happy holidays to our fans of all faiths, may you have a blessed festive season and a prosperous new year - awa team
AWA is proud to announce its newest
coca cola
royal rumble champion,
the tenacious OZ - Mr Not guilty himself!
after a lengthy skirmish, the last man standing was
IN fact the young william mcqueen! long live the old king,
johnny palazzio - fallen after a four year reign.
house of pain parow civic febRUARY 2009
- watch this space for details
HOT off the awa press!
FAlling forward
Come and witness Failing Forward, a regular at all of the awa's Cape Town House of Pain events at the Parow Civic. Don't miss out!
Check out their website at http://www.myspace.com/failingforward777
VIDEO:
AWF
An AWA Fan Cam catches all the intense action of a recent show held at Parow Civic Centre aka AWA House Of Pain! Click now to watch Shaun koen, The Missing Link, African Warrior and BDX battle in a 4x4 Fury Match for the AWA All-Africa Title
VIDEO:
AWf slam series
AWA female competitors, Tygra and Saphire, engaged in a bitter rivalry throughout the AWF Slam Series in 2004. Click now to watch them settle the score in an intense battle at the AWF Slam Series season finale held at Sun City
UPCOMING EVENTS
• WESTCOAST SLAMMER Cape Town: July 11th 2008 Venue: Langebaan
• HOUSE OF PAIN Cape Town: August 2008 Venue:Parow Civic Centre
• COUNTRYSIDE BRAWL September 2008 Venue:Robertson
• STANDARD BANK's "SAPW vs AWA" mash-up!
FREE EVENT! JHB CBD - Standard Bank Head Office
September 12th 2008
future freestyle wrestlers in training within the hartley camp
Capoeira is a 400-year-old martial art that blends music, dance, singing, and acrobatics to create a holistic approach to teaching self-defense. Originating in Africa, Capoeira was brought to Brazil by captured slaves from Angola. In this foreign land the Angolan people developed their practice into a method of defending themselves against their violent masters. A characteristic of Capoeira that helped to mask its purpose of defense is the avoidance of direct contact and threatening movements against an opponent. For this reason, modern capoeiristas still prize sneakiness and cunning over strength and aggression.
It can only be described as crazy when a whole family decides to enter into fighting disciplines! Nizaam Hartley is well known in the AWA circle and, more so, after he broke his leg during the TV show. Now his children are following in his footsteps to be the next fighting sensations. On Sunday 5th October the second annual national Capoeira competition was held in Randburg, Johannesburg. Thaakir Hartley, 8, mesmerized the crowd with his lightning fast acrobatic skills. His flair, speed and unwavering energy had the crowd cheering for more. Not to be ousted, his brother Ubaid,9, displayed unusual technical ability and took second place. The Hartley brothers have been learning the art of capoeira for the past 3 years and have recently even managed to convince mum, Mymoena to join! They are students of Beleza Graduado, of the Abada Capoeira group and can usually be seen training and playing at the Observatory Community Centre. For more information about this martial arts form taking SA by storm contact Marcio Lopes on 021 4474754 / 083 5066 026 or email: abadafrica@hotmail.com
AWA DVD IS COMING... BELIEVE THAT
NEWS
SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS Illustrious school of wrestling now opens to the public! The AWA (Africa Wrestling Alliance) has officially opened its doors to you! We are welcoming all those that have aspired to physical greatness. Whether your darkest deepest desires have been to be moulded as a high-flying, hip-tossing wrestler, or something more conventional such as a top-performing rugby player, gymnast or bodybuilder, the AWA School delivers the knowledge gained from its 23 years of experience. Bookkeepers, librarians, meat packers or train drivers, we don’t discriminate. If you’re just a regular guy or girl, don’t hesitate to contact us so that together we can make your dreams come true at the AWA Wrestling’s TRAINING school.
Become a name in the big world of wrestling like SA`S favorites like Jan Wilkins; Tarzan Jacobs; Danie Vogus and many more local stars!
Hope to see you soon on the training mat! Contact: Shaun Koen on 082 456-0792
or on training@awfwrestle.com
• wrestler vs truck! Shaun's done it again! It seems that whenever the local motoring fraternity want to test the latest in car muscle, the AWA is just a phone call away. The last time, Max Power magazine used Shaun's raw strength as a benchmark against a rubber-burning tuned Citi Golf. This time, BMW's latest sport truck packing 300 horse power and enough torque to twist the planet into a big old mess lays down the gauntlet against Africa's Lion in topCar Magazine, on shelves now!
PREVIEW: Magic Potion
By Pierre Steyn When a professional wrestler like Shaun Koen, a three time All Africa Heavyweight Champion, walks into the room, heads turn and the conversation dries up.
This man mountain is massive, his 172kg packed into a frame that?s almost two metres long. His intimidating wrestling persona, better known as 'The Lion of Africa', will make small babies (and some grown men) wet their nappies. Which neatly brings us to the BMW X6, one of the most controversial and head-turning cars we've driven all year. BMW claims it's the world's first sports activity coupe, marrying the design and dynamic abilities of a large coupe with the dominating size and four-wheel drive of an X model.
It's the equivalent of Shaun Koen pounding his opponent into submission in the ring and then doing a sub ten second 100m sprint for fun straight afterwards.
Check out a preview of the article 'here' or pick up the latest issue of topCar magazine
