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Self Defense Training in the South Bay
Below is a press release that didn’t receive much press. The person who sent this to me actually said it most likely wasn’t released due to the fact that people in the South Bay don’t want their property values to go down. I’m sure that’s not the case. Anyway, look alive everyone! There is trouble…
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Finding Time to Train Martial Arts Krav Maga, Muay Thai, MMA
Finding time to train Martial Arts like Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and MMA is usually the one thing that we can all agree is difficult. Yet we can find time to do many other things that don’t bring us positive results. We have jobs, families, pets, debts, and other responsibilities. I get it. I am…
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Knife self-defense
Knife self-defense! Learn from those who experience extreme violence, where self-defense involves protecting oneself from guns and knives, and knife self-defense is very important. “South Africa: Where Corruption, Rape and Murder are Normal” The following link will take you to an article posted by a Combatives Instructor in South Africa and it addresses knife self-defense.…
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Martial arts training
Summer’s coming! For some of us, school is already out and summer is here, even though the calendar doesn’t say that’s the case till this weekend. While most of us welcome summer even if it only means a summer mindset, it can be a challenging time to keep up your martial arts training with vacations,…
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Protect yourself
How do you protect yourself against identity theft or fraud? I got a text from Colleen on Monday night telling me she got a call from a Money Mart employee in Torrance about a person trying to cash a check I had written to them. I called the Money Mart and spoke to the employee;…
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Be passionate about your martial arts training
Be passionate about your martial arts training and your martial arts training will improve. It is so simple a concept yet so difficult to attain. People come into martial arts schools and want to learn how to fight, how to protect themselves, get fit, gain confidence or a combination of all. Often times those reasons change when…
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BJJ training
I recently came across a great article emphasizing patience as an important skill for one to have when competing in a Jiu-Jitsu competition and realized that patience is important for all martial artists regardless of their status as a competitor. Here is a segment of the article which can be found at http://www.jiujitsutimes.com/the-mental-art-of-competition-part-4-patience/ Perhaps the most…
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martial arts drills
Repetition and martial arts drills are one of the most important aspects of training. You have to repeat drills and movements if you want to get better at anything. Repetition and doing martial arts drills can be very tedious and boring to, but staying focused and getting in the proper amount of repetition as you train is paramount to your…
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Gunshot Motivator
I hear stories often about what brings people into martial arts. Sometimes it is about wanting to get healthy and learn something. It could be out of boredom. They want something new and exciting to do rather than going to the gym and running on a treadmill (if you live in the South Bay and…
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Beach fitness: Muay Thai Kickboxing in the South Bay
The beach is right on in our backyard! Why not get some beach fitness and training this summer? Take some notes from big bad here and get ready for Muay Thai kickboxing summertime training! https://www.facebook.com/1492562664363295/videos/1624071147879112/?autoplay_reason=all_page_organic_allowed We are lucky enough to live in the South Bay of Los Angeles. Whether in Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa…
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Disaster kit: Self-Defense beyond the mat
Disasters can strike at any time, both natural and man-made. Part of self-defense is being as prepared as possible, and self-defense is one of the founding purposes of Elite. We don’t just teach Krav Maga on the mat; we host survival camps to teach essential skills, and we try and bring relevant survival and disaster preparedness…
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Fitness: Do Muscles really have Memory?
Do Muscles really have Memory? Uhh, all I know is the more I train and practice the better and faster I get! That’s a good answer but what’s really happening? If you want to know read on. Whether you just started training martial arts or self-defense and fitness at Elite or have been training for a…
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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
