It has been a fantastic end to the year filled with productivity, progress, new experiences,  adventures, growth and positivity. From hosting business consulting sessions, to running seminars, taking part in performances, creating and choreographing a performance team, refining systems and procedures at the Australian Martial Arts Academy,  to running motivational school talks, to playing Deadpool on stage, i couldn’t of asked for a more diverse yet exciting end to the year.

My role as a managing director at the Australian Martial Arts Academy has enabled me to truly grow and develop and continually pursue improvement and innovation both for the academy and for the Martial Arts Industry. As a result of the Academy’s success i have been fortunate enough to be invited to run Business Consuting/Staff Development Sessions at respective Martial Arts School. I have truly enjoyed taking on a mentoring role in the schools because i am able to receive immediate feedback from the systems i have put in place. A new and enjoyable endeavour i am looking to further pursue into 2016.

We have  had an awesome end to the year with the X-Treme Team. We got invited to Perform at the Annual EB Games Expo. I got to Play Deadpool on Stage, Lincoln was Finn the Human, from Adventure Time and the crew were  the Kobayashi Inc!  One of the Most Enjoyable Shows we’ve done!

We were also invited to Perform at the Martial Arts Spectacular. A fun evening filled with great entertainment. We wrapped the year off performing in front of 2000 employees for the Lendlease Christmas Party and the Crane Group Christmas Party.

Another fun project i was involved in was in the Cross Promotion of Captain America on the Disney Channel. Below is the clip. Good times with the Disney Crew!  Check it out

Motivational School Talks, Bully Buster & Stranger Danger Programs. Id like to thank Liverpool Boys High School and St Paul of the cross primary school for inviting me out to their locations. At LBHS  i had a chat about raising our personal standards, making effective use of the resources available to us and selecting our peers carefully. I had a blast working with the kids and showing them a few techniques. I hope they are able to take away a few steps & methods from my presentation and incorporate that into the their day to day lives. At SPOTC i spoke about Bully Busting & Stranger Awareness. A fun and rewarding experience for me.

I had a fantastic time conducting my Extreme Kicks Seminar Program at Infinite Taekwondo Academy. It was my 3rd visit to their school and it was very pleasing to see the improvement in the students of the academy. Their focus, dedication & hard work is definitely coming to fruition. A new location i was invited to conduct the seminar for was the University of Western Sydney Taekwondo Students. We had a blast!

A personal project i have decided to undertake this year was to develop a Junior X-Treme Team. A group of determined young kids who are willing to push the boundaries and continue to provide a positive representation of Martial Arts, through various mediums and platforms via entertainment and performances. And boy have they been in high demand. They have already performed for the Sydney Kings at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Lunar New year Performances at Market City, Marrickville Festival, Dulwich Hill Festival, Summer Hill Fair, Alex Park Fair and Birthday Parties. I can’t wait to see what 2016 has in store for them!

Id like to congratulate all our Members at the Australian Martial Arts Academy who achieved the coveted Black Belt, or progressed in their Beyond Black Belt System. Achieving this goal is a fantastic endeavour, and witnessing the journey of each member, from their humble beginnings as white belt, to the ultimate black belt is surely one of the highlights of being a head instructor at AMA.

Below is a highlight clip of some of my recent training. Enjoy!

And a recent visit to Bali. Including some surfing footage!

Until Next year!

Hakan

 

 

Hey guys,

The last few months have been jam packed with travelling, teaching, training, seminars and workshops! Lets get right into it.

I had a wonderful time during my one month stay in Turkey. I had the pleasure of spending time with my immediate family, visited some fascinating historical sites, relaxed at some of the most breathtaking beaches and met some great people in the Martial Arts Industry. Here are a couple of pictures.

With my Father and Sister in front of the Ayasofya, Itanbul

With the President of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation Mr. Metin Sahin

And this is a training clip at the beach in Oludeniz, Fethiye

IMG 5748 from Hakan Manav on Vimeo.

I had the pleasure of visiting three new Martial Arts Schools who have jumped on my Extreme Kicks Seminar program. A huge thanks to Evolution Martial Arts and Fusion Martial Arts, from Melbourne and Infinite Taekwondo Academy from Sydney for coming on board. The students brought such positivity and excitement to the sessions. I love visiting new locations for the pure reason of interacting with all different type of Martial Artists from different backgrounds. I look forward to visiting in again in a couple of months time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

During this time we received an invitation from to The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to run a Corporate Martial Arts & Team Building Workshop at their workplace. It was a fantastic session including Flexibility and Movement in the Workplace, Self Defence, Changing our Physical & Mental State, Kicking & Punching Drills and Overcoming Setbacks and Challenges with our Board Breaking exercise!

Operations at the Australian Martial Arts Academy have been going from strength to strength. With over 110 classes offered a week, the team of instructors are now inspiring more students then ever! We are also now in 6 weekly Extra Curricular School Sports Sessions. A Huge Congratulations for our staff for continually improving and progressing in their programs.

Below is a compilation of my training clips over the last few months. Enjoy

And Also, one of the other forms of exercise, recovery and the perfect remedy for the soul. Surfing!

Until Next time,

Hakan