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Krav Maga: Elite Training Center’s Krav Maga, Never Too Young, Never Too Old
Elite Training Center’s Krav Maga Program Elite Training Center’s Krav Maga program had over 25 people test and promote on Saturday. Some promoted into Advanced Krav Maga programs and others tested for new belts / levels; some moved into our Masters program. It is especially rewarding to see our Youth students move into our Adult…
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Krav Maga Training
Krav Maga Training The shooting at Seattle Pacific University last Thursday has been all over the news. When Aaron Ybarra fired upon students and stopped to reload, Jon Meis took the opportunity to pepper spray Ybarra and then tackled him. When others saw the gunman brought down, they swarmed him until authorities arrived. Meis has…
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Elite’s Instructor Scores A Huge Knockout!
Friday night Elite Training Center Instructor, James Moontasri knocked out his opponent in the second round with brutal uppercuts. James’s record is now 7-1. James’s knockout marks the second victory by an Elite Training Center instructor within 5 days of each other. I write this to emphasize yet again, that the good folks of Elite…
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Muay Thai Head Kick: The 11 Second Solution
Muay Thai Head Kick: The 11 Second Solution One of our instructors, Tommy Aaron won his MMA fight with a round kick to the head in 11 seconds. As much as we enjoy watching knock down, drag out fights, nothing could have pleased us more than watching the example of how important Muay Thai is…
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Muay Thai Meal
Here’s a great share by Sean Fagan off of his Muay Thai Guy page which is great not just for Thai boxers but all martial artists. The Ultimate Muay Thai Meal: A Look Into Post Workout Nutrition Posted by Sean On May 07, 2014 An Easy, Healthy Post-Workout Meal For Muay Thai The following is…
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Kickathon
Kickathon I wanted to share a few thoughts about today’s Kickathon fundraiser at Elite. It was a fantastic event, with a silent auction and kicking marathon (family, friends, and students donated $1/kick for instructors and a few student volunteers to kick pads)…all proceeds went to Alicia, a former student and instructor at Elite, who is…
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Muay Thai technique
Muay Thai technique Amazing Muay Thai technique: 21 minutes of Saenchai: Muay Thai technique this video goes through all the amazing fakes, trips, and tricky Muay Thai technique of one of the best fighters ever. If I’m looking for inspiration or a new move to…
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Black belt in Muay Thai
Black belt in Muay Thai On May 2nd 2014 I tested for a Black Belt in Muay Thai at Elite Training Center. To prepare for this test I started running to improve my cardiovascular condition since a black belt in Muay Thai test is hours long (at the end of it, even if your body…
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Budgeting Time for…
Budgeting Time for… I recently read a blog post by a body builder talking about how they couldn’t quite understand how people can’t stick to workout routines and a proper diet. There was more talk about “wanting it bad enough.., doing something for yourself.., change your attitude..,” etc. If it is your job, your livelihood,…
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Commitment in martial arts
Commit to succeed… We don’t ever fully succeed at anything without committing to it. This is true of pretty much everything in life and definitely true in martial arts. For boxing and Muay Thai kickboxing commitment in martial arts means entering, setting your weight and throwing punches; you can anticipate that you will get hit but…
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Competing with Parents
Competing, a word that can make a MAN sick to his stomach at the thought of it. Now imagine how a child feels anywhere from the age of 4-13? Children competing is something that you see on the news or youtube, a lot of the time because they are adorable or they have done something…
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Firearms Maintenance
Firearms Maintenance I often get the question “How often should I clean my firearm?” from many of my firearm students. The short answer is, after each time you use it or every few weeks if unfired. It is not just the frequency of cleaning that is important, but also the level of cleaning that is…
When I moved back to Los Angeles, I continued to have a drive of a wild man. It is funny how often people will come and go in your life
Thank you to everyone who showed up to train at the Promotion/Test on Saturday.We’ve done a number of promotions and tests since ELITE re-branded. We’ve also seen greater numbers come
Krav Maga Program Last Saturday was another fantastic promotion/test day for the Krav Maga program! There were times where it got tough, but everyone pushed themselves and each other and
This week after the Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha SoCal MMA & Grappling Camps last weekend at Elite Training Center, I joked that the winners were the ones that showed up. Not
Nagging Injuries If you participate in just about any activity long enough, you are bound to develop some form of mild to moderate pain or injury. The physical nature of
Martial Arts Lessons in Redondo Beach We have, in previous posts written on taking the hard road as it is much more rewarding. Following up from last week’s application of
Everyone has something to teach in martial arts! This probably applies to everyone you encounter in life, but it’s absolutely true in martial arts; understanding this and embracing it can
The Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). From the book “The Filipino Martial Art”_ as taught by Dan Inosanto The publishers wrote: One of the things that captivated audiences in Bruce Lee’s
Applying Martial Arts to how you live your life Applying Martial Arts to how you live your life can often come across as cliche. But for a number of Elite
