I first met Russell when I was 16 years old. At that time, he started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Maxercise Sports and Fitness in Philadelphia. Since I was the youngest one and a teenager in a school or gym of tough guys, I think Russell took a liking to me right away. I can still […]
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Kids summer camp! I’m looking forward to the kids summer camp. As an instructor for the kids it never ceases to amaze me the positive growth within the kids programs. From the little ones all the way to the youth, I see each and everyone of them work together to have fun and step out
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Women in Martial Arts The other day I watched the movie “42” the story of Jackie Robinson and I had an asthma attack! It was so touching to me because I went through so much as a woman in the Martial Art world… so I wrote this paper that tells my personal experience and how
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Confidence in Martial Arts —————————————————————————————————- Confidence in Martial Arts, Confidence in Life I recently read an article on confidence and confident people. The article spoke about how it’s been proven that confident people learn faster, live longer and are more successful than most. It made me think about what defines a confident person and whether or not a
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Taking time off from MMA (mixed martial arts) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is never an easy thing for me, but it’s an even harder pill to swallow when my hiatus is forced upon me due to injury. After a very successful showing for myself and all of Elite’s jiu jitsu competitors at last week’s
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Purchasing a Handgun Recently I have been approached by many students of Elite Training Center who are interested in purchasing a handgun. For most of them, it will their very first firearm purchase and they are unsure as to where to start. The first thing that many of these students want to know is
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(Pistol) Firearm Disarm Redondo Beach, CA _____________________________ Recently I was heading up instructor training at Elite Training Center. Those in attendance specialized in various forms of martial arts including Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), MMA, Krav Maga, and Kali Silat. We were covering firearm (pistol) disarm while pointed at your chest or stomach area. In our
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For the past two and a half years, I have been teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Elite Training Center. The training has been organizing the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program to focus on Self-Defense, Combatives, and Sportive aspects of the art. The only equipment has been the jiu-jitsu uniform or the gi. Several classes in the basic and
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Thai Boxing Promotion Redondo Beach __________________________________ Save the date, July 13th is the next big Thai Boxing test! It’s been some time since we’ve had a Kickboxing Promotion so July is starting to look like a good month to do some kickboxing. Who wouldn’t want to be part of an awesome day of Muay Thai
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yoga in the southbay redondo beach _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Silat is a collective word for indigenous martial arts that originates from Indonesia. It is traditionallypracticed in Malaysia, southern Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines (Kali-Silat). Silat is one of the sports included in the Southeast Asian Games and other region-wide competitions. According to local legend, a woman based her combat system on the movements of animals that
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Elite Training Center in Redondo Beach, California is a mixed martial arts gym that offers a wide range of martial arts classes, including Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open-hand and stick/weapon fighting), and LOTAR—an intuitive self-defense system that does not rely on size or strength.
We provide Adult Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) classes, as well as programs for kids and Youth MMA. In all of our programs, men and women train side by side in a focused, respectful environment built on our core values of Respect, Honor, Discipline, and Strength.
Located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, our martial arts academy serves students of all ages and experience levels. We focus on building confidence and teaching practical, effective self-defense skills.
Our instructors bring not only strong teaching experience, but also real-world knowledge gained through applying these techniques in actual street and combat situations.
Martial Arts Training Near Our Gym
Our students include people from these areas.
Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles, Torrance.
