The A.I.M. Academy ran a series of Kickboxing & Self-Defence sessions last week for a group of Year 10 students from Gilmore Girls College, as part of their Recreation program.

The sessions gave the girls a strong foundation in striking and covering for Kickboxing, and also introduced them to the Self-Defence concepts, such as getting up from the ground while maintaining a defensive structure, and being ready to counter if necessary.

Above: Year 10 girls from Gilmore Girls College warm up with Kickboxing footwork drills

Above: The students watch as A.I.M. Academy Senior Instructor, Kacey Chong, demonstrates the next combination of techniques

Above: Now it’s their turn!

Kacey Chong talks to Blitz about self-defence, intuition and emotional trauma.

Follow the Photo Gallery link at the end of the article to see a Technique Workshop against a left hook!!

Click the image below to read the Self-Defence article “Trust your intuition” by Kacey Chong:

Learn Kickboxing & Muay Thai in a safe, fun & friendly environment with other like-minded women!

• Great for fun, fitness & self-defence!

• Women-only environment (no men around)

• Taught by female instructor

• No experience necessary! All welcome!

Invite all your female friends along!

Note: This is a Special Event that is not listed on our regular timetable.

Photos

Check out these photos to get an idea of what’s in store for our Women’s Kickboxing & Muay Thai classes!

Kathryn learning the jab

Jacqui working on her round kick

Edith throws herself into the knee

Karen's got a mean right-hand (and the facial expressions to go with it!)

Details

Dates: Saturdays starting 14 April 2012 (14, 21, 28 April & 5, 12, 19 May 2012)

Times: 12:15pm – 1:15pm (Arrive at 12pm for 12:15pm start – sharp! Doors close at 12:15pm!)

Please arrive 30mins early at your first class for registration.

Price: Only $90 for this 6-Week Course

Bookings

Call us by Thurs 5 April 2012 on (03) 9077 9028 to book a place for you and your friends!

Payments

Payments must be received by Thurs 5 April 2012 to confirm your place.

Payments can be made at A.I.M. Academy Reception (cash, debit card, credit card) or by Direct Deposit (Internet Banking).

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Please remember to include your Full Name in the description so we know who the payment is from. Thank You!

Learn to protect yourself against common weapon attacks, including knife attacks & other edged weapons, and bats, poles, bars & other stick-like weapons.

Workshop Taught By Robert Halaijian

With over 20 years teaching experience, Robert Halaijian specialises in coaching martial artists from any background on how to integrate new skill-sets, and best utilise their existing training to deal with weapon-based attacks.

“Robert’s at the cutting-edge of knife-defence.

I’ve trained with different instructors from around the world in knife-defence, and I’d have to say that Robert is up there with the best, as far as practicality goes, and being of sound judgement and quality.”

- Ted Argyle, MastersOfOurTime.com Audio Magazine

Video Previews

Watch our videos for a sneak preview of what’s in store!

Details

Date: First Wednesday of each month. Next Workshop Wednesday 6 June 2012

Time: 6:30pm – 8pm (Arrive at 6pm for Registration)

Venue: Ground Zero. Level 2, 373 Little Bourke St, Melbourne

No experience necessary. All welcome!

Bookings essential.

Call us on (03) 9077 9028 or email us to book your place today!

John’s opponent had a significant reach advantage & was a little more experienced. In the first round, he found it difficult to get inside his opponent’s long reach, but did much better in closing the distance during the second round.

The result was a draw, which is a great effort from John, who has only been training for 5 months!

Special thanks to all the A.I.M. Academy Members & friends who came along to support John at his first Interclub event!

Above: As the referee gives instructions, John realises just how tall his opponent is! LOL!

Above: John working hard to get inside his opponent’s long reach

Above: Group photo!

More Photos

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Some of our A.I.M. Academy seminars are based on traditional or classical Filipino Martial Arts, and others have a strong emphasis on realistic street-defence, or Reality-Based Self-Defence.

This time, we focused on the more fun & spectacular aspects of martial arts!

Above: Wesley Don & Ben White training with double swords (double overhead strike, X-block, followed by front kick)

Our Muay Boran & Krabi Krabong Training Day covered:

• Muay Boran, the ancient art of Thai boxing that has inspired one of the world’s toughest combat sports, Muay Thai, made famous by Tony Jaa in the the movie, Ong Bak

• Introduction to the ancient Thai weaponry art of Krabi Krabong

• Double Sword basics, as well as aerial techniques with one sword in each hand!

• Spear-fighting and aerial spear techniques

• Fundamental footwork for aerial techniques

Special thanks to Andrew Steen of Geelong BJC Everlasting Muay Thai, Wesley Don & Ben White of Crew Muay Thai, and Warren Ross of Blizzard Martial Arts for supporting our event!

Reviews

“Thanks once again for an awesome day!

Wes and I have had many years experience in training in the art of Muay Thai but have never been exposed to the ancient form of this art. It was great to learn how Muay Thai has evolved.

Rob, Kacey and Mark were warmly welcoming and made the training engaging, informative and most of all fun!

We are definitely looking forward to the next one and highly recommend it to others.

Chok Dee, Ben and Wes”

-  Ben White & Wesley Don, Crew Muay Thai

“I had a great day! The training day was very informative and enjoyable. Everybody involved with the teaching on the day did a fantastic job. The lessons were set out well and flowed into each other seamlessly.

It also reinforced lessons from the last few years about range and distance and the importance of footwork and how to bridge distance effectively.”

- Rick Holmes, Geelong BJC Everlasting Muay Thai

Photos

Above: Wes & Ben working on Double Sword (aerial forehand strike, followed by aerial backhand strike)

Above: A.I.M. Academy Instructor, Mark Turnley, flying through the air, ‘Achilles’ style (aerial spear thrust in overhand grip)

Above: Group shot!

More Photos

Click here to see more action shots from our Facebook album

A.I.M. Academy Senior Instructor, Kacey Chong, is featured in the “Technique Workshop: Defence against a two-person punching attack” article in the February 2012 issue of Blitz Martial Arts Magazine (see page 52).

In this issue, we decided to do something totally different, and have a two-on-one attack with an all female cast!

Female-to-female violence is on the rise, and this Technique Workshop reflects the scenario where women are attacking other women. It is common for women to seek self-defence strategies against male attackers, but is now also pertinent to consider scenarios where other women are the aggressors.

In this article, Kacey also answers a Q&A section question: “How are the core principles of the martial arts that you teach?” where she talks about ‘Defanging the snake’, programming, adaptability and combat fitness.

Special thanks to Nicole Reed of Shotaway Photography (http://www.ashotaway.com/, http://ashotaway.blogspot.com.au/) for the fantastic photography, and Karen Woo & Kathryn Sceaney for being a great villians in the photo sequence!

Grab a copy & show your friends!

Grab a copy of the February 2012 issue of the Blitz Martial Arts Magazine at your local newsagency today.

The Blitz Magazine hits the stands on 28th January 2012!

A.I.M. Academy Senior Instructor, Kacey Chong, is featured in the “Technique Workshop: Defence against a grab and knee-strike” article in the January 2012 issue of Blitz Martial Arts Magazine (see page 56).

In this article, Kacey also answers a Q&A section question: “How has your martial arts training changed you?”.

Special thanks to Jay Okey for photography, and Mark Turnley for being a great crash test dummy in the photo sequence!

Grab a copy and show your friends!

Grab a copy of the January 2012 issue of the Blitz Martial Arts Magazine at your local newsagency today.

The Blitz Magazine hits the stands on 28th December 2011!

Technique Workshop with Kacey Chong: Defence against a surprise left-hook

A.I.M. Academy Senior Instructor, Kacey Chong, is featured in the “Technique Workshop: Defence against a surprise left-hook” article in the 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Blitz Australasian Martial Arts Magazine (December 2011 – see page 56).

In this article, Kacey also answers a Q&A section about the most important elements of self-defence.

Special thanks to Raghav Mucherla for photography, and Mark Turnley for being a very patient crash test dummy in the photo sequence!

Grab a copy and show your friends!

Grab a copy of the 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Blitz Martial Arts Magazine at the A.I.M. Academy Reception today, or at your local newsagency.

The Blitz Magazine hits the stands on 28th November 2011!

Special Offer for Blitz Readers!

Bring in your copy of the Blitz Martial Arts Magazine (December 2011 issue) to take advantage of this 1 Week FREE Trial at the A.I.M. Academy!

To book your 1 Week FREE Trial, call us on (03) 9077 9028 (Bookings Essential!).

One voucher per person. New Members only.

Valid until 31 January 2012.