Martial Arts Hygiene 101
While we want all the messy sweaty training faces and hairstyles, it is both a courtesy and an expectation that you practice good hygiene yourself and with your training gear.
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MMA
NEW YEAR, NEW SCHEDULE
We hope you have been enjoying your holidays and feel rested and excited for the new year. We bet you are itching to get back onto the mats, as we are excited to have you back. While you have been resting, we have been working on an updated schedule which we feel will fit all our needs better .The full schedule is below, however, here is a quick look at what has changed.
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QW DIARIES 8 – CHAD HANEKOM PREPARING FOR DWCS
On 5 September, Chad Hanekom makes his UFC debut on the Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. It has been a long road for Chad to get to this point and it is his time to put himself and South African MMA on the map. Watch the latest QW Diaries featuring Chad and some of his training partners.
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A QuanWessels Era
We are so hyped about our new facility. While there are still some small kinks we need to get over and fix, training is up and running at full steam with our new class schedule. If you aren’t a member yet, come visit and check out the shiny new QuanWessels HQ in Sunninghill.
5 TIPS FOR KEEPING KIDS INTERESTED IN extracurricular ACTIVITIES
It can be really difficult these days to keep your child in a chosen activity, especially one that can be super challenging like martial arts. While martial arts such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai will teach the young ones resilience; we have come up with some tips to help facilitate and maintain interest in any activity they may choose. Below are some our favourite ideas, let us know some of your tips.
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Competitive couple of weeks for the QuanWessels crew
QuanWessels athletes and members have been super busy the past few weeks claiming gold and victories locally and globally! Starting with the grappling team taking home many medals at the most recent Submission Kings, Queens and Kids.
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WHY MMA GLOVES & SHINPADS OVER BOXING GLOVES AT QUANWESSELS
There are are many just getting into combat sports such and martial arts and now need to buy their gear they need and are excited to throw some strikes on punching bags or even their friends. Purchasing your first pair boxing or MMA gloves can be quite daunting, “what is the right apparel for me?” They are an essential part of the training for these sports and having at least one or two reliable pairs of gloves is one of the first steps one must take. There are a variety of styles of gloves and it can be confusing.
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Amateur QW athletes claim victory at GFC
Two of our rising amateur MMA team members competed at Gauteng Fighting Championship (GFC) and came out victorious. Thimna Mhlauli won via TKO in the 3rd round and Liam Schulze beat an Angolan Jiu Jitsu Blackbelt via split decision.
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NEW SELF DEFENCE CLASS ADDED TO SCHEDULE
Professor Richie Quan will be hosting a weekly self-defence class on Monday evenings from 17:30-18:30. With a focus on self-defence, the classes will cover the basics of various martial arts such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, boxing, Judo & Muay Thai, including blade and firearm disarming techniques. No experience is necessary as this is for everyone.
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A busy weekend of competition Around the world
It has been a very busy weekend of combat sports and martial arts around the world, from the heavyweight world boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to the IBJJF NO Gi World Champs and locally EFC’s first Fight Night event. Quan Wessels was out representing in large numbers, claiming victories all over. In
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