Further to our ASC recognition, John Cockburn and Kym Mahon recently travelled to Canberra to meet with the ASC managers responsible for assisting Muaythai.

Subject to the current review of all sports and funding priorities, we are hopeful that we will soon be in a position to have our coaching education courses run through the Commission's coaching accreditation scheme. Have a watch of the video to learn more.

The people of Darwin all seemd to be having a good time getting their 1st taste of Muaythai  - Arafura style.

Certainly our teams were all enjoying themselves.

So what did the journalists think of Muaythai's entry into the Arafuras ?

We caught up with  Mr Charlie King, long time senior sports journalist with Darwin ABC Radio and the NT News Sports Reporter for their assessment.

Watch the videos for their thoughts and some more interviews with our overseas teams. 

Drug testing of our athletes by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA)is now underway.

Testing of our athletes brings us into line with mainstream Australian sports.

The following video is the 1st of  2 videos to work us through the basic concepts and our rights and responsibilities.

Joe Hilton and members of the Australian national team are well underway with their preparations for the 2008 IFMA Championships being held as part of the TAFISA World Sport For All Games. 

Joe says this is a tremendous opportunity for our athletes to be showcased in a multi-sport environment.

Many of the athletes are still looking for sponsorship and our Federation office can make the necessary contacts for any of our supporters who may wish to assist the team.

Channel 7 recently filmed Heather O'Donnell and the boys going through their paces. Please have a look at the footage attached.