SITTING OUTSIDE IMPORTANT MEETINGS. Meeting the Queen, The Director of the CIA, President Clinton and Prime Minister John Howard in the course of my protection work.

Plus a rant about response to incidents in the modern world of security, protection and political correctness. When a regular person meets a famous person, it is unimportant to them but a bright moment for you. A forgotten inconsequential moment for them and a cool story for you. I never met a famous rock star, but I did hang out (briefly) with influential important people who shape the world that we all know about. I worked for the government and

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Confessions of a Muay Thai (Combat Sports) ‘long term’ Club Owner

As the founder, head coach and business owner of a Martial Arts/Combat Sports Club I find myself at times wanting to say many things out loud that I should really keep to myself. After 25 years, I have drawer full of letters I have never sent, an out box full of emails I will keep to myself, and I have learnt that sleeping on things and letting things go is better for business and sanity. It is true being the

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A short History & Overview of Phoenix Fight Team

PREPARED – COMPETENT – COMPOSED – RELENTLESS Phoenix Competition Team has grown from a small Canberra club to a well-known and respected national club with a consistent reputation for quality for fighters for over 25 years. Phoenix has trained state, national and international title holders across all sanctioning bodies, weight divisions, sexes, and age ranges at Muay Thai, Kickboxing, MMA and Boxing. If you compete, you are an ‘athlete’ first not just a fighter.   Phoenix has a strong legacy

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The Adventures of Antman in IRAQ [PART 4]

20 Aug 05 Hi guys.I had some time off yesterday and went out to take some photos. One of them is me in a ray of sunshine where a 1000pnd bomb came through and destroyed a palace, the other is inside the reception area of the main display ground at the cross swords – just thought it was funny. So far in Iraq over 1300 US soldiers have been sadly killed in action. In July 1200 Iraqis were recorded at

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The Adventures of Antman in IRAQ [PART 3]

Hello Everyone My first rotation is nearly coming to an end. Only two weeks to go and to be honest I think it is to short. I am only just starting to get a grip on what is going on and do any useful work. I will be back in Canberra to see Simon win another Australian Title. I may not get time for another Newsletter before I leave but I will try and catch up with everyone when I

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The Iraq diaries – A PREQUEL

The Iraq diaries (emails) where an unplanned collection of emails home during my work on deployment. After the event, I wanted to record them and was overwhelmed by the interest people had in reading them. I got questions that now seem obvious after they were released, as to how I came to be working in Iraq. You could read my short bio located in these articles or read below for a more specific recollection. People that know me know, mostly

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