Busra is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. She has been training for over 15 years. She is an instructor for all of our programs and plays a major role in the administration and program director roles at the Academy.

In accordance to her behind the scenes roles, Ms Busra overlooks the operations of our Little Dragons Program. She has won numerous state titles in Taekwondo Competition. Busra is available to answer any questions you might have & to help new students settle in.

Not only is Busra a great instructor but she also holds a Masters in Education in which she applies her learnings into continually developing and updating our curriculums to provide best practice to our members.

Mark is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo, a trained kick boxing instructor, tai chi leaders and Lil Dragons ambassador. He has been training in martial arts for over 15 years. With his background in medicine Mark specialises in breaking down techniques and utilising different teaching strategies to help students of all ages and experience levels reach their goals.

Mark is passionate in every session to make sure all students are happy & achieving their best results. He oversees over 40 classes per week and is program director of The Kick Boxing and Tai Chi programs. Mark is certified to teach all ages from 18 months to adults and is trained in childhood milestones and postural corrections. Mark is a preschool and school sports specialist, running many of our school and preschool sports sessions weekly. Mark is so passionate about the benefits martial arts has on self improvement and confidence that he donates his time to running sessions for the lower-socioeconomic, drug affected and underprivileged individuals through multiple charity organisations.

Mark holds certification in the Tai Chi for Health series, as well as the Tai Chi for Fall Prevention program. Mark aims to develop programs that are well suited to all ages and people with many chronic diseases after he himself has attributed his recovery from chronic fatigue to martial arts and a healthy mindset, diet and lifestyle.

Mark is passionate about making martial arts accessible to everyone and in making martial arts the medium for members to build confidence to set goals and achieve them.

Sarah is a Taekwondo 4th Dan Black Belt with over 20 years of experience.

Her wealth of knowledge is vast due to her background of sparring on the Australian Team, her education and professional practice as a dietitian and exercise scientist and her development of Mini Dragon, Lil dragons and Dragon curriculums. Sarah understands how to create curriculums which target the needs of children of all ages and their parents. She transcends martial arts from kicking and punching to a medium which encourage kids to develop confidence, communication skills, build friendships, educate on how to take care of their body and all while making it a “whole heap of fun”.

Sarah’s collection of gold medals is impressive with a gold medal achieved at these international events; Korean Open, Malaysian Open, Chung Do Kwan Asia Pacific Championships and South Pacific Championships in contact sparring.

Sarah loves the challenge of teaching Taekwondo to different age groups including her young students, mums, dads and everyone in between. Sarah is an Exercise Scientist and Dietitian, whose expertise is valued by club members. With her high achievements here in Australia and around the world, Sarah brings out the best in her students. Her knowledge and experience are invaluable. Sarah’s goal is to make exercise fun, positive and accessible for the whole family.

Sarah’s Diet and Exercise services are available at the Marrickville Headquarters – Eat Play Live. Members love that they can go to the one place to make sure that their exercise, diet and lifestyle are all in line with reaching their goals.

Hakan is a 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and a multiple time World Martial Arts Champion. He has been training in the Martial Arts for Over 25 years. He was a former member of the Australian Taekwondo Team who travelled the World Competing and is a 3 time National Taekwondo Sparring Champion. Hakan was invited to the USA to complete a 5 Volume Martial Arts Instructional DVD Series titled “Modern & Creative Kicks” produced by Century Martial Arts (The Worlds Largest Martial Arts Supply Company). Hakan is an inductee into the ISKA Martial Arts Hall Of Fame. He is also a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, actively training across various styles and incorporating grappling elements into the AMA Curriculum.

He is a Master Instructor/Managing Director at the Australian Martial Arts Academy which was founded by his father Ridvan Manav in 1982. The Academy has won the Global Top Single Martial Arts School in the World Award by the EFC for the Fourth Consecutive year. Hakan conducts Seminars, Camps and Private Tuition. Hakan is a University graduate with a Degree in a Bachelor of Commerce double majoring in Finance and Management, from the University of Sydney. Upon finishing his HSC (Higher School Certificate) Hakan received an ATAR score of 99.25.

Hakan is a Martial Artist, Instructor, Studio Manager and Lead Performer/Choreographer of the X-Treme Team. After his Role in the Film Dying Ice (New York City International Film Festival/ HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood) and success on the hit TV series Australias Got Talent, Hakan has gone on to take part in a number of Film, TV, Commercial, Corporate and Modelling Productions. Playing the role of a Gladiator in the multi million dollar stadium sized production Ben Hur, narrated by Russell Crowe. Hakan has also Performed in a Live Stage Production in Dubai Performing Multiple shows spanning over 5 weeks. He is trained under the Meisner Acting Technique.

He is the founder of the “X-Treme Team” which is a Performance based Martial Arts team that have reached the finals of Australias Got Talent (Channel 7), Performed on other TV Programs such as the; Morning show with Kerri-Anne (Channel 9) on two separate occasions, Saturday Disney (Channel 7) also on two occasions, Weekend Sunrise (Channel 7). The team have also been invited to perform exclusively in Abu Dhabi for the Sheikh. Hakan has also Performed on The X-Factor (Channel 7).

Hakan’s focus is to continually innovate the systems and teaching methods at AMA in order to provide world class Martial Arts tuition to its members. Travelling the world, training in different styles, Hakan brings a wealth of knowledge to the AMA Instructing team.