Garry Wasson
Garry Wasson educates and empower people with confidence and life skills. He has developed Australian amateur boxing champions & holds three black belts in three different styles of martial arts and holds numerous certifications within the fitness industry.
After having completed a diploma in sport psychology, he has worked as a sports motivator with Australian champions with great success.
He is also an author for the book Positive Mental Attitude which he self-published and has worked as the National Fitness Coordinator for Boxing Australia.
He was also a mentor for personal trainers with “Fitness U”. As a qualified trainer, assessor & facilitator, Garry Wasson has designed his own nationally recognised and approved course in boxing for fitness, designed for personal trainers titled “Elite Fitness Boxing Trainer”.
This course was approved by Physical Activity Australia & recognised by FITREC fitness professionals. In addition, Garry Wasson has also developed a business course for the fitness industry and a self-defence instructor course, the latter of which was industry endorsed and nationally recognised.
Garry Wasson has appeared and been featured in over 50 publications including the Daily Telegraph and Blitz Magazine in Australia and he has been a contributing author for “Fight Times” - a magazine in New Zealand. Garry Wasson had articles published that focus on business, personal training, fitness, motivation, boxing and self-defence. Garry’s training expertise has been recognised and he has worked as a Extras Boxing Audition Advisor for the movie “Wolverine X-Men Origins”, and subsequently landed a role as a boxing extra himself in the movie.
Garry has been successfully self-employed for over 30 years through his company Excel Self Defence PTY LTD & Blue Cattle Dog Boxing where he offers personal training, fitness classes, online courses, business coaching courses, and mentoring. Garry Wasson had the honor to work as a boxing trainer or sports motivator with boxers from Blue Cattle Dog Boxing that went on to win the below titles: -
- Oceania champion.
- Australian champions.
- State champions.
- Afaura state champion
- PCYC state champion.
- City of Sydney champion.
- State novice champion.
- Southern zone champion.
- Best & fairest boxer in NSW.
- Best NSW senior prospect boxer of the year.
- Most scientific boxer.
Key Achievements: -
- Diploma in Sport Psychology;
- Worked on “Wolverine X-men Origins” as a boxing extra & Extras Boxing Audition Adviser.
- Developed a nationally accredited self defence instructor's course.
- Developed a nationally accredited online course Elite fitness trainer for fitness professionals.
- Developed a business course for personal trainers.
Boxing & Martial Arts
- Developed state & national amateur boxing champions.
- Martial Arts Australia Certified Master Instructor.
- Trainer & assessor for “FitBox” by Boxing Australia.
- Trainer & assessor for “Train like a Boxer” for Boxing Australia.
- National presenter trainer & assessor for Elite Fitness boxing trainer.
- Registered Coach Level 2 for Boxing Australia (NSW);
- Professional Kickboxing Instructor & professional Boxing trainer for Boxing Authority of NSW.
- Fully accredited Modbox coach with Boxing Australia.
- Level 1 Martial Arts Instructor for National Coaching Accreditation.
- Accredited Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning international sports science association;
- 3 Black Belts in Different Styles of Martial Arts (Bukido Kai, Zen Chi Ryu, Excel Self Defence);
- Certified Coach with Martial Arts Australia & International Martial Arts Alliance.
- Fitness Australia Registered Fitness Professional 3
Business courses micro credentials
Micro credentials develop competency & knowledge in a certain area.
Presenter / Facilitator certificate.
Entrepreneurship & Business coach certification CDP Accredited.
Foundation Diploma social media marketing.
Design led strategy for Business & Entrepreneurship.
Applying the Business model canvas, certificate.
Facebook mastery course, certificate
Digital marketing course, certificate
TAE Qualified Trainer & Assessor
Sports & Recreation Management, Certificate