Australian Elite Team in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Local business
Australian Elite Team
Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Phone: +61 422 252 222
Address: 156 Melrose drive 3043 Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Website: http://theaet.com.au/
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25.01.2022 No motivational speeches. Woke up really missing everyone's faces and voices today. I hope you're all ok. Love you all... except for Diggi -ninos #bjj #jiujitsu #jiujitsulife #Australian #Elite #Team #mma #wrestling #judo #ufc
22.01.2022 We're back this week! Ninos has been working hard processing everyone so we can book in for classes. You all have received an email. It may have gone to junk mail so please check carefully. The email will ask you to download an app called whitebelt. Youll also find a personalized user name and password has been sent to you in the email. please download the app and login with your user name and password..... Everyday, you open the app and it will show all the classes available. Click on the class you want to attend to book in for the day. You can't book in the day before, only per day. Also, I know everyone is keen to train, but please don't book in 2 or 3 classes back go back or in a row. we want everyone to have the chance to train. If 1 class is full, you can book into the next one. Ninos has added alot of classes but will add more if after week 1 people want more. If you haven't received an email or would like to join please message or call Ninos. See you all next week! Osss #Australian #Elite #team #bjj #jiujitsu #jiujitsulife #wrestling #judo #mma
21.01.2022 I miss this guy here, very much. He died a few years ago suddenly. His name is Darren, and he was one of my black belts... This morning, a few students sent me screenshots of people fighting on Facebook. It seems like in a time when we need to be more united than ever, there is more hate than ever. It was very discouraging to read. ... I deleted the screenshots, then clicked through very old messages and found Darren's message history. Every week, he sent me an incredibly encouraging message. It was always asking if I was ok, how my son would be ok, how he was there for me. I couldn't find a single line about himself and how he was, and I didn't notice it until now. Even when I asked him, he reflected the conversation back to me. It didn't matter how sick he was, or how much his gym was struggling, or how many stresses life piled up on him, he made the choice to build me up even if he felt broken, and to lift me up even when he felt down. I looked through countless messages, and could not find a single one that wasn't encouraging and positive, not one. It was a breath of fresh air. Sometimes, the hero isn't the person standing in front of the crowd making all the noise. Sometimes, it's the person that leaves the crowd to help the guy on the side walk that no one can see. If you're reading this, encourage someone today. You might bring light to someone's dark place, as Darren did me many times, and who knows, you might even save a life. Here is to Darren Cartwright, who even from the grave, is still one of the most uplifting and influential coaches in the AET -ninos #legend #terra #nova #australian #Elite #team #poitivity #help #influence #Perspective #bjj #jiujitsu #god #bless #darren #cartwright
21.01.2022 Good news and bad news today... The good news is that there's a legend in the bjj community named Jake O Driscoll. He's a blackbelt that runs his own team interstate and he has organised to do a seminar at an aet affiliate in a few weeks. He's asked that all the money raised be given to the AET and used for a charity of our choice.... You've always been a super nice guy Jake, I can't thank you enough for your amazing generosity! Now I'll let you all know where the money is go...ing... One of my blue belts (who hasn't trained for a few years), but who was one of the originals at our gym, Simon Starek, has passed away suddenly. He was only in his 30s. He leaves behind his adoring young child and a loving wife... He was a Panpacific Gold medalist, a ferocious blue belt, a funny and charismatic man. But apart from all of that, he was one of the nicest, kindest and most genuine students I ever had. He helped me paint the walls at our first gym because he "didn't want me to get tired alone." I wish very much that I would have reached out to him one last time. But with Jakes permission, we will donate the money raised to Simons child. We may not have been there with you in the end, but we will always be there for your wife and child, the way you were there for us. And in the future if your family ever gets tired, "I promise that they will never get tired alone." And I will never forget... #Rip #Aet #australian #elite #team #Simon #Starek #Jake #odriscoll #lions #Family #charity #AET4LIFE -ninos
20.01.2022 You can lose what you buy, but you can't lose something that you can create. People ask if I'm worried about the future of martial arts gyms in Victoria. Those who work hard to make it to the top of a mountain, didnt fall there. Give me a few mats under a tree and 1 person willing... and I'll create it again. #We #Are #Coming #Back #Strong #Lions #Team #Family #Unity #Australianeliteteam #Aet4life... -ninos
19.01.2022 Guys and girls, text my phone on 0422252222 if you are ready to come back! #Finally #We #Are #Back #Aet #Australian #elite #team #lions #Family #unity #Bjj #Team #mma #mixed #martial #arts #aet4life -ninos
19.01.2022 I remember speaking to my son's specialist about how he had a problem with hitting. Not only hitting me, but hitting himself. It was a few years ago, and i couldn't figure out why he kept hitting. His specialist said, "He hits because he can't talk, he's frustrated. You know how you have a bad day, then talk to people about it and feel better? Well your son can't talk, so for his whole life he's kept everything inside and dealt with it alone. Every seizure, every fear, every ...bad day, every pain that he can't express, every frustration, every anxiety." Needless to say, hearing those words were crushing. So I made a conscious decision to show him daily, that he wasn't alone. To invest energy and time into showing him that I was right beside him. I can't stop his seizures, I can't stop him from being sick, but i found a way to make him smile a little more. When he's upset, I'm there with him. If he's bed ridden, so am I. When he's facing one of those days, I'm beside him. He smiles a little more each day, not because he physically feels better, but because daily, he is reminded that he is not alone. There is a lockdown that can happen inside that is worse than any physical prison. The kind of lock down that feels like you are completely alone in the world, even when you are surrounded by people. Don't "hit yourself" emotionally. What I mean is, you don't have to face it alone. You have a gift that we all take for granted. You can speak. So when you feel like it's all too heavy, pick up the phone and use that gift to lean on your teammates. You are not alone in being alone... So if we have to be isolated, let's be isolated together. - Ninos #lockdown #notalone #positive #talk #share #Australian #elite #team #bjj #jiujitsu #wrestling #boxing #kickboxing #mma #ufc #ibjjf
18.01.2022 Jordan and Lillian were supposed to get married last week. For obvious reasons, it had to get postponed. After speaking to Jordan, I could see that he was trying to hide how upset he was about it all... Jordy, It's clear to everyone at the AET how much you love Lillian... because you won't shut up about it. It's embaressing but we put up with it because we love ya lol Jokes aside, you guys are a beautiful couple. Just like all our team, your wedding is not cancelled... It's c...oming. And until that day comes, I want to remind you both that you have a community that loves you, and that your amazing celebration, will be all of our celebration. Sometimes, happiness is more about direction then place, and you guys are heading in the most exciting direction of your lives. To anyone who has had to postpone anything this year, choose to be optimistic... it feels better and achieves more. Jordan and Lillian, you both have something special to look forward to, but until that day comes, stress less, smile more, and jordan, maybe eat a salad and go for the occasional jog , you aren't married yet brother #aet #Australianeliteteam #bjj #family #we #will #return #Jordan #Lillian #wedding #love #aet4life -ninos
18.01.2022 Happy fathers day to all the dad's reading this. My student Mick shared Something with me that I think is relevant today. Mick volunteers for DHS. So when there are severely abused children with no where to go, Mick and his family take them in until they can find suitable accommodation. A few years ago, Mick took in a little boy who's parents put him through hell. He was terribly abused. Although this child had been through nothing short of torture, he was still very sweet n...atured and well behaved. He sat down for dinner with Mick and his family, and they filled him up a mountain of food. The boy asked if he could go into the lounge room and eat. Within 2 minutes he came back and his plate was completely empty. The family couldn't believe that someone so little could have eaten so much so quickly. That night after they put the boy to sleep, Mick and his wife went to sit on the couch to watch tv. They felt something under the cushion. They lifted it up and found a pile of food hidden under the cushion. The next morning they sat the boy down and asked him why he did that. He was frightened but they reassured him that he wasn't in trouble. He told them that at his house he was hardly ever fed. So when he got any food, he would hide it because he was scared that if he ate it all he would go hungry again. Why am I sharing this on father's day. Because when someone hurts kids, we rightfully express our anger and disgust. I love kids and seeing them suffer... there's nothing worse. So I wanted to say to all the good father's who love their kids, who sacrifice for them, who are patient with them and who are kind to them.... It's hard work and can often go unnoticed. But in a world where kids are too often abused and suffer, I'm grateful for people like you, truly. Why is it important? Because good father's raise good children, and good children become good father's. Keep it up legends, and happy fathers day #fathersday #Australian #elite #team #bjj #wrestling #judo #mma #ufc #ibjjf #grappling
17.01.2022 Everyone is busy predicting the fight for tomorrow. The truth is that we can't predict the future, but we can create it. There's a Lion in there Jake, show the world... #Ufc #Jake #Matthews #aet #resilience #fightersexpress ##mma #bjj #striking #wrestling #lion #unity #family #aet4life... -ninos
16.01.2022 Jake Matthews dominates Diego Sanchez! #Ufc #Jake #Matthews #aet #resilience #fightersexpress ##mma #bjj #striking #wrestling #lion #unity #family #aet4life -ninos
14.01.2022 Even with how hard everything is, just looking at him still makes me feel like im the luckiest person in the world. Happy birthday my son #Peter #6 #Aet #AUSTRALIANELITETEAM #Family #My #Son #AET4LIFE #bjj #jiujitsu
11.01.2022 #bjj #jiujitsu #blackbelt #australian #elite #team #wrestling #judo #mma #diggi
09.01.2022 Thank God I've been on lockdown for 6 months with 3 women who all enjoy knitting. Who needs mma #Please #Daniel #Andews #let #me #go #back #to #training #now #bjj #jiujitsu #mma #train #lockdown #iso
09.01.2022 These 3 girls are like daughter's to me. I've been teaching them for 13 years, since they were little. And I was always impressed with how such cute young kids could be so gentle and respectful, but at the same time be so ferocious on the mats. I found out not long ago that the 3 of them where bullied quite severely for years. I never knew. But I now understand why they were so ferocious on the mats. They felt more comfortable on the mat fighting, because they were fighting t...heir own demons, their own fears and their own pain. My little munchkins. You won. Not because of the medals you've placed or your belt promotions you've accomplished. You won because after all the crap, the hate and cruelty that was thrown at you, the three of you have turned out to be the sweetest, kindest, most compassionate members at the aet. I love you girls, I'm so proud of you. I'm sorry that for all those years you never shared what you were going through.... but you'll never face it alone again. #warriors #Lions #munchkins #family #aet #Australian #elite #team #unity #Talevskis #daughters #aet4life -ninos
09.01.2022 A message from Ninos' son Peter to the AET and friends, and also to Diggi! #AET #AUSTRALIANELITETEAM #Bjj #family #we #will #arise #unity #be #strong #Aet4life
06.01.2022 ***AET NEW TIMETABLE*** MONDAY - NAM 6 - 7pm NO GI BJJ ALL BELTS ... - JORDAN 7.15- 8.15pm GI BJJ WHITE AND BLUE BELTS ONLY - TOMMY 8.30 - 9.30pm MMA ALL BELTS TUESDAY 10.45 -11.45am NO GI NINOS 12 - 1pm GI NINOS 4-5 KIDS THIEN 6-7pm NO GI. MICHAEL 7.30 - 8.30pm GI WEDNESDAY JUSTIN 12 - 1pm GI DRILLING NINOS 5.30 - 6.30pm NO GI NINOS 6.45 - 7.45pm GI VINCE 8 - 9pm GI THURSDAY NINOS 10.45 - 11.45am BLACK/BROWN BELTS ONLY NINOS 12 - 1pm GI NINOS 1.15 - 2.15pm OPEN MAT NINOS 4-5 KIDS NINOS 5.30 - 6.30pm NO GI NINOS 6.45 - 7.45pm GI JORDAN 8 - 9pm GI ALL BELTS FRIDAY JASON 6 - 7pm BOXING/CARDIO SATURDAY TOMMY 11am - 12pm MMA NINOS 2-2.45pm COMP ROUNDS WHITE-BLUE BELTS NINOS 3 - 4.00pm COMP ROUNDS PURPLE, BROWN AND BLACK BELTS SUNDAY JASON 9 - 10am BOXING/CARDIO JAKE MATTHEWS RETURNING TO MMA SOON, STAY TUNED!! ***remember classes to be booked online only through app. Check provide post for details*** Can't wait to see everyone!!
05.01.2022 Announcement coming this weekend.... See you all soon! #jiujitsu #bjj #jiujitsulife #Australian #elite #team #wrestling #judo #mma
03.01.2022 Years ago when I was looking for my first full time gym, I contacted an agent and he found me somewhere that seemed perfect in tullamarine. Great location and perfect size, and all at a great price. I was very excited, and we set up a time to meet and sign the paperwork. He never turned up. I called with no answer, and a few days later I noticed that he had put a sign up saying the property had been taken. I had students waiting to move at the time with no where to go, so thi...s was a disaster for me. For 2 weeks I called the agent repeatedly but he didn't answer any of my calls or return them. I was so bitter about the whole thing that I considered not opening up a full time gym. As I drove, I noticed an A4 sign on Melrose drive that said "Factory for lease." I entered and spoke to the owner. It was much smaller and in a backstreet, but I needed somewere for my students to train.. so I took it, although I did not like it at all. I put my disappointment aside and began to teach. 4 year passed by, and I went through a really hard time in my life. I was falsely accused of something, and found myself in a court case. It was a serious matter and the truth was that I was innocent. Problem was, the only person that could prove my innocence was no where to be found... I remember sitting outside the factory one night after class and tears started to come out of my eyes. My situation looked hopeless, and I didn't know what else to do. As I sat there with my head down, I heard a lady call my name out. I wiped my tears and looked up and saw the one woman who could prove my innocence standing in front of me. I was completely shocked. She walked over and sat next to me and began asking me why I was so upset. I asked her what she was doing here.... she said "I work in the factory right next door, I've been working here for years!" To this day it still gives me goosebumps. She testified for me and the case was dropped immediately. 4 years prior to this event, I was so disappointed at the thought of not getting the other factory. But little did I know that getting this factory saved my life 4 years later. This picture is me on the podium, the first time we won the panpacific Championships. As you all cheered, I was thinking about what I just wrote. The moral of the story... don't ever lose hope no matter how bad things feel. Most of us reject hope until we find happiness... but we forget that hope is the door that leads to happiness. Your future, and everything good that's coming in your future, is written today. - Ninos #bjj #jiujitsu #jiujitsulife #Australian #Elite #team #wrestling #judo #mma #ufc #positive
03.01.2022 Man I missed this shit #Aet #Australianeliteteam #Bjj #family #we #are #back #unity #lions #mma #gi #nogi #SORRYTOMMY #Aet4life -ninos
01.01.2022 Sometimes you have to go through a nightmare to achieve your dreams. Watch... -ninos #ufc #mma #ultimate #fighting #championship #jake #matthews #diego #sanchez #Australian #Elite #Team #jiujitsu #bjj #wrestling #boxing #k1 #kickboxing
