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STRIKE Boxing is a premium boxing and Muay Thai (kickboxing) fitness training program enabling all sections of society to gain the physical training benefits of combat sport fitness training. Delivered in both group fitness Class Program and Personal Training formats; STRIKE aims to take boxing fitness back to the origins of its boxing training concepts, emphasising the practical side of boxing training.
STRIKE classes are open to all levels of fitness and offer much fun and variety to complement your health and wellness regime. Classes are primarily done with a partner whom the instructor will assign to you if you don’t already have one.
STRIKE Boxing classes are taught by highly qualified and experienced instructors who have undergone extensive training and development in the field of group exercise, professional authentic Muay Thai training in Thailand and boxing for fitness. |
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Fitness, Health and Self Defence
Traditional Boxing and Muay Thai
for Mind, Body and Spirit |
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| STRIKE is a great way to meet new people and encourage each other to take your training to the next level. Benefits of STRIKE Boxing include: |
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- Weight Loss
- Muscle Tone
- Self Defence
- Increased strength and endurance
- Confidence and stress relief
- Improved cardiovascular fitness |
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Training Concept |
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The basis of training STRIKE boxing is categorised into the following:
- Practical Technique
- Strike Volume
- Strength & Conditioning
- Explosive Striking
The combination of these three vital areas in all STRIKE Boxing programming makes it a superior program to other boxing fitness style programs. more info
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History of Boxing |
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Despite the emerging popularity of alternative forms of combat sport boxing remains the most recognised form of competitive fighting.Records of boxing are dated back to the Sumer era of the 3rd millennium BC and the Egyptian era of the 2nd millennium BC making it the oldest sport in recorded history, subsequently fighting with fists the most natural form of combat to man.
Boxing was not formalised as a sport until it appeared in the Ancient Olympic games of Greece in 688BC and carried the name Pygme or Pygmachia. Participants prepared for contests by striking punching bags called korykos. Fighters wore leather straps over their hands and wrists. continue |
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History of Muay Thai |
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Muay Thai or Thai Boxing is a combat sport with origins set deep in the history of Thailand. Muay (boxing in Thai language) Thai is pronounced Thai Muay by native Thais. Muay Thai is a brutal and athletically demanding combat sport, with participants utilising fists, elbows, knees and legs as striking weapons to the opponent. Muay Thai is practiced extensively in Thailand, with international participation significantly growing over the past decade.
Muay Thai has a historical value which is appreciated by those who practice the sport. This history which forms the culture of Muay Thai has been developed over centuries of military and kingdom battle, religious influence, cultural meaning, social development and government support. continue |
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History of MMA |
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The term MMA is delivered from Mixed Martial Arts, a unique combat sport which brings together all forms of combat to create an individual sport of its own. Primary styles which are used in MMA include boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, wrestling, Brazilian ju-jitsu, judo and karate.
It appears that a form of MMA named pankration was a combat sport in the ancient Greek period. Ancient Greek pankratiasts were worshiped hero warriors including the legends of Arrichion, Dioxxipus, Polydamos and Hercules. continue |
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Strike Boxing 2010 Program Schedule |
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| 27th Sept - 4th Nov |
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Lake Burley Griffin |
| 8th Nov - 16th Dec |
6pm -7pm |
Lake Burley Griffin |
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Boxing for Fitness |
| Through its stamped history and purist nature boxing provides a solid platform for exercise. The benefits of boxing for fitness are a plenty, with cardiovascular function, speed, power, agility, reaction time, strength, flexibility and coordination all variables of fitness which are trained, with weight loss and muscle tone being effective outcomes. continue |
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