Are boxing, MMA and kickboxing unique in terms of the way each style deploys hand strikes?
Yes.
Ben Edwards and the Subtle Art of Striking, Part One
Ben Edwards is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of Australia’s most exciting – and experienced – combat athletes. Few fighters are qualified to comment on MMA, boxing and Kickboxing: Ben has excelled at all three.
T.T: How did you come to striking? Was it through a traditional martial art? How were you initially taught? Did those elements of style change once you started kickboxing?
B.E: I used to punch the shit out of my punching bag when I was a teenager.
The Ups and Downs: ‘Bangin’ Ben Edwards and the Vicissitudes of Fate
This article, originally printed in International Kickboxer Magazine, is republished here as an introduction to ‘Bangin’ Ben. He was recently interviewed for this blog on the subject of striking and the way it differs for MMA, boxing and kickboxing. Ben is a unique authority, having fought at an international level as both a boxer and a kickboxer. He also stands poised in the brink of international competition as an MMA fighter.
Ben Edwards Versus Jeremy Joiner: Monaro Fight Circuit 26
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 MMA. He fights Absolute MMA stalwart Jeremy Joiner this Friday night in Canberra on Monaro Fight Circuit 26
Box 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 and mixed martial artist.
Catching Cannonballs: Aussie Jumps into Dutch Training Cauldron
International Kickboxer Magazine, Volume 16, Number 2
Melbourne Heavyweight Jarrod Boyle jumped on a plane at the end of February and headed to Breda, Holland for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – to train at the Golden Glory Gym of K1 stars Semmy Schilt, Stefan Leko and Chalid ‘Die Faust’ Arrab under the auspices of legendary trainers Cor Hemmers and Ramon Dekkers. Here he talks to MICHAEL SCHIAVELLO about life in the cauldron of one of the world’s most successful and toughest gyms.
The 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?
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, Ruslan Chagayev.
Verhoeven and Holzken: the New Generation of Dutch Dominance
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.
Joe 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.