Anthony Zarafa

Instructor

Anthony is an enthusiastic Arakan Martial Art instructor who is passionate about empowering individuals through self-defense training and personal development. He embarked on his Arakan journey in 2019 and quickly realized the transformative power of this martial art.

As an Instructor, Anthony aims to provide his students with an experience that changed his own life for the better. His biggest Arakan achievement to date is successfully grading to his Yellow Belt, a testament to his dedication and progress in mastering the art.

Outside of Arakan, Anthony has a keen interest in body hacks and nutrition. He recognizes the importance of taking care of one's physical well-being and maximizing performance through proper nutrition and strategic approaches to the body. This interest reflects his holistic approach to personal growth and well-being.

Anthony's decision to start training in Arakan stemmed from his desire for self-defense. He understood the importance of being able to protect himself and loved ones in an increasingly unpredictable world. However, as he continued his training, he discovered that Arakan offered much more than just self-defense. It became a vehicle for personal development and self-improvement, both physically and mentally.

Driven by his own transformative journey, Anthony was invited to become an Arakan Martial Art Instructor to share the profound impact of the art with others. He believes that every individual has the potential to grow and flourish through Arakan, and he is committed to guiding and empowering his students along their own paths.

As an instructor, Anthony looks forward to witnessing the growth and progress of his students. He derives great satisfaction from seeing his students develop confidence, discipline, and a deep understanding of themselves. He takes pride in creating a supportive and empowering environment where students can unleash their potential and achieve their goals.

With his passion for self-defense, personal development, and a genuine desire to make a positive difference in the lives of others, Anthony Zarafa is dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals through the practice of Arakan Martial Art.

Student Testimonials

Since approaching Arakan to see if it was possible if I could start my 4 year old son Levi with private lessons and potentially train in with him, we were met with Anthony, instantly he instilled values and strong characteristics in my son such as small things like a firm hand shake and to make eye contact with the persons hand you are shaking. Throughout the sessions he incorporates myself training in with Levi making it fun and relating his teachings to Levi’s day to day life. Anthony shows high Levi’s of patience dealing with a young boy like Levi who can get side tracked from time to time, and manages to get his focus back to where it needs to be. He has shown a huge amount of growth in his personal development, coordination and most importantly his confidence. I’d like to thank Anthony for his continued help and support with myself and Levi.

Dylan Ackroyd

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My son Deklan is a naturally kind and gentle boy, who as an only child has never had to endure the competition and ruff and tumble of other siblings. Reading how daunting and challenging schools can be these days I was very keen to get him involved in self defense but wasn’t sure what was going to be the best fit for him.

In a chance encounter at a community fate we saw the Arakan stand and after talking to the guys I was really impressed with how friendly the team was and how passionate they were to get Deklan into his first lesson. And here is the part that grabbed me the most, the training is done outdoors in parks and school grounds while wearing shirts and shorts and everyday shoes, now that’s real life training. We booked in straight away for our complimentary lesson and Deklan couldn’t wait to get started.

On the day of his first lesson Deklan was quite nervous but Ryan his instructor made him feel completely relaxed and the lesson was a great mix of training and learning through fun games. At the end of the lesson Deklan ran straight up to me and asked if he could do more training tomorrow and the next day, which was a sure sign he loved it. He has now been training for over 3 years and as much as Arakan is about learning self defense and getting fit I have seen Deklan grow in confidence, co-ordination, self respect and self belief.

Deklan now jumps at every opportunity to do extra lessons and group training and he totally loves going to school holiday training days and he wears his Arakan uniform with absolute pride.

I can honestly say I have been totally impressed with how Arakan has taught him practical, useable skills in real life environments and we look forward to many more years involvement with the Arakan family.

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Mark Sculley

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