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…..So many guns, not enough hands…..
Self-Protection So you want to buy a handgun, maybe it’s your very first handgun or maybe it’s your first firearm purchase altogether. Where should you start? How do you choose the correct handgun for YOU? Believe me; this is not as simple as walking into your local gun store, pointing at a particular handgun and…
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The aim of Art is to project an inner vision into the world – Bruce Lee
Confidence My vision of Warrior Yoga (Silat) is to show our Elite Training Center students another way of “winning” and/or get away from a difficult situation. And not only the fighting and self defense attributes; there is so much more involved such as Flexibility, Strength, and Cardio. In the Warrior Yoga class we emphasise ground…
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Never Forget Where You Come From
Martial Arts Elite Training Center and all of her systems of Martial Arts (Krav Maga, Kali / Silat, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) continually promote strength, honor, discipline and respect. All of these can mean different things to different people. But when encouraged by a particular person or group,…
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Flow Like Water. Martial Arts (Part 1)
Martial Arts “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup,…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu The Mount Part 1
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Part 1 – The Mount For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu During a ground fight, the number one objective position to reach is the mounted position/back mount position. One good reason is from here you can hit your opponent effectively and he can’t do so to you. From the mounted position the basic strategy is to…
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Filipino Martial Arts In The Movies!
Filipino Martial Arts For Those Who Are Movie BUFFs! Book of Eli Bourne Movie Series Man From Nowhere (Silat – Kali) Rated “R” film clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv5sdKqHdCw Sinners And Saints Rated “R” Film Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tb12T3mXFs War Of The Ages: Unfinished Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGJKp5KeEnY Just Thought It would Be Fun to share With You All! Happy Thanksgiving to…
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Thanksgiving thoughts…
Thanksgiving As the instructors and students at Elite take the Thanksgiving weekend off to be with their immediate families, I wanted to take a minute to express how thankful I am for my Elite family. Elite has become a second home to me, a place I go for sanctuary and connection as well as for…
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Survival …..What’s in your bag?…..
Survival Let’s talk about disaster/survival kits, more specifically mobile survival kits. Here is a scenario to consider: You and a group of friends are out on a hike in backcountry of the mountains. One member of your group slipped and fell down a steep cliff and has received serious injuries. It is late afternoon, the…
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Pre-Holiday Sale
On Wednesday, November 21st, Elite Training Center is having a pre-holiday inventory sale. Not only all of the amazing Elite Training Center equipment and apparel will be on sale but items from BTF, OTM, Revgear, Badboy, Sinister and Ring to Cage will also be sold at discounted prices. The sale will run 9 am to 9 pm but…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu North South Choke
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu North south choke the link listed above is directing you towards a You Tube Video that has helped me tremendously with one of my favorite chokes. This choke is one that I have had a big problem with, if done incorrectly it either will not finish your opponent or just become a neck…
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Humility
Kickboxing Redondo Beach Elite Training Center- Stay humble. Words so difficult to adhere to in today’s martial arts climate. There is no bigger turn off than arrogance. Understand the difference between that and confidence. Confidence is shown through actions taken by the words you speak. The sharing of martial arts is and always will be…
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Self-Defense and Grappling
Self-Defense “If the opponent goes for a double leg takedown, you have an opening for a triangle. If the opponent goes for a single leg, you have an opening for an omoplata. If your opponent shoots for a high crotch, you have an opening for a crucifix.” This quote from the novel a fighters mind…
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self defense for women It is splendid to see that even during an era when women and women’s organizations worked for equality, the martial arts community provided an opportunity for
Survival Camp! A great time was had by all! Each instructor had various survival techniques and tactics to teach. Elite was fortunate to have had special operations personnel on site
Training Progression In Martial Arts – Life as a Perpetual Student One of the best things about training in Martial Arts, be it Krav Maga, Muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu
Elite Training Center Hosts Another Educational Survival Camp This is the final week of prep before Elite Training Center hosts another educational survival camp in Big Bear. We are very
self-defense classes My wife came back to train at Elite last Saturday. It has been about 18months since she stopped self-defense classes after our son was born. We took the
Elite Training Center Again, Monday comes and it is my turn to comment on martial arts at Elite Training Center and all the great activities that come with being a
Many reading this Blog are already students of self-defense. This week I’d like to discuss contingencies that exist outside of the technical aspect of self-defense. Let’s start with the big
