A short History & Overview of Phoenix Fight Team

PREPARED – COMPETENT – COMPOSED – RELENTLESS Phoenix Competition Team has grown from a small Canberra club to a well-known and respected national club with a consistent reputation for quality for fighters for over 25 years. Phoenix has trained state, national and international title holders across all sanctioning bodies, weight divisions, sexes, and age ranges […]

A short Bio on the Author > Anthony Manning

Anthony Manning I was an active kid into every sport. I have been doing martial arts since I was 13, that is 40 years! Everything I have done has been towards the goal of being a martial artist that is competent, lives by a honourable code and is very fit and healthy. My martial skills […]

All About Opening a New Phoenix and a New Future

(longer but more heartfelt than Anthony ever thought capable) Giving 100% to those that are right in front of you and being useful. Those who turn up to learn, be challenged and for each other. Phoenix is now back in a FT premises, not renting, not hiring but our own club house. It is an awesome facility […]

The Phoenix System

Phoenix has a team of dedicated coaches and runs a structured and organised developmental program called the ‘Phoenix System’. The system was designed by Anthony Manning as an integration of ‘what works’ martial training and a military systemised training system: it is a professional academic approach to sport development programs. Phoenix specialises in Muay Thai, […]