This is not a favourites list as I love all my children equally but there have been some students that have had significant influence on our club that I would like to mention. Will Doomadgee Will or sometimes Alec Doomadgee came in 2008 and changed my life forever. First off he was this great physical […]
My uncle was killed in a battle trying to relieve the Rats of Tobruk in Libya so I am interested in this and in 2023 I tried to visit his grave in Eygpt just 12km from the Libyan border. We were turned away at the last checkpoint because someone had been shot in the township […]
Although still nearly a year away I am putting in place a schedule of events over the weekend to give everyone time to get their ducks in a row and make time and travel arrangements to get here. Entry for all events is free but you will be shamelessly hustled to buy/donate/bid on boxing/memorabilia/raffle tickets […]
Last December Pablo and I made a new trophy we named the “Show up and Shut up” prize. We gave this to Panashe as for a year he came to class said very little and just trained and trained. I knew that his aim was to compete but he didn’t push at all, he just […]
As mentioned in an earlier post https://joesboxing.com.au/thirty-years-extravaganza-july-2027 I would like to support this charity as part of our 30th Anniversary. They are now in progress of building a community cafe and center on Timbrell park that supports diabilities and reading for kids. As part of the build they are offering personalized bricks which I have […]
I have had a few replies already from past students so i will put them here in the hope that more people take pen to paper. Photos are highly desirable too ! Yesterday I was fortunate enough to celebrate 26 years of training in Seido Karate. Fortunate not just because of the amazing relationships I […]
On Friday March 20th we met at Rylstone Globe Hotel and in convoy four of us made our way 25km to the retreat and settled in over a fire and got up the next day and walked the wonderful perimeter of the property. We had our first Black Shirt Promotion in the bush and had […]
Often when i tell people that it was illegal till 2009 for women to compete in boxing in most states in Australia including NSW they are surpised to say the least. This is just one illustration of how much boxing has changed since we first entered competition in 2009. Since introducing our black shirt program […]
If two people join or you rejoin along with your friend upgrade that to a beanie or a cap. No appointment necessary if you come at precribed beginner trial classes Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 10.30am or Saturday 3pm. Any other time please speak to me before coming. They are required to fill in enrolment form and […]
For former students of any stream that has trained here previously e.g. karate, Boxing, etc I am offering a package price from now till July 2026 to take up to be all inclusive of training and gradings including all equipment, trophies and shirts through to Black Shirt for $1950.00 which can be spread over 5 […]