db in australia ?

[sneaky]

Hi all , firstly let me introduce myself my real name is jim but i go by sneaky on the forums i live in syd australia and am a keen student of the knife and stick under ray floro of ffs , i was just wondering if you guys ever get down this way and if so do you fight down here ? i would be really interested to have a look at what you guys do in the flesh and jump in for a go myself, do you sanction events held anywhere other than in the us ? look fwd to your replies , respectfully , sneaky

[Crafty_Dog]

Ozzie Trent Day fought in our DB Gathering of the Pack yesterday (did very well too).  He is making some noise about bringing me over, so any noise from his fellow Ozzies here could help make it happen.

[sneaky]

Hi Crafty,
 
That would be sweet, I am in if you get down this way .

Best ,

Jim

[grizzly]

Hi, I am up in Darwin Australia (long way from nowhere), and I would extremely interested if you where to come down to Australia.
Jason

[Trice]

Hi All,

I'm Trent Rice, among other things a Blue Belt in BJJ under John B Will.
John mentioned the Dog Brothers in class the other night after which I had a bit of a look through the website and was quite intrigued.

Would love to train with you guys if you can make it out here, particularly to Melbourne/Geelong?Victoria in general.

[Aussie]

GDay all, I was talking to Crafty Dog about a trip Down Under in Feb 2007. If anyone is interested then contact me via email to register your intrest so you don't miss out.

Trent Day
Adelaide
South Australia
DeltaMMA@hotmail.com

[sneaky]

Hi,

If you are getting up to Nsw sydney area I would love to attend.

Thanks,

Jim

[sneaky]

Hi Crafty,

The list of names is starting to grow over at www.stick-and-knife.com , I hope we get to meet in the new year.

All the best,

JIm

[lonewolf]

Hi,

My name is Gabriel and I am in Perth, Oz. I have learnt some kali secondhand through my instructors who at one stage travelled to LA and trained with Guru Inosanto and also learnt I think through Ray Florres . A) Count me in for any training seminars that might occur. I'll fly over east if necessary. B) I am really keen to join DBMAA. I have printed out the necessary form but noticed there is no mention of joining if you are in another country. Am I allowed or am I too far away?

Regards.

Gabe.

[Crafty_Dog]

Woof Gabe:

Of course you are welcome to join!!! 

All:

Concerning seminars in Australia, Trent and I are emailing back and forth about organizing a tour.  Things are looking promising.

The Adventure continues,
Crafty Dog

[sneaky]

Sweet!! Things are looking good for Sydney with a whole bunch of FFS guys as well as safeguard and other groups expressing their interest.

Fingers crossed,

Jim

[cliveg]

Hello, Clive here from SafeGuard / Fight Club in Sydney. I could rustle up a good 20 to 30 and a suitable venue. I'm still black and blue from my first exposure to Stick at the weekend and want MORE
I could also help with the marketing
cheers
Clive

[Crafty_Dog]

Good to hear from you gentlemen.  I leave for Switzerland tomorrow and return on Tuesday evening.  After that will look at this more closely.

[Aussie]

Have a good trip Crafty and looking forward to seeing you in Aust.
Trent Day

[cliveg]

Hi Guys any more thoughts? I hosted Ray Floro this weekend and had a huge turn out, I reckon a DB seminar in Sydney would be a massive event
cheers
Clive

[bjung]

Any news on this front? OZ is a bit of a trip for me, but training with Guro C is worth it.

[Crafty_Dog]

Woof Porn Star Dog:

Thanks for the reminder.  Tentatively we are looking at summer 2007.

Guro Crafty

PS:  How go things with you?  Come post on the Ass'n forum!

[cliveg]

Trent the offer remains open to promote this, I've a huge contact network with likeminded guys in each state.
cheers
Clive

[Aussie]

Thanks Clive,
As soon as the time frame for Guro Crafty to visit is set I will be in touch. It is looking good at this stage for the middle 07.

Trent Day

[Crafty_Dog]

Woof All:

I'm thinking of combining this with a family summer vacation starting in Mid-July.  We have a boy who will be 8 in August and girl who will have just turned 5.   Suggestions?

TAC,
CD

[Aussie]

Here are a few places to look into or for others to comment on.

Western Aust         Broome,The Last Frontier
                            Ningaloo Reef, Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
                            Perth, Beaches
Northern Territory  Darwin, Big Crocs, Barra and other things that bite
Queensland           Great Barrier Reef, Great Snorkeling/Diving
                            Gold Coast, Theme Parks
NSW                     Sydney, Harbour Bridge, Kings Cross (not for the kids)
                            Bondi Beach, Surfing
Victoria                 Melbourne, Restraunts
                            Great Ocean Road
South Aust            Adelaide, Restraunts, Beaches, Great White Sharks
                            Kangaroo Island, Native Animals
                            Barossa Valley, Wines
                   

[cliveg]

July/August is winter in Aus so don't plan on a suntan unless you go to the North.  Still it would be cooler for an outdoor event but better to plan on indoor because when it rains it rains

[Crafty_Dog]

What range of temperatures are we talking here?

[Aussie]

Average temp for July/Aug..
South Australia      Adelaide 16 max 8 min
West Aust             Broome 30 max 15 min
                            Perth 18 max 8 min
Northern Territory  Darwin 31 max 20 min
Queensland           Cairns 26 max 17 min
                            Brisbane 21 max 10 min
New South Wales   Sydney 18 max 8 min
Victoria                  Melbourne 14 max 5 min

The southern part of Australia is cold during winter and the northern states are beautiful one day and perfect the next. Snow in Australia only are located around country Victoria. Ski fields only open during winter. New Zealand has better skiing.

[Crafty_Dog]

Fortunately I know how to convert celsius to farenheit

[sneaky]

Hi Crafty,

If you do get down here would you be interested in a gathering style event as well as a seminar ? I would be happy to be of assisstance with the organising for Sydney/NSW if so.

Look forward to meeting and training with you.

All the best,

Jim

www.florofighting.com

[Crafty_Dog]

Woof All: 

Just a quick yip to let you know that I am mentally revisiting this idea.  I am wondering if the costs of bringing the familiy along will be implausible for us and at the moment now lean towards making the trip shorter and by myself due to the absence of my family.

Would those thinking of hosting me please confer with each other and put together a plausible itinerary for such a trip and email me about it?

TAC,
CD

[Aussie]

Hi Crafty

Glad to hear you are giving the trip to Australia some more thought. I am still willing to do all I can to get you over here. Anyone else interested in working together on this drop me an email at halsey8@hotmail.com

Trent Day

[Crafty_Dog]

Trent et al:

Lets think in terms of a short trip.  Perhaps a 2-3 day seminar with a day or two for privates?

How does December 2007 or January 2008 look?

The Adventure continues,
Crafty Dog

[Ondamat]

Ah! the perfect thread for me to make my first post.

As this seems to be the Australian thread, is anyone training in Canberra?

Cheers!

ODM

[Noctivagant]

HI All,

This is mt first post to these forums, I live in Brisbane Australia and have been an enthusiast of stick and knife training for some time. I would love to see a Dog Brothers event held in this part of the world and would like to add my voice to any support that can be gotten for it.

Similarly I would very much appreciate to hear from anyone who is keen to train  in this part of the world.


Respecfully,

Gary