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The KZN North Coast community rallied behind St Luke’s Home of Healing in Ballito — and together raised over R53,000 for palliative care. Here is how it happened.
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The belt stays in Ballito. Amanda “Maddog” Lino puts her EFC Featherweight World Title on the line against undefeated challenger Juliet Chukwu at EFC 134 — a fight that tests every dimension of a two-time world champion.
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Most athletes are willing to push hard in training. Far fewer are equally intentional about recovery — and that gap is exactly where performance improvements get left behind. Discover how cold plunge and infrared sauna at Maddog are changing that equation.
Am I fit enough to begin? Do I need experience? Will I get hurt? The honest answer to all of them is no. Here is everything you need to know before stepping onto the mat for your first BJJ session in Ballito.
For too long, the weight room was treated as male territory. That model is outdated — and the women training at Maddog on the KZN North Coast increasingly know it. Here is why powerlifting deserves a central place in your programme.
For decades, IV nutrient therapy was reserved for hospitals and elite performance teams. Now it is available at Maddog in Ballito — and the difference it makes to recovery, energy, and performance is measurable and immediate.
Most people who enquire about MMA training assume everyone inside the gym is preparing for competition. The truth is very different — and the reasons to start training at Maddog’s fight gym in Ballito go far beyond the cage.
Registered Nurse Practitioner, NPC Worldwide champion, and competitive powerlifter — Amanda Kobus is Maddog's in-house clinician and one of the most uniquely qualified coaches on the KZN North Coast.
10+ years at the Sharks, Stormers, and Zebre Parma. UCT Masters researcher in concussion prevention. Robin JJ Williams brings elite-level sports physiotherapy to Ballito.
MMA, BJJ, kickboxing and powerlifting don't just build fit kids — they build disciplined, confident, resilient young people. Here's why more Ballito parents are choosing combat sports for their children.
Maddog fight team results updated after every event. Click any field to edit — add new results after each competition.