The Duel
Provocation I had to challenge J- in such a way that didn’t amount to a threat. It’s entirely possible that he might even take a threat to the police in order to tie me up. I got his phone number from...
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The Driving Force of a Crucially Diminished Intellect Psychological injury is different to physical injury. It’s something that settles over a period of time, as whatever has occurred continues to...
View ArticleMiyamoto Musashi Versus Cameron Quinn: A Book of Five Rings
Shihan Cameron Quinn is, by the standards of ‘Theme Park…’, a luminary. He began training in Kyokushin Karate in 1971 and lived in Japan in 1976, studying Japanese and training at the Kyokushin Honbu...
View Article‘Simplicity is the Last Step in Art…’
Training other people’s children is one of the most significant responsibilities I’ve undertaken. It’s a huge moment of trust when a parent leaves you with their child, and I feel as if me and the kid...
View ArticleThe Heavy Bag is a Koan
‘There must be rites,’ [the Fox said]. ‘What’s a rite?’ asked the Little Prince. ‘It is a thing too often neglected…’ The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupery p.61 I have a young man coming to see...
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Ben Edwards is a beast. After making a significant impression on international heavyweight boxing and kickboxing, he is poised to make an elephantine splash at the deep end of the swimming pool of...
View ArticleBox Office Appeal: Mayweather Versus McGregor
Published in ‘Mayweather Vs McGregor: Money Fight.’ “The public has been hoodwinked. It’s the biggest farce in boxing history,” says Peter Graham, former world champion heavyweight boxer, kickboxer...
View ArticleMorbid Love
2. I probably first walked into a fight gym shortly after that so I could learn to stand up to him physically because reason and honesty weren’t working, but it was more than that. When I looked in...
View ArticleBoxing: ‘Simplicity is the Last Step in Art and the Beginning of Nature’.
Without wanting to get too technical, boxing is one of few sports which delivers a truly comprehensive workout. The thing I like best about boxing is that it is the essence of the maxim, ‘easy to...
View ArticleThe Return of ‘Bangin’ Ben’ Edwards
You’ve been quiet. What have you been up to since you lost the Oz Heavyweight boxing title to Peter Graham? I had one fight with Glory in October 2015 [which was] a disappointing loss. After that, I...
View ArticleLucas Browne: Blunt-Force Trauma
Fightlive Magazine, August/September 2016 Lucas Browne is one of the biggest names in Australian combat sports. He recently contested the WBA world heavyweight boxing title in Chechnya, successfully...
View ArticleJoe Schilling: All the Glory
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016 Joe ‘Stitch ‘Em Up’ Schilling is a significant figure amongst the new breed of fighters.It’s very unusual to drive past any gym now and find that it is a...
View ArticlePeter Graham – World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
How does it feel to be the heavyweight world champ? Now it’s sunk in a bit, good. To begin with, it was surreal. When I first started kickboxing, everyone said, ‘Wait ‘til he takes a punch.’ Then you...
View ArticlePeter Graham – New WBF Boxing World Heavyweight Champion
Some things are stories; others are facts. The fact is Peter Graham is now the WBF world heavyweight boxing champion. He is the first Australian in history to hold a heavyweight boxing title.
View ArticleWhen Will the Mainstream Media Approach Combat Sports from the Head, Rather...
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...
View ArticleSam Ballantyne: Natural Born Fighter
International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015 Sam Ballantyne was born in Slough, England in 1989 and made the move to Australia two years later. He, his mother and brother settled in Bunbury in...
View ArticleWayne Bridge: Full Circle
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...
View ArticleSalem Assli: Savate Master!
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...
View ArticleBen Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
2. 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...
View ArticleBen Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
1. 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...
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