Announcements – November
We’ve confirmed our travel dates for next year’s Thailand trip; we will go from September 19th to Oct 3rd 2020. We are just waiting for the airlines to release the flights so we can confirm pricing, so lock it in and stay tuned for updates! If you’re loving your training and think that someone you […]
Training Focus – November
This month in classes at Urban, we focussed on the following aspects of Muaythai: Use your feet to get in close Keep your hands up Use your body to strike, not your arms Green Singlet Grading Run-through Kick Defence – “make them miss, make them pay” Parry punches and counter with elbows Set up the […]
Meet Your Trainer – Jared Flick
We’ve got a new trainer on board at Tweed!!! Jared Flick, or Flicky, comes to Urban after 3 years of running South of The Border Muaythai in Byron Bay and we are really excited to have him on the team. Flicky has been training martial arts since he was 10 years old in multiple disciplines […]
October Gradings Recap – Yellow, Blue, Purple and Black
The grading singlet honours the work that you’ve done to get to that level. The idea of grading originated in martial arts with belts that you trained in, but never washed; the more you trained, the dirtier it got and so it changed from white to black. October was a huge month of Gradings, Urban […]
Fight Wrap-Up: Siam Cup, Olden Gloves Caloundra, Destiny Muaythai and MTQ Juniors
October was a busy month for our fight team with 7 fighters competing in 4 shows throughout the month. We started off with a BANG on Siam Cup with 3 for 3 wins from Reilly, Luca and Josh. First up, Luca fought a technically beautiful fight, using excellent footwork and evasion to come away with […]
Urban Events – October
October was a crazy busy month of non-stop action with Gradings at all levels at both gyms, Fight Shows, Social events and an intensive Muaythai Seminar with the legendary Sangtiennoi. Gradings! Please click here to read all about this months gradings! 2/10 – Yellow Singlet Grading at Miami 3/10 – Yellow Teens Grading at Miami […]
Training Focus – October
This month in classes at Urban, we focussed on the following aspects of Muaythai: Set up the low kick with your hands first Step across the opponents body to evade their punches and generate power Roll the hip and shoulder all the way over Changing levels of attack keeps your opponent guessing Bend knees and […]
October Rugby Sweepstakes Recap
During the months of September and October the #urbanarmy challenge was all about World Cup Rugby! We had 10 challengers competing; the objective was to pick the most winning teams of every game throughout the tournament…. The tally is in, and AMANDA has won the challenge!!! With 36 points, that means she guessed the correct […]
Announcements – October
We’ve confirmed our travel dates for next year’s Thailand trip; we will go from September 19th to Oct 3rd 2020. We are just waiting for the airlines to release the flights so we can confirm pricing, so lock it in and stay tuned for updates! Shane, a long-term Urban Member, has taken advantage of one […]
Student Spotlight – Casey McCarron
This month we wanted to highlight a very cool story from one of our members at Tweed, Casey McCarron. She came to Urban 9 months ago because she really needed to change her life, and we’re very proud of how hard she’s worked to make that happen. Here’s her story… How long have you been […]