A truly inspirational performance by Dan Kelly in his win over former UFC Champion Rashad Evans! This was easily the biggest win by an Australian fighter in MMA history and there is no athlete more deserving of the recognition and respect he is now receiving!
Congratulations Dan!
Important Announcement: It’s been in the works for a while but it’s all come together at the last minute – Absolute MMA South Yarra becomes Absolute MMA St Kilda as of Monday, March 6!
Classes will finish up at our South Yarra location on Saturday and immediately following the classes the mats will move to St Kilda! So come along to the open mat tomorrow to celebrate all the great times we had in South Yarra and if you’re able to – lend a hand to set up St Kilda!
The address of our new location is Rear Level 2, 30 Inkerman St, St Kilda. We look forward to seeing you all there on Monday!
Kids BJJ Program starts tomorrow at COLLINGWOOD February 28 Tuesday and Thursdays from 4.00pm – 5.00pm. For Children Aged 5 to 15 years old! Your children will learn how to be disciplined and respectful, obtain self defense skills! Get fit! And above all have FUN!
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It was a busy weekend as per usual for Team Absolute!
In BJJ we had Lachlan Giles and Lachlan Warne finish top 2 at the Dominance Sub Only No Gi Round Robin! With Lachlan Giles winning $1,000 in the Final! Over in South Australia in Knees of Fury We had Lena and Ben win via UPD in Muaythai! We also had our amateur boxers Jazz, Steve and Finn compete at in Brunswick! Well done to all athletes who represented us well, great work!
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Good Luck to Boxers, Steve lee, Jaz and Antonia fighting this Saturday at Reggio Calabria Club, West Brunswick, they have been trainig hard and are looking sharp!
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Busy weekend for team Absolute we had Jai fighting Thai Boxing on VAMMA Show, Jai won via 2nd KO! In BJJ we sent a team over to compete at the UAEJJ National Pro in Sydney here are the results: Read More
Collingwood continues to grow with new MMA classes and extended opening hours starting next week!
We will have a new All Levels Mixed Martial Arts class with Simon Carson at 5.30PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Thursday class is in place of the previous Fundamentals class and people who were attending this class are encouraged to come along to the All Levels class too.
The updated Collingwood timetable is here.
Our opening hours in the morning have been extended with the gym now open and available for use from 6.00AM to 9.00AM each morning Monday to Friday with new Functional Strength classes to come soon!
Our Collingwood opening hours are now as follows:
Monday to Thursday: 6.00AM to 9.00AM, 5.00PM to 9.00PM
Friday: 6.00AM to 9.00AM, 5.00PM to 8.00PM
Saturday: 9.00AM to 1.30PM
We have many amazing people with interesting stories that walk into all our gyms! The member spotlight turns to Antonia Kay a Boxing student at the CBD.
Name: Antonia Kay
Sport: Boxing
Occupation: Singer/ Songwriter Read More
We have many amazing people with interesting stories that walk into all our gyms! The member spotlight turns to Bradley Wiedenhofer a BJJ student at South Yarra. Read More
We have many amazing people with interesting stories that walk into all our gyms! The member spotlight turns to James Walters a BJJ student at Melbourne’s CBD his an insight to the reasons he trains!
Thiago Student CBD
Name: James Walters
Sport: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Occupation: Waste and Recycling Infrastructure Planning for Victoria
How did you get into the sport?
I grew up my whole life playing football, and was heavily into the gym and fitness. I was overseas on a holiday and thought I would try an MMA class. Turned out I accidentally did a BJJ class instead, I got absolutely destroyed by everyone for 2 hours straight, no matter what I did, how much strength or effort I used, everything worked against me. I must have been submitted at least 30 times. I was fascinated and hooked immediately. From that point on I knew straight away that BJJ is something I needed in my life.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Training Jiu Jitsu every day and competing on the world stage, living a healthy lifestyle with a strong mind and body. Inspiring and motivating people to be the best they can be in all aspects of life, open to offering any assistance or guidance to anyone who asks for it whatever it may be. As well as working with the developing world to improve their waste systems.
Why do you love training at Absolute MMA?
The fact that at any point in time you can walk in there and be surrounded by world class coaches and athletes working hard towards their goals, and passing on knowledge to anyone who asks for it. The people I have met at Absolute are like family to me now, and you don’t have to go very far to find someone to get advice about Jiu Jitsu, weight training, conditioning, holistic health, or any other aspect of life – we are diversified and unified. Plus the facilities are incredible, and the quality of BJJ practitioners in the gym on any given day is insane. The lunch classes will make you and break you.
What advice would you give to people to take up your sport?
You’re going to feel uncomfortable, you are going to feel compromised, you are going to sweat a lot, tap a lot, and feel like you are being swallowed alive. You just have to keep showing up, work hard, listen with an open mind, and you will grow every day, and get fitter, stronger, more flexible, mobile and motivated, and all those things you thought were impossible from day one will become second nature. You will also be surrounded by a whole bunch of people who inspire you and believe in you, even when you might not. Oh and care for your cauliflowers early.
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