Officially promoted to the level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt third degree. I would like to thank my coach and good friend Paulo Streckert who is teaching and believing in me since my first day on the gentle art’s journey, thank you all my team mates in Brasil and Australia without you it wasn’t going to be possible.
Thiago Stefanutti
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Happy to announce that we will be adding more classes to the Collingwood timetable of 13.02.17 We will have more Muaythai Fundamentals classes on:
Tuesday 7.00pm-8.00pm and Thursday 7.00pm-7.45pm! Also if you haven’t heard YOGA is also added to the timetable! Thursday 7.45pm-8.30pm! All classes will be taught by world class trainer Jai Tao.
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Last weekend we had our annual staff retreat! It is a time to reflect and set goals for the year. The location was set in the beautiful Rye! Decked out with a putting green, spas, BBQ area and movie theatre! It was the setting of something relaxing and gave an awesome opportunity our for staff to relax outside a gym setting. Time was spent watching the Green vs Mundine fight, surfing waves, sharing stories and laughing at each others antics! It was a great weekend and the team at Absolute look forward to a bigger and better 2017!
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Due to popular demand we will now be offering lunch time Muay Thai classes in the CBD! From 1.00PM to 2.00PM every Tuesday and Thursday the great Laos Toohey will be running an All Levels Muay Thai class on Mat 1.
This is in place of the Kickboxing FIT class that finished up today. We encourage those who were attending the Kickboxing FIT class to also attend this new Muay Thai class as you’ll still get a great workout and you’ll also benefit from learning from one of the most experienced trainers in Australia. To see the new timetable, check it out on the smartphone app (just search for “Absolute MMA” in the app store) or view the timetable here:
Great results from the weekend, both in MMA and BJJ we had Lukaz “The Lycan” fighting a short notice fight on Legend MMA and WINNING in the 1st round via TKO! A promotion run by UFC Veteran James McSweeney up in the Gold Coast the show was Headlined with Stephen Kennedy vs Ben Kelleher. The Melbourne International Pro was held this weekend, and up for grabs were 7 travel packages to the World Jiu Jitsu Championship in Abu Dhabi. Winners of the open weight division for each belt level received the travel packages. Absolute MMA had a fantastic result, winning the overall team points, and 2nd place for the kids divisions. Absolute members Lachlan Giles took the travel package for the black belt light weight open, Ben Hodgkinson took the travel package for the brown belt open, and Demi Butler, who has been training in Perth for the past 6 months, took the women’s purple, brown, black travel package. Other notable performances for Absolute members in the open division were Kit Dale, who lost a split referee’s decision in the black belt heavy open final, and Shantelle Thompson taking Bronze in the women’s purple, brown, black open. Well done Team Absolute!
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Unfortunately we have had to cancel tomorrow’s seminar with Frank Mir. There was a problem with his flights and we weren’t able to arrange another time for the seminar. Sorry to disappoint. If you have not yet been contacted about a refund for your tickets, please contact reception on (03)9663-9122.
Please note that there will be no classes at any Absolute location on Thursday, January 26 due to the Australia Day Public Holiday.
There will be an open mat in the CBD from 9 to 11am and South Yarra from 10am to 12pm. Collingwood will be closed.
Our 2016 Clubperson of the Year is Young Nghiem!
Although we provide the instruction and facilities and do our best to cultivate a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, it’s really people like Young who give the soul to Absolute MMA.
We are really so thankful for the endless amount of positivity and fun Young puts into the gym. Every day at training she is just a bundle of enthusiasm, good energy and humour.
Young is also at every gym event, often with cookies, brownies and cakes in hand for the rest of the team. She is the unofficial head cheerleader for the team at every level, every discipline and for the few fights she isn’t able to attend in person, she will live stream them. She is responsible for making countless people feel welcome and “at home” in the gym and that is really priceless.
In recognition of everything she does for the gym, Young is our 2016 Clubperson of the Year. As part of her award, it is our pleasure to send her to Thailand in 2017 for our first official international training camp!
Thank you Young!
What a weekend! So much to cover and what better place to start than with Claire “Fury” Foreman’s win at Powerplay on Friday night!
Against a very strong opponent, Claire was dominant en route to her fourth straight win for the year and TENTH consecutive win!
Claire had already done more than enough to earn the title of Absolute MMA Fighter of the Year for 2016 and this was the icing on the cake!
In recognition her massive year, Absolute will also be sending her to Thailand in 2017 for a training camp to push her game to the next level!
Congratulations Claire! A pleasure to have you as part of the team!
The massive end of year BJJ grading took place this past Saturday and among the many people that received well-earned level ups, Absolute coach Craig Jones deserves special recognition for earning his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt!
There is no doubt that Craig has to be considered as one of the best new BJJ prospects not just in Australia, but in the World. In the 18 months that Craig has been with us, he has improved at a rate that is truly hard to comprehend.
In 2015 Craig won the IBJJF purple belt World Championship and in 2017 and beyond we look forward to him continuing this success at the highest levels.
Congratulations Craig!
Also congratulations to coach Lachlan Giles for awarding his first BJJ Black Belt! They say a student is a reflection of his teacher and if that is the case, surely you are doing something right.