It's that time of year again! Please join us for an afternoon of good times at The Oxford Hotel in Leederville as we celebrate the silly season with a nice lunch and a few drinks.
The 2015 CAIA Awards will recognise some outstanding achievements by members of the CAIA community as well as have a bit of fun too.
Hope to see you there!
The CAIA BJJ team, under the watchful eye of our Maestro Marcus 'T-Rex' Lopes, has dominated the AFBJJ Gi State Titles in Perth. With a total of 3 gold medals (both in men's and women's divisions), 6 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, CAIA is now ranked 3rd best BJJ school in Western Australia!
Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain confidence, fit into those jeans or learn how to defend yourself, learning how to effectively set goals is key to achieving them.
The process of effective goal setting is not only relevant to your training, fitness or health regime, but is just as relevant for maintaining great relationships, building a successful career, and pretty much everything else in life!
Date: Tues 29 Sept 2015
Time: 5:30 - 7:30PM
Cost: $50 | All proceeds to benefit Operation Rainbow Australia, who perform free surgery for impoverished children with facial deformities in the Philippines twice a year. Each $50 donation covers a full surgical procedure that will change the life of an entire family.
More info: ring 08 9389 9489
This workshop covers the fantasy applications of knife defense, flow and disarms from angle 1 (body thrust) and angle 2 (downward angle slash). It will also cover the realistic TDE Trauma Destroy Exit methodologies.
Martial arts are, in a very real sense, a way of solving problems.
These problems can be broadly defined - improving fitness or learning to defend yourself from an attacker, or more specific, such as how to land a particular punch against a particular opponent in a particular bout.
The parallells between this and solving problems in business or personal life are easy to see. Dealing with difficult customers, expanding your skill base, managing stress and finding opportunities where others see difficulties are all part of this. Not sure how?
Is self-defence a lifestyle?
A very interesting point of discussion in a seminar with Richard Dimitri and Chris Roberts recently has really got me thinking on a different aspect of self-protection training. While it is something that I am acutely aware of, I have never really verbalised it. So here goes.
But before we proceed… A key word throughout the next few points is moderation. Read all the way to the end and you’ll see what I mean!
6th Dan Dr Gavriel Schneider presents a dynamic workshop designed to put your MMA training into focus for self defence. Combine striking, grappling, takedowns, joint locks and defend against a variety of street attacks that are common in Australia today.
A while ago I discussed the ‘Dojo Syndrome’.
I had received some very positive feedback about the first two articles (you can read them here and here), with many instructors saying ‘this is exactly what happens!’ and had a few requests to post some more tips. I hope this helps you with your training!
Congratulations to CAIA Members Alex Kannis, Sky McRae and Philip Vosloo, who competed as Team CAIA yesterday in the AFBJJ Gi State Championships.
Each martial art and each instructor have their own way of testing, grading and preparing their students for whatever it is they train for, be it fitness, competition, self defence, etc.
Students and/or parents of students often do not know what to expect when starting at a new school and so may not always ask questions when they see things that do not seem right. In my previous article, Martial Arts Fairytales, I highlighted this fact – people are often drawn to the mysticism of martial arts and accept things for granted, even things that defy all logic, like masters who can knock people out with a word, or accepting given techniques as ‘realistic’ simply because someone told them to.