About Boars
About Boars Martial Arts
At Boars Martial Arts, we are passionate about blending old school values with new school training methods to provide a comprehensive martial arts experience for the whole family. Our mats welcome students of all ages and abilities with our culture being at the forefront of what we do.
Our club was founded by Martial Arts expert, Darren Gangell. With more than 40 years of experience under his belt, Darren has worked with some of Australia’s best martial artists across various disciplines including freestyle karate, krav maga, taekwondo, judo, boxing and muay thai. His extensive experience has built the club into what it is today – one of Australia’s most renowned Martial Arts facilities. The club is built heavily on the values that Darren has instilled in both his instructors and students over many years.
Once a toddler at Boars, Carly Gangell blossomed into a formidable athlete under the family banner, holding professional Muay Thai titles including South Pacific, Commonwealth, and World Championships. Carly completed her 3rd Dan Grading under the club banner and now with over 25 years of martial arts experience, she leads the club’s muay thai and women’s self defence programs. Carly also serves as the president of Muay Thai South Australia and promotes Adelaide's premier fight show, Pride Fight Series.
Our Team
Our experienced and passionate team of over 20 instructors are at the heart and soul of what we do at Boars. Our team have worked closely with Darren and Carly over the years to maintain the values and qualities of our club with a focus on continually improving their own skills to pass on their knowledge to others. Our instructing team boasts experienced practitioners across multiple styles to ensure that our students are learning from qualified Martial Artists. All of our team are the result of club students transitioning into instructors and fighters becoming trainers. Many of our team started at the club as juniors and now bring their children along to training, which is a credit to the family culture we are so passionate about.
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Save the date on 8th November to support our amateur and professional fighters!
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“Great place to train, instructors are willing to work in with & help through issues, I have had great experience with the team at Boars working around my hearing difficulties within class & at gradings, making sure I wasn't missing anything & correcting when appropriate.
Nothing but positive experiences.”
“Great family friendly place for Kids and Adults for Martial Arts including Muay Thai and Women's Self defence. Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a great club”
“Very good training centre for children of all ages Very good staff and amazing mentors!!”
"Amazing place and very welcoming and fun for all ages"
Industry Associations
MTA is the peak governing for the sport of Muaythai in Australia.
Muaythai member clubs are recognised by the MTA as credible and authentic Muaythai training centres that follow the policies and procedures of the Australian Sports Commission, the MTA, IFMA, and WADA.
MAA is the industry peak body.
The International Martial Art Alliance (IMA) is the most progressive provider of martial art services and industry news to martial art instructors and school owners.
Specialising in self defence programs, FFF is one of Australia’s leading program for women in Martial Arts.
