Raptor Elite

Don't forget folks, one of my medieval combat classes is held here in Caboolture on Thursdays, new time of 4:15pm to 5:15pm.

If you want to get better at fighting in any discipline, looking for some activity, historic fighting or just a way to socialize with other medievalists, come along and join in. There is a $5 fee to cover costs and I teach everything medieval combat related. All ages, male or female.

4:15pm Thursday, Centenary Lakes, behind the Sports Club and Function Center.

Super important. Anyone trying to win a training session against you is cheating both you and themselves.

The Monumental Importance Of Understanding that Training and Competition Rolling Should Not Be Approached the Same   How often do you meet jiujiteiros who just non stop use their A game in training?   Often times in bjj gyms you hear about these beast members of the team. You’ll meet some of these grapplers, perhaps roll with them and get owned. But then you go look at a competition and you …

Taking a break over Christmas and New Years, training is now finished for the year except for one more kids class on Tuesday and will resume on January 18th, 2017. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Had a new class start up a few weeks ago, so I thought I'd better publish some info here regarding the new class. It is a Thursday morning class ideal for shift workers and for mum's and dad's looking for an activity after the kids have been dropped at school.

Sword & Buckler Class
Thursdays 10:00am - 10:45am
Cost $5
Location: Centenary Lakes, Area 4, Elliot St entrance (behind the King St shopping center)
Map: https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/general.aspx?id=3178

Centenary Lakes - Caboolture A large park with adjoining pathways around the site with spectacular backdrops of lakes, rainforest, waterfalls and bridges over streams, there is permanent exercise equipment for those with fitness in mind. Many of the lakes have little islands throughout as bird sanctuaries, where you can come al...

Sorry about not posting here as often as I should folks, I'll try to remedy that. In the meantime an important post:

I am dropping back to one class a week again for a short while; have some family commitments that need to be seen too and still being short of one instructor means it's my best option. The Wednesday arvo class will now be the only one again for a while, being the most popular. Hopefully it will only be a short term set back and we'll be back into two classes a week soon with a third starting in 2017. Thanks for your patience and continued support!

New times and dates coming after these school holidays folks. Check back soon for more info.

After the Easter break Raptor Elite will be offering up to 5 training sessions a week. They will include mid morning sessions, afternoon sessions and evening sessions. This is ideal for people who work varying hours, students and retirees.

More information coming soon.

Ladies and gentlemen!

We are happy to announce important news - the registration for Battle of the Nations 2016 is OPEN!

http://botn.info/en-event-join

We’ve been waiting for the whole year and now it is just a few months to the main HMB-event of the world.
This year we will raise both championship and festival on a new level.

There will be following categories:

- «Duel» 1 vs 1
- «Polearm» 1 vs 1
- Experimental category - female «Group battles» 3 vs 3
- Male «Group battles» 5 vs 5
- «Mass battles» 21 vs 21
- Friendly buhurts “All vs All”

For civilians and fighter’s families there will be lots of activities:

- Authentic camp where you can see the medieval way of life
- Carftsmen fair where you can purchase medieval pottery, jewellery, clothes and souvenirs - you can find here anything to fit your taste
- Medieval musicians, sword mastery and archery workshops along with safe swords fighting for your kids
- Historical cuisine and beverages cooked according to original recipes

Register now and get more in Prague!

It may be time for another sharp blade session in early 2016, we've not done one for a few months.

Why you should train with sharp swords, and how to go about it without killing anyone. Swords are, by definition, sharp. Anything sword-like that is not sharp is either a foil, or a percussive weapon like a club. I am a swordsman, and so I use sharp swords. Do I let my beginner stude...

Battle of the Nations 2016 brings new to HMB sports!
Meet the new fighting category: Women 3x3!