Of all the injuries I’ve had, I think the last has had the biggest psychological affect on me. You’re probably sick of hearing or reading about my broken nose so I promise this is the last you’ll hear of it. So why such a big affect? I’ve been trying to figure that out for [...]
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Do fighters have to be tough guys?
Posted: January 30, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, photoTags: broken nose, fear, georges st pierre, jackie chan, tough guy, vanity, weakness
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Getting my nose straightened
Posted: January 25, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, News, photoTags: anesthetic, boxing, broken nose, ENT, hospital, Little Shop of Horrors, Munster Scrum, South Infirmary, Steve Martin
Today I visited the ENT ward at the South Infirmary Hospital in Cork to have my nose put back to where it was before boxing sparring last Tuesday evening. I still don’t know what it is about this injury but the thought of someone pulling my face around until it cracks just doesn’t sit well [...]
Kickers Kronicles – Chapter 3 – Seeing the Iceman sent chills down Cork Spines
Posted: July 26, 2010 in Kicker's Kronicles, MMA Predictions, Opinions & Reviews, photoTags: Chuck Liddell, cork, Hicham, MMA, Redfm, Stewart Dollery, The boxing clinic
Some time in May, I got a strange trickle of text messages. Word on the grapevine was that Chuck ‘the Iceman’ Liddell was coming to Cork. “Surely not!… that can’t be right, can it?” I thought to myself. Shortly after, a text from Stewart Dollery of the Boxing Clinic – “Alright boy, we got Chuck [...]
Kicker’s Kronicles – Chapter 2 – Muay Thai in Ballincollig
Posted: June 3, 2010 in Kicker's Kronicles, photo, Recommended LinksTags: Ballincollig, John Kelly, Macroom Judo Club, Manning Family, Seamus Cogan, Spartan Muay Thai
Welcome to the Kicker’s Kronicles – chapter 2 – a journal of my encounters with various martial arts clubs. As a martial arts student, I plan to visit a number of dojos – various styles, various locations – and keep a diary of my experiences, my impressions and the new things I learned whilst taking [...]
Kicker’s Kronicles – Chapter 1 – Judo in Macroom
Posted: May 6, 2010 in Kicker's Kronicles, photo, Recommended LinksTags: break fall, club, Dillon Manning, Judo, Kicker's Kronicles, Liam-og griffin, Macroom, martial arts, o-gashi, Ronan Manning, Seamus Manning, Shane Manning, tatami, throw
Welcome to the Kicker’s Kronicles – chapter 1 – a journal of my encounters with various martial arts clubs. As a martial arts student, I plan to visit a number of dojos – various styles, various locations – and keep a diary of my experiences, my impressions and the new things I learned whilst taking [...]
Me posing for my Mugshot… I’m creating some props for the scene of Cop Story… a movie by A Clique Productions – directed and written by Donal O’Shea
