Happy Birthday to Hapkido Founder Choi Yong Sul

  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...

Happy Birthday to BJJ Legend Carlos Machado

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 marti...

Happy Birthday to Bruce Lee

  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...

Happy Birthday to the Indomitable Rickson Gracie

  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. Ri...

Hapkido Bi Annual Black Belt Grading Day October 2024

  We wish Chris, Rosemary, Anthony & Zoe all the best at the tough Hapkido Black Belt Grading test coming up! These students have trained extremely hard for many years to get the privilege of attempting this grading. Chris is a Hapkido student leader and coach going for his 1st degree and started training in ...

Halloween Training Day

  Time to dress up in your scariest outfit and celebrate training in Halloween style! The children will enjoy specific training and teamwork games in their normal class time. Must dress up in something SCARY! Feel free to BRING A BUDDY and train together as scary monsters. COME IF YOU DARE!!! All classes on Friday 1st Novembe...

First Aid Course @ GIANT

    To any friends or family of members interested in renewing their First Aid certifications, we always group this event in the second half of each year. The course will roughly run for 5-6 hours and require about an hour of online workbook prior. The First Aid certification will last 3 years. CPR for 1 year. Pricing will be giv...

Labour Day Public Holiday

Happy Labour Day!

GIANT Academy will be closed for the Labour Day public holiday!

Classes will resume Tuesday 8th October.

We hope you enjoy your long weekend break and come back revitalised and refreshed.

World Teachers Day - 5th October

  World Teachers' Day celebrates the work of teachers, acknowledging the important contribution they make to the community. Inaugurated on 5 October 1994 by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, World Teachers' Day is celebrated annually in over 100 countries. The day allows students, parents and com...

Happy Birthday Coach Anthony Perosh

  Happy Birthday to coach Anthony Perosh born on October 5th. We regularly host coach Perosh at GIANT for grading tests and seminars. Enjoy some highlights:   Anthony Perosh is a pioneer of Mixed Martial Arts in Australia, a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Light Heavyweight veteran and 4th Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ...