Happy Birthday to Jigoro Kano who was born on December 10th, 1860.
We all have Professor Jigoro Kano to thank primarily for the ranking and belt system amongst many other contributions to martial arts.
In his prime he was good friends with Sokaku Takeda (the teacher of Hapkido founder Choi Yong Sul) and they met each other often in Tok... |
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SWORD WITH DOS MANOS (TWO HAND ATTACKING)
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After a successful Danta Stick & Shield course, we are now launching the Sword Course for kids.
Children will learn to respect... |
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Congratulations to the recent Students of the Month who have shown great effort, attitude and dedication toward their training, shining above the rest. Only one student gets chosen in each of the martial art programs.
Remember that once you receive a Student of the Month award, you are in the running for Student of the Year!
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This year will be extra special as we approach GIANT's 10 year birthday, being in Bexley since December 2013
EVENT IS FREE HOWEVER PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP
When: Saturday 18th November 2023
Event starts at 10:45am, get in early and get a good seat! Formalities and awards at 11:15am followed by a performance from our Demo Team,&nb... |
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Now for the 10th year in a row, GIANT has hosted a Women's Self Defence Workshop to help raise funds and awareness to stand against violence to women.
The Moving Forward Foundation is a specialist case management service for women and children who are experiencing, escaping or have left domestic and family violence. They are committ... |
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Happy Birthday to Hapkido Founder Choi Yong Sul born on 9th November 1904.
During the late 1800's to 1945, Korea was involved in conflict with China and Japan. During this period, many Koreans learned extensively about martial arts being practiced in these countries. In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, abolished the Korean monarchy and ou... |
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Happy Birthday to Carlos Machado who was born on 9th November, 1963.
He is the eldest of the five Machado Brothers, well known for their efforts in the promotion of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The other brothers are Roger, Rigan, Jean Jacques and John Machado.
Check out Carlos receiving his 8th degree belt rank October 2020:
Carlos started martial... |
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Happy Birthday to Bruce Lee, the "Father of Martial Arts" and the man who made the martial arts famous through TV in the 1960's and 70's.
Born on the 27th November 1940, there are many words one can write about this man, here is a short bio:
Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Lee Siu Loong) was born in 1940 in San Francisco, CA while his par... |
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Happy Birthday to Rickson Gracie born on 21st November 1958.
Rickson is a 9th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is the third oldest son of Helio Gracie. In November 2014 he became an inductee of the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, Pat Miletich, and Fedor Emelianenko.
Rickson re... |
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We have another combined interclub sparring session for Giant Martial Arts affiliate clubs.
The aim of the session is to provide students the opportunity to spar against someone they are not used to sparring in a safe environment.
The session will be mainly about giving you time 'in the ring' time to try and get the simple thin... |
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