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WE ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT BOTH DAVID ZARB & AMELIA ZARB HAVE JUST SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THEIR  INTERNATIONAL BA GUA INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS IN TAIWAN!!  THEY ARE NOW THE FIRST QUALIFIED BA GUA INSTRUCTORS IN AUSTRALASIA. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS HUGE EFFORT & ACHIEVMENT!!              

BACCHUS MARSH DOJO HAS MOVED!!

 Our venue will be at the NEW and exciting Darley Sports Centre, cnr Nelson & Albert Sts, Bacchus Marsh.  NO CHANGES TO THE TIMETABLE.  Classes all remain the same.

Art of Defence Australia is an Australian family owned and operated company that has spent the past 20 years promoting the art of good physical and mental well being.

ADA is into the healthy growth and development of its clients through Fun, Fitness and Self Defence.

With over 40 years of experience our Chief Coach and Head of Style, Master David Zarb, can trace his lineage back to the birth of Karate. Alongside wife Amelia and Amelia’s daughter Gabriella, they carry on the traditions of Cheng Ming Kung Fu and Goju Ryu Karate.

Delivering up to date sports-coaching principals and methods in state of the art training facilities ensures optimal safety and learning for every ADA student.

“All of our children have trained in Karate from very young ages. I literally had no access to babysitters while our kids were growing up, so they had to come to work with us. Training on a daily basis brought fantastic results to our children on both academic and social levels. They have proven to be confident and caring leaders in their adulthood. Gabriella is still very much enjoying Karate.”

Why choose Art of Defence? It’s simple, we’re family.

Amelia Zarb – Proprietor and Director of ADA

Shihan David Zarb conducting a Kids Karate lesson

Our Current Bacchus Marsh Dojo Trainees

       Currently completing Certificate III In Sports

               Coaching.

Mason Hobbs Blue Belt Presentation

Our Current Keilor Dojo Trainees studying Certificate III.

Haydn, Marc, Brady, Kyle, Shihan David, Kristina, Joel & Aleksia.

               *Current Bacchus Marsh Dojo Trainee’s

                                                  Juran, Dylan, Shihan David, Tyler & Harrison