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Leadership in Martial Arts
Leadership in martial arts speaks volumes not only about an instructor, but more importantly an instructor’s students. A leader must hold their students to a higher standard than was expected of them as they were coming up through the ranks. A leader stands out, not by their words, but more so by their actions. The…
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Youth Krav Maga and MMA YCMMA
Youth Krav Maga and MMA Youth Combative Mixed Martial Arts is a hybrid system combining Krav Maga and MMA. It is through this that we are able to provide our Youth students with an opportunity to see both systems as effective for sport and self-defense. Often times people separate martial systems. Krav Maga started as…
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Krav Maga & MMA
Elite Training Center stresses the importance of training in multiple systems. Krav Maga & MMA both have prerequisite Muay Thai Clinics in order to advance in these systems. Muay Thai helps the student not only understand the fundamentals of striking, but emphasizes footwork, base, and stepping angles. The footwork of the Thai boxer makes the…
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Muay Thai fighters
The search for useful moves and techniques in MMA mixed martial arts and Muay Thai kickboxing does not end when I leave the gym. I’m an avid youtuber, and I’ve spent countless hours pouring over recent and old fight videos looking for either inspiration or a technical aspect that I am missing. And while I…
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Muay Thai in Thailand
There is an awesome adventure planned for members of Elite Training Center to venture into SE Asia and train where it all started! Muay Thai in Thailand!!! Last year, the instructors of ETC took advantage of an offer to travel to Thailand and train Muay Thai in Thailand at Tiger Muay Thai. As many of…
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MMA classes
When many of us hear the term “MMA,” we immediately think of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) or cage fighting or some other extreme form of fighting. It can be intimidating to think about taking MMA classes! And at some gyms, MMA classes are truly more of a fight club for actual and aspiring fighters…
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Elite Training Center’s students are making huge improvements in shorter amounts of time
Elite Training Center’s students are making huge improvements in shorter amounts of time Elite Training Center’s students are making huge improvements in shorter amounts of time. Krav Maga, MMA, Kali, or Muay Thai Kickboxing there is always something positive that comes out of promotions, tests, even classes. The important element in all of our training…
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Kid’s Martial Arts Class
Kid’s Martial Arts Class “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” –John Wooden When teaching the kid’s martial arts class, you come across many different personality types. Some are hyper and talkative, while others are…
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Sparring
Sparring This might sound a little crazy, but I firmly believe that it is really important to get beat up in sparring. I’m not saying it’s ok to get so beat up that you end up knocked out or injured. (That is not ok.) What I mean is that it is important to take your…
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Eat Healthy grains
Eat healthy grains A vital part of training in martial arts and becoming a martial artist is a healthy lifestyle. Why is it important to eat healthy grains, especially whole grains? Health benefits: • Reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. • Reduce constipation. • Help with weight management. • Eating grains before and during…
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True martial artists
True martial artists True martial artists are inspired by the impact they have on those around them. This past Saturday Elite Training Center pushed forward with another Krav Maga promotion. As Elite grows and the programs flourish our students continue to get better and better with each promotion. To the instructors, it was a very special…
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Boxing reflexes
I found this great article about how to improve your boxing reflexes on expertboxing.com. Here is the link to the original article but I summarized some of the most important parts. What are fighting or boxing reflexes? A fighting reflex is a physical response to a fighting stimulus. A fighting stimulus could be: an opponent’s…
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What can we do different in our lives to make it better? I am always asking myself this. I am way too hard on myself. Most of us are. But
Shelter for Disaster Preparedness Shelter, it’s the final component of the three essentials of life (Water, Fire & Shelter) but that doesn’t mean that it’s any less important. In a
Kickboxing styles It is interesting to see when fighters with different kickboxing styles and backgrounds test their skills in a match. How do they adjust and react to their opponent’s
Martial arts can be a great memory maker! Remember the first promotion at Elite Training Center that you were a part of? Was it Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, or
Setting realistic fitness goals Everyone is always talking about how they want a six pack or a better butt or better arms and then they go on some crazy diet.
Women’s self-defense I decided to post this video for several reasons (one of which involves women’s self defense). The first reason is pretty obvious to me. Stay off the ground.
Rear Naked Choke When you learn anything for the 1st time there tends to be two different approaches, I called it the “Gas on” and “Gas off” approach. The best
Boxing drills Watch the boxing drills in the video. You’ll see Floyd getting ready for Manny Pacquiao hitting mitts with his uncle. You’ll see Floyd Mayweather do lot of the
Again, I’ve been ranting a bit about social media to those who will listen. I am pleased to see people “liking” the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children! We
