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Personal Security and Situational Awareness
Personal Security and Situational Awareness With today’s events at Ft. Hood we as a society are once again forced to deal with the consequences of a tragic act of violence. In the following days, lawmakers, media pundits and various interest group spokespersons will debate the political and ethical ramifications of today’s events. Each will call…
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Metamoris
Metamoris 3 took place this weekend in Los Angeles, and for those who don’t know it is a pay per view jiu jitsu tournament. Abandoning the more sport-oriented format of jiu jitsu that was based on points in favor of a 20 minute submission-only match, Metamoris 3 proved to be very exciting and hopefully it…
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Respect in Martial Arts
Respect in Martial Arts: The purpose of bowing Students who are walking into a martial arts school for the first time might be surprised at the amount of bowing that goes on! When I first began training, I felt self-conscious when I bowed, mostly because I wasn’t raised in a culture where it’s commonplace. But…
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2014 Firearms Training
2014 Firearms Training In the past, Elite Training Center has announced its firearms training class dates 4-5 weeks out from the date of the class. We have heard from more than a few students that they wish they had more notice to get time off work, buy ammunition, gather the required equipment or even purchase…
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Positive Mental Attitude
Krav Maga, MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Kali Silat, and BJJ all reinforce the power of being positive. During Elite‘s Youth Leadership program on Saturday afternoon we all discussed the importance of P.M.A. or Positive Mental Attitude.The kids had such bright outlooks on life. They knew exactly what we were talking about. We discussed the importance…
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MMA conditioning
MMA conditioning Here is a quick workout that will help increase your MMA conditioning, adding to your gas tank in the cage. These exercises are also useful for other martial arts like Muay Thai kickboxing, BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Krav Maga. 1. 10 minutes on the treadmill (Increase speed every minute) 2. 25 Hanging…
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Fight Day: From a Girly-girl’s Perspective
Fight Day: From a Girly-girl’s Perspective Time after time I am asked what it’s like to fight. Many want to know what the feeling is on fight day, what the rituals are, what it’s like being in the ring, etc… Of course it’s an adrenaline rush and there’s a roller coaster of emotions, but there’s…
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Why Do You Need A Healthy Lymph System
Why Do You Need A Healthy Lymph System? I would like to share with you an other reason why we need to train and move our bodies regularly: is our lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a complicated network of vessels, ducts, and nodes that moves fluid between the cells and tissues; it produces and…
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Martial Arts Retention
Recently I was discussing martial arts retention with a friend. He trains in Muay Thai and Krav Maga. Back in the 90’s he did a lot of MMA. Many injuries and a few masters degrees later his understanding of physiology and psychology changed. There are many levels of retention. Lecture 5% Reading 10% Audio Visual…
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Combat sports
My fascination with combat and combat sports extends far beyond the techniques I practice in the gym. In fact I draw most of my inspiration from the books I read and movies I watch that chronicle the incredible lives of professional fighters and their training. I’m sure some of you have seen the movie “the…
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Why Women Should Learn Jiu-Jitsu
My best, Prof. Tony Pacenski 2nd Degree Black Belt BJJ Revolution Team _______________________________________ Elite Training Center 1628 South Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 543-1600 www.elitetrainingcenter.net _______________________________________ Why Women Should Learn Jiu-Jitsu Why Women Should Learn Jiu-Jitsu *
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The Goal of Perfection
Everyone always wants to be perfect at what they are doing which is completely understandable. I’m as guilty of it as everyone else. However, it’s important to be realistic about that goal too. You shouldn’t expect that the first time you do something (say a martial arts technique) that it will be perfect. If that…
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Teaching martial arts and the role of a teacher has been on my mind a lot lately, so I thought I’d write a little about teaching in general and my
In continuing my little blog series on people that motivate me, I am choosing a person with achievements as a successful investor and economist, as a Commissioner on the US
Add up or Subtract the figures to see the effect your life choices have on your body concerning your actual age. Your LIFE AGE: _____ 1) Regular GP checkups every
““Fighting is fifty percent mental.” Through the ages, grizzled fighters and veteran trainers have said words of that nature to eager young fighters, to reporters, to anyone who would listen.
Consistent Training Martial Arts in redondo beach We often talk about consistent training. The thing that stops us from starting again is us. We are the ones who don’t do
In continuing my little blog series on people that motivate me, I am choosing a martial artist and one of the great teachers of our time: Rickson Gracie. Above is
Perspective I hate running. I always have and I always will. If you were to ask me what I hated most about my time in the military, I would answer
Competition does not need to be the end result of your martial arts path. There are so many positive aspects to what you are achieving just by showing up and
