AJS Self Defence
AJS Self Defence is a martial arts school which has been serving the Blacktown city area for 35 years. Grand Master Andrew Sands is our chief instructor and he holds an 8th dan black belt in hapkido and 7th dan black belt in taekwondo. Our school operates six days a week with taekwondo available for ages 5+, and hapkido for teens and adults.
Our women’s self defence instructors are Amanda Gabb who holds a 3rd dan black belt in hapkido, and Kate Emmerick who holds a 2nd dan black belt in hapkido. Amanda and Kate are assisted by assistant instructors Lily, Anja, and Jo-Anne. Instructor Phillip Thomas (our gentle giant) also assists the women’s self defence program for corporate events. Our regular women’s self defence programs run at our studio are run by female instructors only as we have found that this helps some women to feel more comfortable.