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Peter Graham – Professional Fighter
This article was originally published in Fight! Magazine, July 2015 Peter Graham has had more than one hundred fights – full-contact karate, kickboxing, boxing and mixed martial arts – and never broken a bone. “I [...]
Legends of the Pit: Toby Smith and Roy Wills
This article was originally published in International Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2016 Roy Wills and Toby Smith have been the best of friends most of their lives. They met at kindergarten and have spent much of [...]
Joe Schilling: All the Glory
This article was originally published in 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 [...]
The Greatest Kung Fu Story Never Told Part 2
This article was originally published in Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Vol.30, No. 6, Aug-Sept 2016 Preparation for the story on the Sue family made for a lot of reading. I googled old newspaper articles on [...]
The Greatest Kung Fu Story Never Told Part 1: The Gold Lamborgini, The Purple Suit and a World-Class Moustache
This article was originally published in Blitz Martial Arts Magazine, Vol.30, No. 5, June/July 2016 “I just don’t see the interest in wading through someone else’s dirt,” says Gawain Sue, principal of the Ging Mo [...]
Lucas 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 wresting it from its long-time Chechen incumbent, [...]
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Combat Sports and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
This article was originally published in FightLive Magazine June/July 2016 “Life after fighting is more scary to me than dying.” -‘John’ Wayne Parr. I sat on the edge of the treatment table at the Albert [...]
Eight Ways to Spot a Good Gym
This article was originally published in The Age and can be read here. A friend of mine applied for a job at the parent corporation of one of the two largest commercial gym chains in [...]
The Straight View from the Middle of Mardi Gras
This article was originally published in The Age and can be read here. I received a call last year while sitting at home, doing nothing. A very large man who was to wear a costume [...]