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Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, martial artist and author.
His prominent film roles include "Bad" Music Video with Michael Jackson (1987), Major League (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), New Jack City (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Demolition Man (1993), and the Marvel ... |
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See pictured Instructors Giorgio & Anthony with a team on a winter training trip in South Korea.
Take note of the following tips to train injury free during Winter:
Arrive Early
No, not to turn the heating on. To warm yourself up. In winter, it's particularly important to engage in a rigorous warm up. This isn't just to ma... |
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Recently we had a group of students participate in a grading test on the GIANT weapon system of Stick and Machete.
Congratulations to everyone who passed their new ranks! Special mention to students who completed the advanced Double Stick course, Victoria Garrido, Linda Petrevski and Jeremy Castro.
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We are again after years of slumber introducing a Kids/Youth Weapons program in the mix at GIANT.
We will start with the weapon sports system of Danta which relates to "Stick & Shield".
Like the art of Fencing, children will learn to respect a... |
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Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. Nicknamed The Jet, Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the United States. He made the transition from point to full-contact karate in 1974 the year of its inception in the USA, frequent... |
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James Sheedy started training in 1975 in the traditional art of Tae-Kwon-Do. Since that time James has trained and taught literally thousands of students with hundreds obtaining the rank of 1st Degree Blackbelt with some Blackbelts obtaining 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Degree ranks.
Currently he has a number of Senior Blackbelts / Instructors ... |
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Remember to say Happy Birthday to the Kingn and thank him for a long weekend off!
GIANT academy will be closed for the Kings Birthday public holiday coming up on Monday 12th June.
The academy will still be open on the Saturday and be closed only on the Monday. Normal classes will resume Tuesday.
We hope you enjoy your long w... |
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We wish Kamal Mourad all the best on the gruelling Hapkido Black Belt Grading test coming up!
What an awesome six year journey this young man has had and now finally ready to grade for his toughest test yet, the 1st Degree Black Belt exam! Kamal started his Hapkido training in November 2017, also trains in Kickb... |
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Recently we had a group of students participate in a grading test on one of the GIANT weapon systems of Nunchaku.
Well done to all who passed. The grading had lots of drills, patterns and sparring skills.
Special mention to Linda Petrevski achieving her Level 6 Purple Chevron rank.
Congratulations to everyone who passed their new... |
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Martial Arts has been proven to be a good way to burn calories and shred fat. This article will provide real evidence from three GIANT Martial Arts male adult students who weigh approx 75-80kg. One student had monitored his classes from October 2018 to March 2019, so we have approx 6 months of calorie burning evidence. Even though it was... |
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