Dark Carnival

Weekend fun part 3 (part 2 is coming)
Celebrating coaches and and birthdays with 45 rounds of sparring.

Great fun was had :)
Happy birthmas you legends and thank you to everyone who dropped in to share the day.

Ooooooooooft.
Friday was a magical day at DC.

Receiving your Black Belt is a milestone and it was so beautiful to have the crew come and participate as these 2 awesome individuals were celebrated.
Shout out to Jerry Wetzel for officiating.
who has seen these 2 grow over the years.
for joining us in celebrating these 2.

Rowan and Ben have well and truly earned their Black Belts. Ability is one thing. Knowledge is another. But the time and effort these 2 have put into the development of everyone. And I mean everyone, whether they are white belts or seasoned practitioners, from DC or visiting from other clubs, that for me is the true worth in a Black Belt, to see the art develop and grow.

Congratulations and well deserved.
Sniff ...the pollen is really bad....sniff...

Big day on the mats yesterday with three of our crew stepping up to compete — Matt, Kate, and Austin.

Special mention to Matt and Kate, who both jumped into their first ever competition. That first step is always the hardest — dealing with the nerves, the pressure, and the unknown — and they handled it with real composure and grit.

Austin continues to build, showing more experience each time out and putting in solid work across his matches.

Win, lose, or draw, competition is just a snapshot. What matters is having the courage to test yourself, to stay calm under pressure, and to keep moving forward. Proud of all three for getting out there and representing.

We also found out that Ben owns shoes.

Back to the gym, back to work.

Jerry Wetzel is the founder and creator of the Red Zone self preservation system and he will running the edged weapon component of the system.

Edged weapon crime and assaults are occurring more frequently.

Great to say “It wouldn’t happen to me” however the person who thinks that is often found saying “I never thought that would happen to me”, that is, if they are lucky enough to survive the encounter.

This workshop will give you the tools and knowledge to respond and navigate the pre-contact of a knife attack as well as options to engage and control the weapon bearing limb, taking it to the ground where the knife can be removed from the situation.

Pressure tested and proved around the globe, Red Zone Knife Defence is a hands on training method trained intelligently under pressure.
Get some knowledge and experience, before you wish you had.

Scan the QR code to register.

We have been working hard in the background...and finally ready for soft launch!
DC Recovery room is geared towards providing maximum recovery for our members.

Before we open it up, we are looking for 12 DC Members to help with our soft launch.
What do we get? Feedback and troubleshooting.
What do you get? Discounted rates for the 4 weeks.

Interested?
Comment "Recovery" and we will slide into your DMs with details.

Head over to The Wicked for a cool opportunity :)

*REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS*
Although the kidlets are on holidays for school, week 10 of the DCKids program is still on this week at usual class times :)
So drop them off to burn off some energy during games week!

For all of our other kids programs, kids 4-8, Kids MT and Kids BJJ 9-15's, classes as usual as we train year round (with exception of Xmas shutdown).

If you are looking to get your kids involved with our sessions, the best time is during the school holidays...bonus is it is one of the greatest ways to burn off some of that holiday energy and keep the learning going.

No Rest For The Wicked

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