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“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
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When Will the Mainstream Media Approach Combat Sports from the Head, Rather Than the Ass?
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, AFL football, Alistair Overeem, Boxing, bullfighting, centipedes, Ernest Hemingway, Fight! Magazine, Greg baum, John McCain, MMA, Peter Graham, porno, Serena Williams, tennis, The Age Newspaper, UFC, UFC 193 on September 18, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I am currently traveling in Europe, and news reached me that Australia has had a sudden change of prime ministers. Eager to share in the good news, I googled The Age Newspaper Online.
In addition to reports on the change of leadership, I discovered there was an article about the press conference for UFC 193, due to be held in Melbourne on November 15. Continue reading
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The Long Road: ‘John’ Wayne Parr
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Boonchu, Caged Muay Thai, CMT, Georges Saint Pierre, Gold Coast, Hollywood, Joe Rogan, Junior Dos Santos, Les Sherrington, Mark Hunt, MGM Grand, MMA, Orbital bone, Powerplay, Queensland, Richard Walsh, Ronda Rousey, San Diego, Toby Smith, Tyrone Spong, UFC, UFC 184, Wayne Parr on July 11, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2015
There are many things to like about ‘John’ Wayne Parr. Best of all, he always comes up with a story. Just ask his friend, Joe Rogan. Continue reading
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Why Everybody Loves Mark Hunt
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Mark Hunt, Stipe Miocic, UFC on March 13, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Shucks, if I throw Stipe Miocic into any harbour, he probably drowns,” Aussie headliner Mark Hunt laughs. “And how do we fight each other if he’s dead?
“Other fighters might like to talk trash but I’m fairly civil. Especially at this level.
“Plus Stipe seems a nice guy. So no, I won’t be throwing him into any water. But when the bell goes, man, I’m still going to put a hole in his face.”
– Hunt giving an intro to his performance against Stipe Miocic at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide on May 10, 2015
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‘Blood is Proof of Life’
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Observation, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags cage fighting, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, The Age Newspaper, Tim Boyle, UFC, Victoria on December 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Your humble narrator was fortunate enough to be quoted in The Age Newspaper and The Sydney Morning Herald today on the subject of cage fighting in Victoria.
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/blood-is-proof-of-life-20141206-121oze.html
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Ken Lay: Cage Fighting, Bloodshed and Resonating Against the Void
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags All the Pretty Horses, Australian society, blood, Blood Meridian, bouncer, cage fighting, Cormac McCarthy, Dan Kelly, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, No Country for Old Men, Police chief, street violence, The Age Newspaper, The Crossing, The Guardian Online Newspaper, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, violence against women, William Luu on October 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
To my mind, Ken Lay is more than just a police chief; he’s an exceptional public figure, fighting to make a crucial difference to Australian society. Continue reading
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Reality-Based Self Defence: Scenario Training – 5
Posted in Journalism, Real Men with tags arm bar, Navy SEALs, self-defence, somatic arc reflex, Target Focus Training, Tim Larkin, UFC on October 8, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, September 2014 Vol. 28. No.9
“Competition sport has protected us from the ugly reality,” says Tim Larkin, founder of Target Focus Training. “Last I checked, the UFC has 31 rules, and 27 of them are pertaining to injury to the human body. Continue reading
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James Sheedy: A Martial Arts Odyssey
Posted in Journalism with tags Anthony Rogers, Aristotle, Arnis, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bruce Lee, Caspian Smith, Enter the Dragon, Glen Coxon, Graham Johnson, James Sheedy, John Callegari, K1, Kickboxing, Lee Harnos, MMA, Muay Thai, Peter matlow, Rhee Tae Kwon Do, Satori, Tae Kwon Do, Taren Point, UFC, Woolongong on September 6, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, Vol. 28 No. 8, August 2014
James Sheedy has been involved in martial arts for the long haul. Beginning his journey back in 1975, Jim has been training for a total of thirty-eight years and teaching for the lion’s share of them. 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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UFC: The Other Side of the Bloody Coin
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Antonio Silva, Boxing, bullfighting, cage fighting, Carl Jung, Cormac McCarthy, Daily Telegraph Newspaper, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Hunt, motor racing, Phil Rothfield, Rush, The Crossing, the Shadow, UFC on December 11, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
“Young men love war and old men love it in them.”
-Cormac McCarthy,
The Crossing.
Phil Rothfield recently published an editorial in The Daily Telegraph that has gone viral across the Facebook pages of many of the people I know. It’s a pretty inflammatory screed, and I’m surprised any credible newspaper would publish it; the comment about ‘allowing’ women to fight on the card alongside men must have left feminists, along with fight-fans, scratching their heads. Continue reading
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