The most recent comp help at Renegade was the MG (More Grappling) Tournaments grappling competition, and it was the largest MG tournament held to date, with 121 competitors respectively battling it out for mat glory. The day went without a hitch, with a large number of Melbourne’s BJJ community in attendance. The large numbers are a great indication of the respect the other clubs in Victoria have for Renegade – due mainly to our past comps being a great success too. So it seems that this Renegade/MG combo is a great thing not only for us, and for MG, but also for the greater BJJ community in general. The next MG comp will be held at Renegade on the 10^th of December, and is a No Gi event.  More details will be announced closer to the comp.

Cal Potter recently had his fourth pro MMA fight at another of George Kolovos’s ‘Brute Force’ events at the Coburg Town Hall. He dispatched his opponent easily in the 1^st round with an armbar, taking his pro record to 3 wins, 1 loss. He has another fight scheduled in November. Our Muay Thai coach Ben Harvey is also on the same card. Be there to support the boys and show some roaring Renegade support.

At the Will/Machado Nationals recently Renegade came away with a good amount of medals: 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. Good work to everyone that competed on the day!

Not long after this two of our largest and most fierce white belts received their hard earned blue belts after a night nothing short of extreme grappling. As a complete surprise for them Simon Kousal and Andrew Mugerwa were put to the test, wrestling fresh opponents for 20 minutes straight with not a second of rest. When we say ‘not a second of rest’ we mean it. These guys would grapple one opponent for 30 seconds or so, then while they were fighting that opponent, another would take their back, and get straight to it with no quarter given. After the 20 minutes both guys could barely stand, but were proudly presented their blue belts by Jamie and John. There were over 40 people on the mats that night, so you can only imagine what a hard slog it was for both these boys to get through. Well done Andrew and Simon!

Our BJJ coach Jamie Murray was awarded his long overdue brown belt by grappling legend and Brazilian BJJ mastermind Rigan Machado just after the Nationals. This belt was also given in conjunction with black belt instructors John Will and John Mirabella. Five days after receiving his new belt Jamie competed in his respective brown belt divisions at the Pan Pacs receiving both a gold and silver medal. This could leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that he was worthy of the belt, and that Renegade MMA is truly a force to be reckoned with.

As well as all the white and blue belts that we have on our mats every week (well over 100 members) we now have several purple belts, 2 browns, and 2 black belts on our mats every week too. It could be argued that in our 18 months of operation we’ve grown faster than any MMA or BJJ club ever has in this town. Also, when it comes to pure knowledge and experience there is no other club in our near vicinity (Kensington/Flemington/North Melbourne/Footscray) that has anything close to rivaling what we offer here. Our timetable, ultra-modern, immaculate facility, and successful competition record speak for themselves; unarguably making us the most cutting edge combat facility in the area. So, if you want to learn the real deal and train at a fantastic, friendly club – Renegade is the place to be.

If you would like any extra info on the club, please get in touch via our “contact us” page or feel free to leave a comment below.

That’s it for now guys. Let’s have a great end to the year. See you on the mats!

Check out a video of a training day at Renegade. If you haven’t seen the gym before, this will give you a good idea of what we are about, and how busy things have become one year on…

Most notably, our second Renegade MMA Grappling Comp was recently held on the 9^th of April. Like the first comp, held late last year, this event was also a spectacular success, with over 80 competitors. The day was well supported by the BJJ community, with competitors from dozens of different clubs competing, as well as a plethora of spectators coming down to enjoy some serious mat action. The day went without a hitch, and some spectacular BJJ battles took place – too numerous to mention. Renegade would heartily like to thank everyone that came down, helped out, competed or watched. It is a great thing to see the BJJ community come together as one, so you can be assured we will be running more events like this, with another comp already being planned for later in the year.

Speaking of uniting the BJJ community, the first ever Australian Jiu-Jitsu Classic was held last weekend (16^th of April) at the State Netball & Hockey Center in Parkville.  This was a great day that saw several Renegades competing in high level BJJ competition. Big ups to all the club members who competed, and we look forward to seeing this comp growing considerably in the coming years. It is a great thing to have an event of this calibre now on the annual Jiu-Jitsu calendar.

Going a bit further back than that, a fair contingent of Renegades took their first step as careers as fighters, going to war in their first amateur comp; Pro-Am Fight Night at the Coburg Town Hall. We walked away with our collective heads held high, with special mention going to Gene Kapaufs (MMA) and Jac Broise (Kickboxing) for getting wins. Mark Derrick (Kickboxing) and Gil Daniel (BJJ) also competed, fighting their hearts out and representing Renegade proudly. We expect lots of big things from all these guys in the future; and win, lose or draw; you all have the backing, respect and support of everyone at the club. It takes lots of guts to get up there, and we are very proud of you all for stepping up. Well done guys!

Ok, that’s the past. Now we have a heap of stuff happening in the future. First up, Cal Potter is having his third pro MMA fight on May 20^th at the Coburg Town Hall. This is another of George Kolovos’s exciting Brute Force events, and no doubt Cal will be once again ready to destroy anyone who gets in his way.  Can Cal make this his third straight win by ground and pound spifflocation?? You bet he can!! Get excited about this one Renegades, and come down to support our boy on the night.

Our most humble brown belt and most sensational mat weapon – Lachie Giles–is going to LA fight at the BJJ Mundials (world championships) in June. This event is considered the pinnacle of BJJ competition, and Renegade is very proud to be sponsoring Lachie his passage to the States.  He will be our first international competitor – proudly wearing a Renegade patch on his gi as he steps on the mats to take on the best in the world. We will be having an in-house comp to raise a bit more cash for his trip. This comp will be open only to Renegade members, so please, come down on the day and have a roll. It will be a no stress day, just like an extended training session, and it would be great to see you all down there supporting Lach. More details will be available about the comp at the club very soon. And remember, any Renegade who gets to Lach’s level is assured a ticket to the Mundials too. So train hard guys!

Our BJJ coach, Jamie Murray, is off to do a seminar in Brisbane on 25th June.  This will be with Mick George from Jacobs Gym. Mick and the boys from QLD have been a great support to our gym, sending a contingent of twenty fighters down for our first ever comp. So, to show how much this support means, Jamie is going up there to return the favour. If you’re in Brisbane at the time, make sure you check it out. Email Jamie at Jam...@renegademma.com.au for more info.

Classes at Renegade are going off, with lots of people on the mats every night. Fitness classes (Tues & Wed nights @ 6pm) have proven themselves especially popular, and are a good indication of the vast variety of people and athletes training at Renegade. You don’t have to be an athlete or a fighter to train with us though – you don’t even have to be fit. Just be assured that at our gym you’ll be made to feel welcome, while also taking a massive step to reaching your life/fitness goals just by walking in the door. Don’t believe us? Well, come in for your first session FREE. Check out the rest of the website www.renegademma.com.au for more details.

That’s it from us for a while. Enjoy your Easter break, and we’ll see you back on the mats real soon!

New Belts and Stripes at Renegade.

Recently a large number of regular Renegade members received their first blue stripe; a great achievement, and not easily gained. Though it may only be the very first step on the ultra-long path to black belt, it is still a fantastic and hard earned effort. Congratulations to Martin Fanning, Gil Daniel, Jac Broise, Peter Tabb, Mark Derrick, Joe Malloy, Todd Byrush and Joe Peitsch.

Drew Germaine was also recently awarded his well overdue blue belt after and solid 2½ years of hard training and a highly successful year of competition gold in 2010. Well done Drew!

Upcoming Tournaments, Fight-Shows and Events.

Another Renegade BJJ comp is scheduled for the 9^th of April. After the massive success of the comp last year, we’ve decided to do it all again. Full details will be available very soon, but all Renegade members should mark this important date in their calendar – not to mention putting in some serious mat time from now onwards, to rip some heads off on the day.

Cal Potter is representing Renegade in his second ever professional MMA fight. This will be happening at Wyndam Vale leisure centre in Hoppers Crossing on Friday 25^th of Feb. Tickets will be available on the door, on the night. So show your support Renegades! Come watch Cal throw down!

On Friday 4^th of March several Renegade fighters are making their amateur debut at the Coburg Town Hall. Gene ‘Hollywood’ Kapaufs is having his first ever MMA fight, Mark Derrick is having a Thai boxing fight, while Jac Broise is having a kickboxing bout. Gil Daniel is also having a BJJ fight on the same night. Please again, show your support and come down and watch your mates and team-mates take their first step towards careers as fighters. Tickets for this event are also available on the door, on the night. We’d love to see all Renegades down for this one – as we would for any event where our club members are putting their all on the line.

That’s it for now. Keep up the hard training, and we’ll see you on the mats!

Gold medals, knockouts and packed out mats!

To say that we have had a good first half year of Renegade being open would be a vast understatement – as it has been a whirlwind of success. Since we opened the doors on the 1^st of July we have gone from strength to strength in numbers, and also in athletic achievements.

For starters, we had numerous successes at the Will/Machado nationals this year, with a good selection of medals (special mentions go to Lachie Giles, Mick Pope and Peter Tabb for gold, and Cal Potter and Roque Giles for bronze). Then there was professional MMA competition, with Cal Potter recently fighting at Brute Force 13 and destroying his opponent. Cal is the first official MMA fighter competing under the Renegade banner. This was also his first MMA fight, so we expect big things from Cal in the future, as he is keen to keep on fighting. (Look out for this fight on Foxtel in the near future too. We’ll keep you posted, and let you know when it’s on).

Both Cal Potter and Mike Bagot achieved blue belts this year too. Anyone who knows anything about BJJ knows that blue belt is a massive step, and signifies the long transformation from novice to serious grappler. Again, we are very proud of Cal, and very proud of Mike too. Top work guys!

Most recently, on the 26^th of November, Drew Germaine took out gold in his division at the Pan Pacific championships. Drew was the only competitor from Renegade this year, and annihilated each opponent, not having a point scored on him. This is a great win for Renegade, but next year should be a much better medal haul for us as a club, as we’ll undoubtedly be hitting the Pan Pacs with a much bigger team, and many of our keen new members will then be well prepared and mat-hardened for the mental and physical rigors of the competition mat. So lets tear them apart next year Renegades! And well done Drew!

There’s still more to come in the last month of the year before the Xmas break. Here’s a list of what’s in store…

Saturday 11^th December Renegade is holding its first ever grappling competition, and is open to all clubs and competitors. This is a BJJ event with a difference, as one part of the day is aimed at competitors with no previous competition experience. This beginners event shall be fought in the gi, with a weigh in at 8:30am and the bouts starting at 9:30.  The other part of the day is a no gi event, open to all competitors and belt levels. The weigh ins for this category will be at 11am, then the fights will kick off at 12pm.  Spectators are free, all competitors are $30. For any extra info call Jamie on 0402659167.

This (Sat 11^th) will also be the date of our Xmas drinks party, while also being the send off for our good mate ‘Tommy the Pommy’ who is going on fruit picking journey up north so as to prolong his temporary visa. After the comp, we’ll be hitting the The Doutta Galla Hotel (339 Racecourse rd Flemington) at 8pm for dinner, then a few drinks, and a send-off Tommy won’t be getting over quickly. Let’s just hope he still has eyebrows when he hops on the plane. Seriously though, Tommy will be sorely missed. Let’s make his last night a good one.

Saturday 18^th December is the Renegade BBQ and awards ceremony at the club. This is a good time to catch up, reflect on the year, and hand out hard earned accolades like ‘Student of the year’ etc, etc. It starts at 2pm, and it would be great if all our members could attend.

Wednesday 22^nd December is the last day of classes

Thursday 23^rd December we’ll have one last open mat session from 5pm until 9pm.

Friday 24^th December Renegade will be closing for 10 days.

Monday  3^rd January 2011 Renegade re-opens and classes resume. Look out for lots of new stuff added to our timetable next year!

Have a safe and happy Xmas, and we’ll see you next year!

The Renegade Team.

The event takes place at the Coburg Town Hall, with doors opening at 7:30pm. Tickets are available at the counter at Renegade for $45. Get in quick, because seats are limited, and tickets are going extremely fast. Good luck Cal!

Renegade Mixed Martial Arts is also having its first ever in-house grappling comp on Sat 11^th of December. This is a comp with a difference, as we are having a GI only division that is only open to white belts with little or no competition experience (weight divisions will apply). This will be great for people that have just got into BJJ, and will also be a great way to get your first taste of competition – without any of the pressure.

Also on the day we will be having a no GI comp for everyone else—most notably the grapplers who’ve got colored belts or who have competed before. This will be run in belt and weight divisions, and is open for all to compete. Entry is $30, spectators are free. All up it should be a really fun day of high quality BJJ. For any extra info please download the flyer or call Jamie on 0402 659 167.

That’s all from us for now.  See you on the mats!

The Renegade Team.

Speaking of putting the club on the map, the weekend past saw a number of members compete in the Will/Machado Nationals, with fantastic results. Of the seven members from RMMA competing, three took home gold (Mick Pope, Lachie Giles and Peter Tabb), and two took home bronze (Cal Potter and Roque Giles). Ezra Peitsch and Gil Daniel also both competed in their first major tournament, and though both getting beaten on points, still put on stellar efforts, fighting it out to the end – Renegade style.

The day was definately fraught with much excitement, and even some drama (Drew almost dying in the sauna trying to make weight, and not quite getting there), but all in all it cannot be denied that our small contingent of ‘tough as nails’ BJJ warriors tore it up. Next year, when we undoubtedly have a team several times larger, things will get even better, with even more gold to be had by all. It’s now just inevitable that great things will happen out of Renegade, as this first major tournament as a club was a great success and a precursor for future results. Well done everyone who competed – and whether you won or lost, you gave your absolute all, and everyone is very, very proud of you.

It has also been a time for promotion, with one of our most formidable white belts, Callan Potter, receiving a well deserved blue belt on Wednesday 15^th of Sept. Cal is a long time student of John and Jamie, and was an extremely technical, strong and immensely dedicated white belt who regularly took the scalps of colored belts on a nightly basis. Now that he wears his new blue belt we have no doubt this young competitor is destined for big things, with his first MMA fight scheduled for November this year. Truly, it’s hard to not feel sorry for his first opponent in the full contact ‘no holds barred’ arena, as Cal is without doubt going to give him hell. Well done Cal! Wear your new belt with pride, and keep up the great work. We are hugely proud to have you as an integral part of the Renegade team.

That’s it for this month’s blog. Pan Pacs in November and Renegade’s first ever in-house BJJ tournament in December will give us something to talk about a bit down the track. But until then, train hard, roll your heart out, stay technical, and brutalise all your opponents with the utmost respect – that’s what it’s all about!

Take it easy!

The Team at Renegade.

Besides the cold weather and healthy mat population, we have also managed our first ever home grown Renegade Blue belt to Mike Bagot.  Mike was presented with his much deserved new rank last week, and it’s hopefully the first of many coloured belts that will be awarded on the Renegade mats in the coming months. Congratulations Mike!!

This August we have launched several new additions to the Renegade timetable – Thai Boxing, BJJ kids classes, and also Adult BJJ day classes. The kid’s classes will take place twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) and will be split up into two different age groups. 5 -9 year olds will run from 4:30pm to 5:00pm, and 10-14 year olds will run from 5:00pm to 5:30. These classes will be limited to a dozen children per class, and places are already filling fast.  If you have any questions about these classes, or you’d like to make a booking, please get in touch with Jamie Murray on 0402 659 167 or contact us here.

Thai Boxing is taken by our new instructor Ben Harvey, and for now is scheduled for Thursday nights @ 7pm. The first class (last Thurs) was a complete success, so as we progress through the year we are looking to having striking/boxing/Thai boxing on multiple nights of the week, so please keep your eyes on the timetable.

So, it’s all good here at Renegade. The sun is even coming out a little more, and it’s looking to be a BIG summer. Our discounted memberships will be running out soon and going back to normal price, as the members lists fill up. So if you know anyone who wants a great deal on a whole new way of life, then tell them to give us a ring.

Take care, and see you on the mats!

There’s no other way to put it – this place is kick ass. It’s what happens when a group of BJJ and MMA freaks get together to make a training facility that ticks every box. We have a massive 180 square metre Olympic matted area, complete with 15 metres of padded wall (7 ft high) – great for simulating fighting against a cage. We have two separate weights area’s – one area has top quality cable machines and other various contraptions, while the second area is reserved for free weights – kettlebells and dumbbells. Eventually we’ll have Olympic weights in there too.

The cage wall is being built right now, and goes the full 12-metre far width of the mat. It’s undeniably large, and has been elaborately crafted to also hold a range of bags that would make any striker smile.

In regards to health and fitness services at at Renegade, we have a full time in-house Myotherapist, who is a master of getting out your knots – be it with hands of iron or acupuncture. We have Personal Trainers, and we have private sessions available with our MMA and BJJ coaches, who are literally ready to roll when you need them. Just ask at reception, and we’ll book you in.

Opening night will be a meet and greet with a difference, as we are also throwing in a FREE BJJ class aimed at beginners, but also with lots of old hands on the Renegade mats for the first time. It will be a great night to check out what BJJ is all about.  Everyone is welcome to get in and have a go – and you can go as hard or light as you like. Roll all night for all we care! That’s what the place is for.

The first class will be an hour and a half session put together by our head BJJ coach – Jamie Murray. You can rest assured that this will be lots of fun, combined with a bit of sweat too. It’ll probably even make you think a bit as well, as BJJ is a thinking person’s martial art, and you’ll see why once you’ve given it a go. There’s also an exceptionally high chance you’ll enjoy yourself tremendously!

On the night we will announce our timetable, which among other things will include our ‘Ultimate Fitness Class.’ This will run most nights, and will be a circuit based class with a high emphasis on MMA training techniques. It’ll suit everyone from hardcore fighters to Mums with kids, as it is non-contact, and is going to be markedly different every night.  Some nights you’ll be hitting pads, other nights you’ll be dropping into sprawls, or even flipping tractor tyres out in the car park!  It’ll start on Monday 5^th of July. So if you are interested, please let us know. Even if you never intend on fighting or competing, this class might be what you have been waiting for to get your life on track, and your bod looking great too!

If you’d like some time to talk memberships, please get in early on opening night, as it looks like the place will be jammed. We want to give you our best, so if you want a thorough rundown of what we have to offer, you can give Drew a ring too on 0435 947 497 and he’ll happily fill you in on everything early. Alternatively you can contact Drew via our Contact Us page here.

Thursday 1^st of July @ 7pm is the time you should now be writing in your diary though – this is Opening Night. The address is Unit 3, 60 Stubbs St Kensington, 3031 (We are located further towards the Racecourse Rd end of Stubbs St, and are right next door to Middy’s Electrical).

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Renegade Mixed Martial Arts is one of the easiest places in Melbourne to get to. The No 57 West Maribyrnong Tram stops on Racecourse Rd, one minute’s walk from the gym. Newmarket Station (on the Craigieburn line) is less than five mins walk, and Flemington Bridge (Upfield line) is also incredibly close. If you are driving, it’s even easier, as the gym is situated right near several freeway exits and entrances. Find us at Melways reference Map 2A at B3.

Also, if you plan on rolling or taking part in the class on the night, please get in early as you can to fill in the required paperwork. We can’t let you on the mats until you do!

Look forward to seeing you at Renegade. Lots more still to come. We are only just getting started!

Most of all though, we’d just like to meet you, hear your fitness and life goals, and show you what we can do for you. So please, feel free to drop in  – address can be found here.

The gym itself has a massive 180 square meter Olympic mat area, such as those found in collegiate wrestling centres and top MMA schools throughout the USA (see video here). It also has a fully functioning weights gym, bag area and cage wall – overseen by exceptionally friendly and qualified staff who more than anything want to see you reach your full potential. Not to mention incredibly low joining fees too – and discounts galore for people that join early.

Most importantly, we aim to create an amazingly friendly and non-aggressive environment that caters to every type of person – young, old, male, female, of any culture or creed. We want to make our club your home away from home. So please, come see us, we’d love to show you round. Your new training centre with a difference awaits!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter and befriend us on Facebook for more updates.  Let us know to expect you on the opening night via our events section on Facebook and feel free to invite your friends to come along.  Get in early for great prices on Memberships too.  First 50 members get a heavily discounted rate! For more information, use our contact page.

See you on the night!  Thursday 1st of July @ 7:00pm.
(And if you want to participate in the BJJ class, shorts and a T-shirt will be fine)

The new gym address is:

60 Stubbs St, Kensington, Vic, 3031.

Check it out on Google maps below.

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Really easy to get to from any side of the city, as it is a minute away from a range of freeway entrances and exits on both Racecourse and Flemington Road. Public transport around the area is abundant, with trams stopping a minute walk from the gym.

Kensington itself is a great area that mixes cosmopolitan living and dining, with the odd housing commission flat and industrial area. Think of it as a sort of mini Fitzroy if you like?

We are absolutely wrapped with the venue, and the area.  We hope that you like it as much as we do, and that you come down for a roll sometime soon.

We should have the place built by mid June, and hopefully we are operational then too. Our proposed grand opening night is Thursday the 1^st of July. We’d like to see you all down there that night, as your support then would be greatly appreciated and not easily forgotten.

Remember this – the first 50 people to sign up will get a healthy discount on membership prices. So once we are operation, get in quick. For more info, please go to our contact page and get in touch.

Things are pumping. More info soon!

For now, check out some pics of the shell of the venue. Now that we have the keys to the place, watch this space transform! Click to enlarge.

RMMA literally falls under the shadow of the Flemington community housing project, so it is obvious that many people in the area are struggling just to stay alive – and that’s where we come in. We feel that people in turmoil are often stuck in a rut, and one way to get out of a rut is to turn to something else new and consuming, and BJJ has proven itself time and time again to be the answer to many downtrodden people’s prayers.

Jiu-Jitsu is not just your standard martial art. It’s a well known fact that the humility and discipline you learn from it are unique, quite often due to the whole concept of the ‘tap’ – which in itself is the perfect way to get the message across. A tap in training more often than not has an unspoken message that says,

“I couldv’e broken your arm, or choked you unconscious – but I didn’t. I showed you mercy and compassion. Now come here and I’ll show you how to do it too, and hopefully through my good teaching you’ll never have to use it for real.”

So think about it, BJJ is not just flailing violence where you try to destroy your opponent in a mindless rage. Jiu-Jitsu is so much more. You have to truly think, you have to show respect, you have to show compassion, you have to commit, and you have to sacrifice lots to start gaining even a little – these qualities mirror the necessities of attaining a fruitful and happy life. This is the perfect art to teach to people that have very little. It shows them that through hard work that anything is possible – all the while training and learning amongst friendly and likeminded people who’ve done the hard yards too, and who are more than happy to impart their knowledge.

With that in mind, and lots to offer, we at RMMA have called our outreach program the ‘Sons of Issachar’ (named after an ancient band of noble biblical warriors who were reputed as being able to accomplish impossible tasks that no one else could, and who always responded to their times with appropriate action), and in conjunction with the churches and community groups in the area we will be holding a free training session once a month (first Sat of every month) to bring BJJ to those that through hardship or lack of funds would never usually be exposed to its positive influence – and it is our greatest hope that we are able to change lives for the better.

For more info please contact Jamie via our “Contact Us” page.

There hasn’t been a single objection, and we have the all clear. So we are GO – on all beaurocratic levels. Next blog we will announce our exact location and address, and show you some photo’s of the gym being built.

We’ll need a heap of people to help us lay the mats and put up the wall pads too (on a Friday night in the next few weeks) – so if you are up for a night of work, and a BBQ (maybe a Gatorade or two as well), then we’d love to have you there helping us getting your new gym going – so get in touch if you’re interested.

Not long now guys. Again, if all goes well, we’ll be open in June, and having our official grand opening on the 1^st of July.

We hope you enjoyed the first vid of the new venue – all 400 square meters of it.  If you haven’t had the chance to check it out yet, here it is…

… and enjoyed seeing your coach fall on his face too!

Watch this space! Renegade is raring to unleash! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Image on file: Dave Hart. Used with permission.

Renegade Mixed Martial Arts held its first ever event on Tuesday the 4^th of May at Metamorphica Martial Arts in Melton, with a seminar featuring well known Will/Machado black belt Dave Hart. Dave is a recent Abu Dhabi qualifier and also numerous times State, National and Pan Pacific champ. It was an honor and a pleasure to have him in the gym, as he is not only a great competitor, he is also a very seasoned instructor – running his own very successful club, Dominance Mixed Martial Arts in Richmond.

The seminar went back to grass roots Jiu Jitsu, with Dave checking everyone’s form in the warm-up, with hip escapes and bridging, then some in-depth focus on a closed guard sweep that could easily be adapted to a Kimura or guillotine. Dave broke the techniques down in an easy to follow manner that made the class extremely enjoyable and informative.

The gym was a full house, and everyone walked off the mats with a piece of new or adapted mat weaponry to eagerly try on opponents the next time they rolled. Renegade MMA would like to thank Dave Hart for his time and valued instruction, and also Heath Attard for the use of his gym (Metamorphica). If you have not trained at this Melton hub of BJJ and stand-up combat, then it is highly recommended that you do. Metamorphica has an incredibly friendly environment, with highly qualified staff to help you achieve all your fitness and mat orientated goals. All up it’s a fantastic place to train.

We are itching to put the first photos and video footage of the new venue up on the net too. Shouldn’t be too long. I know you guys are as eager as us to get rolling. Bare with us, as we promise you won’t be disappointed when the doors finally open, and you get your first taste of Renegade.

Also, our new logo is designed. Check it out on the homepage, and also on our Facebook page. We can’t wait to wear this on a patch into battle at any of the numerous comps coming up in the second half of the year, and also to have it on our rashy’s, T-shirts and gi’s. The design is nothing less than nasty (in a good way), and we hope you like it as much as we do.

Things are moving fast! Again, watch this space – we’ll keep you informed on a weekly basis.

See you soon!

Our logo has been designed, and it looks nothing less than awesome. We should have that splayed across all our web and promotional material in the next couple of days.

So like any multi-faceted process, all these things take time. Getting Renegade up and operational being no exception. Yet it seems, so far, that the great majority of things have fallen into place relatively easy. Doesn’t mean that we’ll slow down on our mission to bring you a sensational training facility though. We are working all day every day to make this thing happen. Again, watch this space.

Also, don’t forget that RMMA is holding its first ever event,  a free seminar for all Will/Machado students with Dave Hart (BJJ Black Belt, Abu Dhabi qualifier and numerous times State, National and Pan Pacific champ) at Melton BJJ Academy on the 4th of May @ 7pm. Please get in touch with Jamie via our “Contact Us” page for details…

Or check out the event on our Facebook page.

More exciting news from Renegade MMA soon!

It’s easy to dream these things, but getting it going has been no easy matter. Through countless phone calls, meetings, brainstorming sessions, incredible luck and even the odd bitter disappointment, we are now on the cusp of having our own quality venue in a highly accessible area. Excited yet? You should be.

When Renegade MMA’s doors open we plan on not just being your standard club with mats and the odd piece of exercise equipment thrown in for good measure. We plan on being a fully functioning, full time MMA center – with weights gym, bag area, bountiful quality mat space, and great service all thrown into the mix. Combine this with a group of athletes, PT’s and instructors that live for their chosen sport, and who are at your disposal all day, every day, and you undoubtedly will have a standout place to train.

It has also been agreed between all involved in Renegade MMA, that everyone who signs up will not only get unlimited access to the gym and all its classes and facilities, but also will get a ‘package’ unlike that offered at any standard combat training centre.  As it stands now this package contains a free private session with a BJJ black belt, a tailored weights and fitness program attained after a free session with a Personal Trainer, and also a half price Physiotherapy session where your body will be fully assessed (with the physio giving the PT recommendations on what type of fitness program you should take on). Pretty good huh? You know it is. And that’s just for starters. There will be lots more services added as we become established.

So, now, as it stands – we are ready to go. The business name, partners and everything else are all sorted. Today, hopefully, we will be finalising our venue. Tomorrow the world!

Renegade Mixed Martial Arts is GO! Watch this space. We will keep you informed on the progress of Renegade – from conception to completion, and beyond.