FEMFIGHT EUROPE.

I have on a regular basis bemoaned the lack of public contests,something which Festelle in particular excelled at.Does the fight scene have to go underground for us to see the like again?Many fans have been in agreement with me that the highlight of many a bout was the encouragement given to the girls by a live audience.There are many examples of the reasoning behind these thoughts,the couple of clips here are typical of that.Amanda always a tough competiter takes on Austrian Irene and a pair of what Icalled the intercity girls,Marie and Nicky from the North of England do battle in the other.

TO MY FRIENDS IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Zu mienen Freunden in Deutschland.Alles Gute in Nueun Jahr!

To fight fans throughout the world it's that time again,sadly around this time the fight scene tends to die until a few weeks into the new year.So to take us over Christmas these couple of clips from Leather and Lace of some rather surprising boxing where the girls ship some leather and head shots are not out of bounds.Anyway to fans everywhere a very Merry Christmas and I shall be back shortly before the New Year with my thoughts on the year gone and hopes for 2010.

To continue my thoughts on whats in a name?In this rather mismatch of a contest from TPC the larger girl Lisa Marie takes on Michelle Grey?Surely that can't be right?The smaller girl as got to be Chelsea who fought for Festelle!!!

Another popular girl who gave value for money was Black Orchid.(Where do they get those names?)Seen here taking on Lisa,Ibelieve the girls name was.It as always amused me with all producers how they think hiding a girls first name masks her identity.In a number of efforts where fans are present a girl is announced as "A"and spectators can be clearly heard cheering on "B".

An old saying here in the UK is that you can't please all the people all the time.I think this clip goes a long way toward that.Tough girl Lynda takes on Clarissa in a black v white clash of some quality and just to please a recent fan in the coments section,both end very hot and sweaty.

Along with many others I was always a fan of Beatrice Goffin and have asked fans many times for information with regard to her present status,not to mention the status of the female wrestling in Belgium which presently seems to be only represented by Xana and Nadege,both of whom seem to fight for outfits outside Belgium.As interest in the female combat scene in Belgium dried up?Or is it still operating somewhere underground? I ask this because with the current economic climate many fans in the UK are having to watch their finances and Belgium is one of the closer and cheaper parts of Europe to visit. These thoughts came to me when I read that Tweety a long time stalwart of the fight scene in the US had been in contact with Beatrice after a long abscence. Of course Beatrice was not everyones favourite,but for fans who liked their girls to give and take pain until their bodies glowed with sweat and they were at the point of exhaustion,Beatrice was their girl.Some of her best bouts were a

I recently updated my thoughts on Catz Club UK,but what I have not seen is any new material featuring the mixed scene.Now I must admit to not being a great fan of the girls taking on the boys,though I must admit many fans find it a great turn on.This was explained to me some time ago by a fan who by his own admission was getting no younger.In simple terms it reminded him of his teens when the nearest he came to having sex with his future wife was a bout of wrestling which she always won with a submission.The end product of which was instantly evident and almost impossible to disguise. This fan always comes to mind when Isee clips like this featuring Sam in competetion with the masked man(thats him after he lost the mask)and Nick.I always think do people buy these fights hoping to see the guy trying to hide his erection beneath a pair of baggy shorts,suddenly cream himself?

Lesson 3 for the benefit of our friend is a do not.In these hard times it would be very easy if the wife was agreeable to set her up a fight for hard cash.(Luckily this kind of action is very rare in the UK.)Much better she takes part in bouts in a controlled enviroment where the girls are matched for size and experience. These clips prove what a dangerous pursuit a fight with no real controlling influence can be and one can only imagine the compensation claims were Queen of the Hood bouts to take place here in the UK.

I know from the coments I have had over a period of time that I was not alone in finding the Swish Publications outlet in Londons Soho an oasis of delight in an almost barren desert for fans of female combat.I would doubt that Iam alone in saying that my first VHS Video purchase was on the basis of a report I had read in Amazons in Action. So it was with great delight that I found a fans group on Yahoo dedicated to those Swish offerings of the time,not just AIA,but Fighting Gals Monthly and Claws.My own favourite was AIA mainly because it dealt with the real thing as opposed to Claws and sometimes FG which tended to go down the road of fantasy.I for one was never sure on what issue number any of these mags ceased publication because there arrival in Swish's own outlet in London,let alone anywhere out of the metropolis was to say the least very unpredictable.AIA became a quarterly and FG was supposedly a monthly. Any fan who wishes to wallow in nostalgia can find the group on Yaho

A variation from our favourite black v white theme,black v black.I know of one fan who loves this combination.His reasons?He loves to see the girls sweating and it stands out sso well on their bodies.Have you got a better reason?

It is no secret that I was a great fan of the two girls from South Yorkshire Becky and Anita,any video featuring them be it wrestling or boxing was topnotch value for money.Add a little internation flavour in the shape of the lovely Sussana from Austria and you have a tape that stands the test of time to this day.Both girls were tested to the full in these bouts and having not seen the original tape or been in attendance at the shooting I have no idea as to the results.Perhaps someone out there can provide the answer.

These couple of clips were sent to me by a longstanding fan of female combat who I recall meeting some years back at Swish Publications shop in Londons Soho.In those days we used to conduct almost sinster meetings in a pub around the corner,for no other reason than to exchange the VHS tapes we had recently bought.Yes I have always been mean!! The reason for these clips is he picked me up on how the best days on the scene were those of the late 70s and 80s.He is in full agreement with me but sent me these clips as a reminder of how far the scene as come from when these were recorded,possibly the 60s?Yes he is right,just imagine the coment if girls now were to fight in high heels.

With regard to the anon coment of the other day,my thanks for that fans interest and although I would not regard myself as an expert on the subject I will try and cast some light on how to do it!!! Firstly never try to force the issue,there are examples all over the net of girls who have taken part solely to please their man.Most make very sorry viewing,a good starting point can be seen here,the good old arm wrestle.Enjoyed by the girls and spectators alike.[TO BE CONTINUED]

Not quite as much rivalry in these clashes.Is that because the girls are fighting naked?Well worth a look though as one clip features one of my long time favourites,Tracey,the girl who for me won the Festelle incredible nipples contest.This time she appears to be getting the worst of things against Claudia.The other clip features two relative novices in Jules and Candice.

Mention of Sue Catkins bout with Sandra brought to mind what a pioneer Sue was.Sue Atkins to give her the name she was born with was found by Alastair Segerdal a photographer and reporter,not to mention a great fan of womens boxing who sadly passed away in 2003.Alastair I believe was one of the fans who reported on the LGIS show at Watford for Amazons in Action magazine.This was the show when Sue took on a topless Karen Hecke,with the referee having to stop the contest to save the bare breasted German girl further punishment.Sue was a gardener from Streatham in South London and rather surprisingly was introduced to boxing by her boyfriend.Despite female boxing being in its infancy Sue's career was still evident in 1993 when she fought a bout at the Foresters Arms in Tooting Broadway.

One of the things which made LGIS and Beka Film for me and many other fans was that bouts from time to time took place before a live crowd,something which in this day and age seems to have been forgotten about. The thing that does always beat me though is where an elderly lady fighting topless fits into the scene.Though Iseem to recall she was possibly someones mother,at one stage fighting her daughter.

Lesson 2 features Paula and Audrey,when starting out do not expect your girl to get into a real violent catfight,remember the object of a wrestling match is to obtain a pinfall or submission and this can be done in a sporting manner without the loss of temper.

In the days before LGIS became the Munich Wildcats and resorted to having fights in someones kitchen there was a golden period where they put out some prettyu good fights.

Fans earliest sightings of Sandra were in wrestling bouts,in this one she took on Louise,she of the "blonde hair"who also featured in the tag matches against those two girls from Brighton.I know that as time went by Festelle's reputation grew but Sandra featured in some very early offerings.How did a girl from Bolton come to be fighting for a London based outfit?

One of the earliest favourites in the Festelle camp was Sandra,reputedly from Bolton now a part of Greater Manchester.Sandra first caught my eye as a more than capable boxer,in these clips she gets the better of Susan and gives a real beating to Giovanna.In the final clip,which Ibelieve was the last time she put on the gloves she takes on Sue Catkins from the pro curcuit in a non topless match.

Going back to the day when the girls of LGIS came to the UK reminded me of the halcyon days before political correctness gripped the world and the fight fan could attend live action in many parts of Europe.During those days I was unable to attend Festelle events due to the dates always falling when Iwas away in Germany,but I was lucky in that I managed to attend a few LGIS events in that country. Around this time was when my ex became a more than interested party after attending a couple of shows with me.Although she only ever fought one of the LGIS girls,mainly due to her lack of experience,she did say she would have loved to have fought Lena Sorenson. In mentioning this I refer back to a point I have made many times,the atmosphere at live events.View the old clips of Festelle in that smokey room,or LGIS in the beer kellars of Germany and you can almost imagine yourself there.Do the young fans of today realise what they missed????

Like many fans I had a great affection for that garden which hosted everything from catfights to boxing.I know that recently DWW have returned there but somehow without the original girls it would appear to have lost a little bit of it's magic quality.Watching Monika and Clara in combat here revives many of those memories.

Yes it's that garden again this time by request(my own).Happy memories of Laila and Edita fighting for supremacy on the grass.

A news item that will have escaped fans in the UK and will just as likely shock them comes with this item from Boxgirls International in Berlin.Here in the UK any number of government ministers have come up with solutions to anti social behaviour,something which in the last few years as even manifested itself in girls.Something that no doubt UK politicians would be opposed too is girls taking part in boxing.Where Box girls in Berlin have had more than a small amount of success,so much so that they are nominated for an award from Beyond Sports an organisation for social reunification.Now here is the biggest shock one of the supporters of Beyond Sport is non other than our former PM Tony Blair.I am sure his left footed supporters would suitably horrified!!!!!

I may have featured this clip before in my former blog but it is well worth repeating because I am led to believe that Eva as now retired.Agreat shame really because any video/DVD featuring her was always worth it's money.

I have been asked more than once by fans who have lost a little faith in DWW,what is the alternative?Growing in popularity in recent times is the French outfit Amazon Prod who feature a number of girls who fought on the European scene for some years.Names that spring instantly to mind are Xana,Nadege and Linda.So if you like your wrestling hot and sweaty on nice bodies,these girls are for you!!!

There are some rather misguided fans around who have told me in the past that slapping like witnessed in this clip is all play acting and doesn't hurt.***WRONG***Any fan married to a wife who exacts revenge with an unexpected slap will tell you it stings like hell.My ex who took part in such a match some years back in Germany was marked and shaking at the end of the bout and swore she would have prefered a boxing bout.

I have more than one fan in contact to say they are in full agreement with me with regard to DWWs recent move toward the erotic.All are with me in thinking that the wrestling comes first and nudity,or even topless comes some way behind.

A girl who fought a number of times for Festelle was Anita who when she took this bout was quite experienced in comparison to her opponent Georgina from Canada.In fact experience counted for very little as Georgina took the fight to Anita,the end product being a real crowd pleaser.

I have comented before about my worry that DWW were slowly going down the erotic path and away from the tried and tested genuine combat format.I can accept that there is a market for their Trib Girls offerings,but with a number of girls working for both outfits I am starting to feel that the DWW work is losing something.This was brought to mind when I viewed these clips of nude wrestling from sometime back.I have seen nothing of late to compare with the effort put in to a nude bout by these girls.

One can only presume these girls were encouraged to put on the gloves by their boyfriends and what a terrific show they put on.Sadly it stopped when the smaller girls breasts popped out.Possibly it didn't stop and the girls fought on who knows?But I feel sure the guys would want them to have a return bout.

Wrestling is always a good way to keep fit but the girl in the blue and white bikini briefs must have been fit to an extreme as to the best of my knowledge all three of these bouts took place on the same day.A terrific effort from the Austrian girl Sabine to take on tough competiters Amanda,Maralyn and Jasmina.

Recent coments have tended to agree with me about Sherry's ability.We all seem to agree that though she was never the best technical wrestler at Festelle,she was without doubt one of the most powerfull. These clips of her in a swimsuit match against Lynn are a good example,despite putting up a very game performance Lynn is quite clearly up against a far stronger opponent.

Till I started this merry jaunt down memory lane I had not realised just how many times Festelle had set black girls against white girls.The number of bouts fought proves just how right they were to maintain the format. Featured here are the well built Steph against the short haired Zina(her real name of course).In the other bout Andrea takes on Dawn who if I remember correctly was one of the only girls to take part in a kick boxing bout.

The one complaint that all fans who live north of London have is that their areas are starved of live action. Reviving these clips of Manchester girl Vanessa reminded me of this.I have mentioned before that around the time Vanessa took part any number of Manchester based girls kept the inter city train to London and Festelle very busy.Despite the girls plying their trade in London it was almost impossible to find live action around the area. The nearest anyone came was when Brian Dixon brought his Birkenhead based promotions to town.Then fans were able to watch a leotard clad Mitzi Mueller in combat with the likes of the Apache Princess and others. I for one did attempt to simulate Festelle's efforts around the Greater Manchester area,without too much success.Things went pear shaped due to the lack of time my partner and myself had to devote to the venture. From the coments I am getting very little as changed over the years and I am sure many fans would love to hear from fans in th

Many producers nowadays seem to think that only girls with model good looks are good at wrestling.The one part of the world where this does not seem to be the case is Germany where Kontex keep the bigger girls in work though even they seem to have veered toward the erotic recently with even their larger girls having to sexually touch eachother. Testament to how good two larger girls can perform can be seen here in this bout from an earlier Beka Film release.one can only guess at the clips vintage by the amount of pubes on display.

One for the budding promoters among us Rachel Christy Miss England fought Miss Manchester Sarah Beverley Jones in a catfight at a Manchester night spot. One as to ask was the whole thing stage managed?As quite often with Z List Celebs like these two a catfight is a good way of making the headlines when they have little else to offer. I mention promoters because an oppertunity missed here in the UK a few years back was involving the girls in celebrity boxing.This proved extremely popular in Germany some years back.Even UK topless model/popsinger Sam Fox took part,this shortly after coming out as a lesbian. The nearest to real action we in the UK got was the most dreadful programme featuring female celebrity wrestling.

I have often been asked why do I prefer my favourite girls to put on the gloves and box?The simple fact is that so many other forms of combat be they wrestling or catfights are so often and so easily faked,where as boxing is the ultimate challenge with no hiding place.I used Festelles Sherry as an example not long ago and while it is easy to accuse the girls of cowardice Sherry was not alone when it came to not being up to the task in hand.The three clips featured here are further proof of how difficult it is for producers to find suitable girls. Coloured girl Zena despite her size advantage was loathe to hit her opponent Misfit and although by the last round they had worked up a healthy sweat the majority of their punches had failed to reach a target area. The other clip features Vicky and Rachel and is a perfect example of how difficult a job matchmaking is.On the face of it both girls are well matched and then when the first solid punch lands one girl is left a little bemused as her

A favourite with fans throughout Europe is Kathy who as performed with distinction for a number of producers and always gives value for money.The two stills were taken at one of Monicas events where she took on Monica herself,as you can see from the pics a lot of effort went into the bout,hence the girls hot sweaty bodies.

The only thing stopping this bout becoming a black v white classic is possibly the girls lack of boxing skills,both Sophie the "blonde" and Black Orchid put in a good deal of effort and isn't that a black eye Sophie is sporting?It as to be said that unlike many boxing bouts fought naked this one at least sticks to boxing.Something which even the best in the business DWW have failed to recognise,as anyone who as witnessed one of their recent efforts will testify.What starts out as boxing soon degenerates into a form of lesbian catfight.

I mentioned in passing some time back that Festelle were to celebrate having survived twenty five years in the business with a party.I have yet to meet anyone who attended the event,but recently a few clips have appeared of fights that took place that day.Featured here is long time favourite Tracey taking on Cherry in nude action.While the action is probably not as intense as that of years gone by Tracey's fans will note that her nipples are still as proud as ever and in keeping with many of todays girls she is shaved below deck. Stop Press*****Just noticed this morning it as re-appeared!!!!The Killer Tube is back yet again!!!!

This bout had the added attraction of not only being black v white but also international.The girl in the one piece swimsuit is Sussana from Austria taking on lovely bare breasted Dee. Avid Festelle fans may be able to put me right on this but I have just a feeling that this bout was filmed in Europe,possibly Germany.

I have made mention before of my inability to find what the truth was about the scandal in Belgium when Beatrice Goffin was raided by police among allegations of under age girls.One of the worst things about the whole thing was the loss of some of the girls who fought for Beatrice.One who proved to be a great favourite when she visited the UK was Leonie seen here in action against Chrissie.Did she just give up the sport?Or was she too hauled off by the police? One thing that came out of the whole affair was that it killed the scene in Belgium.Even to this day it does not appear to have recovered,despite a few rather low key attempts to revive it.Perhaps it as been driven underground,possibly our friend in Belgium can tell us the answer!!!

A girl who impressed many avid fight fans who attended Festelle events was Patriza seen here in action against Susan.Patriza came to Festelle with a few other German girls.But who was their home club?Were they the later end of Beka Film who I believe would have been winding down around this time?Or were they very early DWW which could only have been in it's formative years then? Patriza was a favourite with many fans,me included for her willingness to put on the gloves and take part in a hard fought boxing contest.Many who saw it had to admit to having never seen as much sweat on a girls body.

A question that is raised by a number of fans here in Europe is probably best answered by fans in the USA.Is the quality of Chaos material up to the short clips we see online? A strange question?No not really if you consider that many fans like to collect their works on DVD and the systems in Europe are different to those in the US and the conversion does cost money. Another point raised was can these same fights be obtained from anywhere in Europe as I am led to believe they originate in Russia.My thanks for that to a fan who speaks the lingo!

Just like in all walks of life the world of female combat as girls who take an instant dislike to eachother.Two such girls were Becky and French girl Leah in this early offering from Festelle.I have to admit to having never seen the complete bout,so I have no idea of the winner.Perhaps you were there and can help with that one.

Spot the difference when Catz Club re emerge with a few new releases,the girls are fighting to a different format,gone are the torn clothes and scratched bodies.The girls dress more modestly and the fights are probably better for this,though on a more personal note I would love to see Lush,Ivy and Pinky fight topless. The other thought that came to mind was that the girls would now appear to be fighting in private.What became of the spectators?

A question I have posed many times is do the girls in this bout live near you?As we all know I have yet to get an answer.The question came up again only the other week when talking with a fan who was bemoaning how hard times had become here in the UK.I recalled having seen his wife in a fight with another woman outside a bar and suggested that she could earn them a few extra pounds by fighting for the camera's.Why did they reject the idea?The fear of being recognised. This clip just reminded me of that conversation,Maggie Jennings is quite a well known artist who I seem to recall appearing on tv when the interview went away from art and onto her hobby of wrestling,of which she took a great deal of pride.Indeed she still fights to this day,I believe her most recent appearance was for Monica's outfit. Her opponent is Natalie an Australian,now did she return to Ozz to bring up a couple of kids in the outback?Or is she still resident in the London area and working in the Brent Cros

Catz Club UK as I have mentioned before seems to lead a strang life in a short space of time a number of offerings appear,then nothing for some considerable time.I only know of one fan who as ever been to one of their events,so anyone with thoughts on events past or present please drop me a line. The girls featured here are Dolly and Georgia who seem to put on a fairly creditable perfomance.

It is rather difficult to coment on something which is happening many thousands of miles away so I am sure many fans here in the UK would like the opinion of those stateside on Tuff The Tidewater outfit.I like many other fans have seen odd short clips of them in action which look quite passable.But I have had coment from a few fans who have paid their cash and come away from a live event more than a little disappointed. If I were to find fault from the little I have seen it would be that whether the organisers like it or not sex sells.And the mode of dress for the contests does not lend it's self to that view. Yes you are right that is a sexist view point,but it is also one adhered too by pro wrestling promoters and even many of the promoters of pro boxing.

By request(my own)some more from that garden this time the lovely Laila takes on the equally lovely not to mention tough Edita.

I did have a couple of fans who questioned my statement that Sherry had a yellow streak when it came to boxing.Just to clarify the point here is a clip from her bout against Gabi when after taking a few solid punches she was ready to quit.

During the life of Euro Fighting Girls blog I had a few of the younger fans send me their holiday pics of wives and girlfriends at the beach.This is one from a young fan in Holland who admits that the idea of his girl wrestling one of her friends is a real turn on. As I explained in Euro Fighting Girls time is a little tight at the moment so for the time being at least my updates will be at weekends only.But please continue to send me your coments.

In my first blog the Euro Fighting Girls I started the theme of Black v White bouts.Carrying that theme on are Liz and her opponent Kitty,the time before when I saw Liz fight I was not too impressed,but must admit that from the moment she got into the ring with Kitty she became a real vixen.

An avid fan wrote to me some time back with a critisism of DWW.I have to admit that this was a first,but in one respect I suppose he did have a point.His point was that certain girls never had hard fights.His arguement was aimed at Luzia in particular. Although I would have liked to see her in a few more boxing bouts,I do think this clip of her against Petra does go a long way to disproving his theory.

A girl who fought a number of bouts over the years was Sherry,who if Iam correct came from Leicester.I must admit that I always felt that as one of the bigger girls Sherry was almost a bully in many of her fights.Not to mention the fact that she showed a distinct yellow streak when the boxing gloves came out.

A very welcome addition to the scene is The Female Wrestling Zone who seem to have become the middle ground between a number of outfits in Europe and beyond.The clip here is of Ve Ve Lane against Anita at a promotion in London which also featured a few of the girls from DWW for Monica,presently Londons leading wrestler.

There as always been a tendency when girls fight naked that the result is almoost a fun fight or a lesbian romp.Someone forgot to tell these two!Swedish Tina and Anita go at it with a vengance,infact if my memory is correct the result was only decided when Tina could take no more hair pulling and quit.The hair on her head that is!!

Saturdays fight night in Rostock failed to produce any real shocks as Susi Kentikian went the distance with Julie Sahn and Ina Menzer retained her titles against Esther Schouten in yet another close fought contest which went the distance.

Going back some years the Sparta Boxing Club in Scotland produced quite a few gems including this one where Angie McKenzie takes on Jane Crombie over four rounds.It is interesting that in the opening round the girls seem rather timid and only exchange rather tame body punches.But in the later rounds seen here the supporting girls seem to encourage them to hit out and despite their obvious lack of fitness put on a good show.

Over the years some really tough cookies have come out of Liverpool,so it is rather surprising that the only female scouser that I can recall fighting for Festelle is Gillian seen here opposed to Stephanie.Could I be wrong?Perhaps you know and set the record straight.

As fan of those brave girls who put on the gloves I thought I knew of most of the girls who had over the years fought here in the UK,one who escaped my notice was Gisella seen here in action for TPC some years back.Although the action appears to only allow attacks to the body she looked a very good prospect and I wonder were these her only bouts or there others hidden away somewhere?Possibly in Germany as her name tends to suggest that her origins lie in that country.

Just when you thought I was gone for good I am back!!!!My thanks to those loyal fans who have been in touch since Euro Fighting Girls was taken down,hopefully this will be the start of a new era with none of the recent problems. First things first,a timely reminder for those fans in Germany or those who can get there next weekend.The Stadt halle in Rostock will next Saturday the 10th of October host what should be a fantastic double bill of female boxing when Ina Menzer and Esther Schouten meet again for a re run of their January fight of the year won on points by Menzer .Also on the bill "Killer Queen"Susi Kentikian takes on Julia Sahin.For those fans with the large dish on their roof the fights are on ZDF in Germany from around 2200hrs Euro time.