“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
Archive for Melbourne
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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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
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags achilles tendon, alcoholic, Botanical Gardens, fat, Melbourne, running, St Kilda Road on February 28, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Running was getting easier. To start with, it had been nothing but pain; acid in his muscles, aching in his shins and the abrasion of wind in a breathless throat. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Asics, Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Mont Blanc, Paris, Swanston Street on February 20, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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“And I kept drinking. Probably for about another month or so. Until one day…” Pat stopped briefly and took a breath. He was giddy with exhilaration. “And I have no memory of this, I was told about it at the hospital – they found me. Outside. Behind the dumpster.” Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags ACDC Lane, Alcoholic's Anonymous, church, Great War, London, Melbourne, Salvation Army on February 6, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Pat needed a few things, but shopping would have to come later; he didn’t want to rock up to his first meeting with anything other than his hands in his pockets. He closed his coat against the late-morning cold and hunkered down against the wind.
Melbourne was like London, but less so, in every way. Busy, but fewer people. Rainy, but not as wet. Windy, but not as sharp. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Collins Street, Crown Lager, Elizabeth Street, Flinder's Street, gladstone bag, Marlboro, Melbourne, muppet, prime minister, pub, Queen Victoria Market, Russell Street, Victoria Bitter on January 17, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Melbourne congealed on the horizon; a vast grey monolith slumped beneath an iron-grey sky. Continue reading
