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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu From the Clinch
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Effective throws or Takedowns From the clinch or while closing the distance to the clinch, effective throws or takedowns are an excellent ways to defend against a skilled street fighter, martial artist or larger opponent as a jiu-jitsu stylist. A takedown is performed in the grappling range. From the front clinch the effective…
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Mixed Martial Arts Exploration & Culture
Mixed Martial Arts At a certain point in your martial arts career you begin to notice an unquenchable thirst for more. The drive to further your understanding and education of the martial arts. A great way to do this is to begin researching online or at a book store. There is a wealth of knowledge…
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Leave it in your shoes…
Elite Training Center At Elite Training Center, like at most martial arts schools, we remove our shoes before coming onto the mat. Most people who begin training soon realize the importance of this practice; techniques used in Krav Maga, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) involve quite a bit of groundwork and…
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Martial Arts Character
Martial Arts Elite Training Center stresses the importance of strength. This should not be confused with physical strength. We all understand that the physical is very important, but not as important as having strength of character. Everyday we wake up to a routine. Every night we most likely adhere to the same evening plan. During…
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MMA Can It Be Selfless?
MMA Training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) without the right mind set can only submit your efforts to progress forward. While training your Striking, Wrestling or Submissions, for the sole purpose of making yourself better does not lend itself to the true essence of Martial Arts. At Elite Training Center we highly encourage our students to…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finding And Sharing A Child’s Favorite Toy
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finding and Sharing A Child’s Favorite Toy By Prof. Tony Pacenski When was the first time you ever heard about the Martial Art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? For many of us the name of Royce Gracie and the event The Ultimate Fighting Champion was the first demonstration in wanting to learn and understand Jiu-Jitsu…
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Shadowboxing
In martial arts , repetition is the key to success. The great thing about shadowboxing is that it is a tool that can be applied to any discipline. Once you take a class and leave Elite with a lesson, try and take the time to shadowbox that motion anywhere between 5-15 minutes at home. Once…
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Relax!
Tuesday’s 10am advanced Muay Thai Kickboxing clinic was a fantastic class. Shihan addressed the issue that some students have been having with tension and discomfort in their necks and shoulders. Most people, especially when they haven’t been kickboxing for long, tend to keep their shoulders high and hunched to protect their jaw at all times,…
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…..Who needs firearms training?…..
The short answer is that everyone needs firearms training! But you say that you don’t even own a firearm. Doesn’t matter, you should still receive some type of firearms safety training, and here is why. Did you know that there are approximately 310 million privately owned firearms in the United States? It is further estimated…
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BULLY BUSTER SUCCESS
We had an amazing turnout this weekend for our Bully Buster seminar, over 40 enthusiastic kids. Prof. P, Tommy, and I ended up going over key concepts of bullying. We asked the kids what they thought Bullying was and we got a few great answers, which included getting physically hit or getting insulted. Prof. P…
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Building Bridges
In many martial arts systems people have been referenced as purveyors of their said system. And although these pioneers should take huge credit for their disciplines and inventiveness, it is just as important for that instructors’ students to push the envelope. As we’ve discussed before martial arts are evolutionary by nature. As time goes on…
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New Program for the Kids!!!
We are in the process of implementing a new program for our Kids Jiu Jitsu program. Through the collaborative minds of all of our instructors we have thought of a fun and new way to ensure that the training and discipline on the mat, continues off the mat. Our rewards program will help the kids…
What is your martial arts motivator? What drives you to do go the extra mile, one more drill, one more punch, kick, knee, elbow, arm bar, triangle, take down. Just
We all get wrapped up in our own lives. Sometimes things seem so overwhelming! It is understandable. There’s the push to make money, family obligations, business issues, people not coming
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
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
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
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
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
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
