XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » kickboxing http://xlcountry.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Controversy Grows Over Eight-Year-Old Girl Kickboxer [VIDEO] http://xlcountry.com/controversy-grows-over-eight-year-old-girl-kickboxer-video/ http://xlcountry.com/controversy-grows-over-eight-year-old-girl-kickboxer-video/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:45:25 +0000 XL Country http://xlcountry.com/?p=14543 While most eight-year-old girls might be content to simply busy themselves with toys, Jasmine Parr seems to be embarking on a career as a diminutive Muay Thai kickboxer. In June, Parr's father, Australian kickboxing champion John Wayne Parr, pitted his daughter against a seven-year-old in a kickboxing match in front of a paying audience, reported 'Today.'

Not surprisingly, the match drew heavy criticism, including a comment by Phil Reeves, the Queensland Minister for Child Safety and Sport, who said he was "appalled at the image of children of this age being put in a boxing ring."

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I know it's been a few days since I blogged...it's also been a few days since I worked out, as the G.I. stomach bug runs rampant through our house.  I did make it to a Pilates class.  Before I fell apart a c

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