Obituary, Real Men with tags K1, Kickboxing, Odessa, Sergei Lascenko, Ukraine on April 9, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Twenty-seven year old Sergei Lascenko has been shot and killed in Odessa, Ukraine.
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Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong on April 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Ben Edwards is always good for a chat. Since last we spoke, he has added Australian Heavyweight Boxing Champion to his string of achievements. He was kind enough to do a lap of the Theme Park in order to fill us in on the details.
What happened with Glory? Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 