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 Mike Bernardo
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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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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The Elephant Named Brain Damage
Posted in Fitness, Journalism, Kickboxing, Observation, Real Men with tags Alexei Kouznetsov, Alzheimer's disease, Andrew Rule, Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boxing, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Derek Boogaard, Dr Ann McKee, Francois Botha, Golden Glory, Joe Demicoli, Kickboxing, Lou Gehrig's disease, Mike Bernardo, MMA, Parkinson's disease, Rick Rypien, The Fighter's Factory, Wade Belak on April 1, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
The Herald-Sun newspaper dated March 2, 2012 featured an article about head trauma in sports, written by Andrew Rule. You can read it at:
Let’s face it; head injury is the big fucking elephant in the room at my house. 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
Theme Park at its Darkest 