4/6 Burke Cres, North Lakes QLD 4509, Australia
Reviews from Jiu-Jitsu Blog members who have trained at Defend MMA - North Lakes. Member recommendations raise an academy's Jiu-Jitsu Blog Score.
Fantastic atmosphere and coaching, very welcoming and definitely worth coming in for a go
Defend MMA is the best gym around. High level coaching, great culture and community.
A great team of people and an awesome to learn new skills
World class coaching in a family friendly environment
Our son started his BJJ journey here, just after he turned 4 years old. He's now 6 years old and has completed a couple of local competitions. Aaron and his team of coaches instruct not only martial arts skills but structure and discipline for the kids to apply across other aspects of their development, whilst keeping the classes joyful and fun. Couldn't recommend this gym enough to anyone in the area. Do yourself a favor, come in and sign up for a trial to begin with, you wont regret it for yourself or your kids!
Love being part of the Base North Lakes community. Such a welcoming and supportive environment for both kids and parents. Coach Aaron is patient, encouraging, and genuinely passionate about teaching the kids discipline, BJJ and MMA and it really shows in every class. The whole team creates such a positive atmosphere and my son absolutely loves training here. Highly recommend Aaron, his team and the gym!
I can’t recommend Base North Lakes highly enough. From day one, the atmosphere has been welcoming, supportive, and professional. Coach Arron Blackie is an outstanding instructor. He’s incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, and takes the time to help everyone improve, no matter their experience level. You can tell he genuinely cares about his students’ progress. The gym is perfect for beginners who have never tried MMA or BJJ before, with a very welcoming environment that makes starting out a lot less intimidating. At the same time, it caters just as well to experienced fighters who want to sharpen their skills and compete at a high level. Overall, it’s an awesome place to train with a great atmosphere and an even better community.
Our son started last year. The confidence and excitement still comes everyday he attends. The coaches are incredible with the kids, with awesome games and detailed training techniques. All students are respectful to each other and focused on the task.
The BEST 💫 We’ve been at Base for over 2 years now, joining when our little fella was just 4. He’s now almost 7 and he’s already learned skills, and practised discipline beyond his years. I don’t think we’d have been able to cultivate such growth doing anything else this young - not to mention, he’s learning life skills that stick. Aaron and the team are experts in the field, and bringing our son in was the best move we’ve made for his formative years development. 10/10
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