FightLive Magazine, June/July 2016
“Life after fighting is more scary to me than dying.”
-‘John’ Wayne Parr. Continue reading
Archive for Ramon Dekkers
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
Verhoeven and Holzken: the New Generation of Dutch Dominance
Posted in K1, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA with tags Buakaw, Cor Hemmers, Daniel Ghita, Floyd Mayweather, Gegard Mousasi, Glory, Gokhan Saki, It's Showtime!, Joe Rogan, K1, Kops Gym, Kyokushin karate, L'houcine Ouzgni, Nieky Holzken, Peter Aerts, Ramon Dekkers, Raymond Daniels, Rico Verhoeven, Semmy Schilt, Sgaf Weber on May 16, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2016
Glory 26 was held on December the fourth of last year in Amsterdam, the unofficial capital of European kickboxing. The two biggest draw-cards of the event were respective world champions at both welterweight and superheavyweight; Nieky Holzken and Rico Verhoeven. Continue reading
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Lion Fight 25: ‘John’ Wayne Parr versus Cosmo Alexandre
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Journalism, Muay Thai, Real Men with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Bangkok, Blackzilians, Boonchu, Caley Reece, CMT, Cosmo Alexandre, Elliot Compton, Fightlive TV, Jake Lund, Joe Rogan, Kevin Dick, Kickboxing, Las Vegas, Lion Fight, Lumpini Stadium, Melchor Menor, Michael 'Thomahawk' Thompson, Michael Schiavello, Muay Thai, Ramon Dekkers, Randy Couture, Rob Kaman, S1, Scott Kemp, Temecula, WMC on December 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2015
‘John’ Wayne Parr is scheduled to take on Cosmo Alexandre at Lion Fight 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 23. Continue reading
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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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Millad Farzad: The Sky’s the Limit
Posted in Kickboxing with tags AFL, Chamuak Tong Sor Yupinda, Jun Muay Thai, Koh Samui, Lumpini Stadium, Millad Farzad, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Peter Boyd, Phetch Buncha, Ramon Dekkers, Rugby, Thepsutin Pumpannuang, Thomas Carpenter, WATBC, WBC title, West-Australian Thai Boxing Centre, WKA title, WMC title on June 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2014
Most under-age kids are trying to forge a fake ID in order to go clubbing. Millad Farzad had plans far more distinct than that and, as it turns out, far more successful. Continue reading
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Heavy Sparring: Yes or No?
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Ben Edwards, Benjey Zimmerman, Chalid Arrab, Chris Chrisopoulides, Errol Zimmerman, George Saint Pierre, Glory, Gokhan Saki, Joe Rogan, Johny Hendricks, K1 Oceania, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Phil Fagan, Ramon Dekkers, Robbie Lawler, Sam Greco, UFC, UFC 167, UFC 171, UFC Welterweight Championship on May 24, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
“Well, if you look at my training, if you see my helmet, it is like two inches thick… I got a big nose bar. And… I don’t take head shots. The reason why is that you don’t get paid in the gym – you get training in the gym. I want to save them for in the Octagon, and I think that’s what helps me a lot. 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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Thug Sport
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Observation with tags Alexei Ignashov, Badr hari, Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Budo, Cor Hemmers, Elvis Presley, Full Contact World Tournament, Genesis, George Saint Pierre, Hosea, Israel, Jacob, John McCain, K1, Kyokushin karate, Lance Armstrong, Mas Oyama, MMA, Nick Diaz, Pride, Ramon Dekkers, Semmy Schilt, Sensei Kawabata, Tony Bowden, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, Wayne Carey on May 3, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
R.I.P Ramon Dekkers
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Cor Hemmers, Mongkon, Muay Thai, Ramon Dekkers on February 28, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Ramon Dekkers is one of the greats of Muay Thai; probably the greatest Westerner to ever don the Mongkon. He had two hundred fights for one hundred and seventy-five wins, which would probably have been an even greater number had he not taken so many fights back-to-back with as little as a week in between.
Sadly, Dekkers died today, aged 43. He made a massive contribution to my fighting and training life; he and his father Cor Hemmers made my experience of living and training in the Netherlands fantastic.
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The World’s Best Muay Thai
Posted in Kickboxing with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Andrei Kulebin, Bad Company Muay Thai, Bangkok, Buakaw, Chris Ngimbie, Contender Asia, Dzabar Askerov, Emanuel Di Profetis, Emanuel Di Profetis Saenchai, Erika Kamimura, Faldir Chabari, Giorgio Petrosyan, Gym Boxing St. Fons, Iron Tiger Muay Thai, It’s Showtime 73 Max, Julie Kitchen, Kevin Ross, Las Vegas, Liam Harrison, Lumpinee Stadium, Mark Wakeling, Master Toddy, Muay Thai, Nasser Kacem, Nieky Holtzken, Paul Karpowicz, Rajamadern Stadium, Ramon Dekkers, Rayen Simpson, Rudolph Durica, Shane Campbell, Steve Wakeling, Tetsuya Yamato, Throwdown Training Center, Touch Gloves Gym, Vitaly Gurkov, WBC, WMC title, Yodsanklai Fairtex, Yohan Lidon on February 12, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2013
Kickboxing, as a sport, as been evolving since the early eighties. Its roots in Muay Thai have remained constant, however; Muay Thai continues to exist despite fashion and rule changes and springs up like a hardy flower in the most unlikely of places, taking root amongst passionate practitioners and audiences alike. JARROD BOYLE takes you on a whirlwind tour of the best fighters defining and promoting the art worldwide. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 