Tiffiny Hall

Author, Inspirational Speaker

Tiffiny Hall is a radiant role model. Author, journalist, human improver, Gladiator, Health Ninja, she is a woman with many titles tucked under her 5th Dan black belt. She has been empowering kids with her self-protection programs and messages of health and confidence in schools for ten years. A lifetime in martial arts as a competitor and instructor, she is best known for her role as ‘Angel’ on Gladiators, as the Health Ninja on Channel Ten’s The Circle and in 2011 you will see her training contestants on The Biggest Loser. The health hero is also a graduate of Melbourne University with Bachelor of Arts/Media and Communications and a Diploma of Modern Languages in French. Her school sessions empower her audience with fun and digestible messages to build self-esteem and confidence.

What other jobs have you had?

Taekwondo instructor, corporate speaker, Bootcamp instructor, performance martial artist for events such as Bruny Island Cheese Co. ‘Cheese is our life’ convention in Tasmania, Barry Plant Real Estate in Essendon and peaking with a demo for HRH Prince Charles. No acting, promotional modeling or DJ-ing. Yet.

What themes are recurring in your work?

I learned the value of confidence through sport. Sport taught me how to focus, commit, strive, deal with defeat and challenge and most importantly how to clarify my goals. Since pursuing other interests, I’ve realised that it didn’t matter what I set my mind on, the values I learnt through studying martial arts made me successful. It’s what I call the Black Belt Mindset. I try to teach academic athletes this mindset through winning habits. Professionally recognised by the government as a self-defence specialist, I hope to educate and entertain young audiences with strong messages of self-confidence, anti-bullying, choice theory, self-protection, winning habits, positive self-talk, leadership, team work and health. Working in the media I like to also tackle body image and show students pictures where my image has been manipulated by the media as well as share stories about how unglamorous TV life can be.

What have been the highlights of your career?

The highlight of my career will be publishing my first fiction novel.

Where have your works been published?

My non-fiction book How to create your ultimate body and keep it!. I write a health and fitness blog for The Circle. I had a column in the Herald Sun in 2008, articles in Fitness First magazine, Women’s health and fitness, Blitz, Postcards, Ultra fit, Girlfriend magazine, Covet magazine, and Australiasian martial arts magazine

What are you passionate about?

I am all about keeping it really healthy! When you are healthy, you are motivated. I am determined to educate young people about the dangers of fad dieting and the importance of a healthy body image with the help of my book. If you are healthy, you are more motivated. A healthy child, is a healthier class, healthier family, healthier community. Health is the be all and end all for me.

Haven’t I seen you before?

Maybe. Maybe in lycra and a pair of wings. But it was a long time ago. No more TV super heroes – just positive role modeling.

Tiffiny’s website: http://www.tiffinyhall.com.au/