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  • Get ready for street clothes week !!

    Everyone get ready for street clothes training week…all the Krav classes will be taught while wearing street clothes and doing extream drills to prepare you for the realistic environment you will find yourself in…more details will be covered in class but keep an eye out for it in the coming weeks…

  • Krav Maga and Environmental effects..by friend John Whitman

    by John Whitman Thumb down and forward. That’s all it took to release the strap and draw the weapon from its holster. Thumb down and forward. But I couldn’t do it in the roughly 1.7 seconds it took for the attacker to cover twenty-plus feet.  I had to abandon the weapon and go right to…

  • Womens defensive tactics Article written in palos verdes news

    Seeking peace of mind with self-defense class By Ashley Ratcliff Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:12 AM PST As a single female who lives alone in downtown Long Beach, I’ve come across my fair share of unsavory characters walking the streets.   When I’m out walking my dog, Berkeley Buster, after dark, I stroll with caution,…

  • We won the best of the Southbay Again!!!

    Thanks to all who voted and made Elite Training Center the best Martial Arts Academy in the Southbay…..We won the Daily Breeze Best of Southbay Again!!!!! Every time we have entered we have won..due to the incredible family we have built at the school…again you the students and all who voted make us Shine and…

  • Fear …

    Have no fear…you can do anything you put your mind 2…never quit or not do something because of fear…it will only stop you for being the best and get in the way of you doing great things…people always come into the academy with such fear and so intimidated…I wish it was not the case..truly enjoy…

  • Maximize

                    MAXIMIZE!      Studies on human potential show that most people are performing at  a fraction of their true potential. If this is accurate, it means that we all have a tremendous opportunity to improve ourselves and enjoy even greater levels of success and achievement.   Champions…

  • Champions are Achievers

          Champions are Achievers!​     Champions are achievers, in and out of the dojo.   The best Champions always strive to get better and better, on and off the mat. They want to be their best in every area of life.   Why is it so common that Black Belt Champions are…

  • Krav Basic curr Jab Cross combo

    This combination is one of the most utilized combinations in all of fighting. You really need to practice and be sure that this combination is very strong and aggressive…all systems (krav maga , boxing , thai boxing, mma, kali, etc) share this combo….train hard Jab/Cross Combination – Jab will be quick, setting up your distance,…

  • The problem with styles- interesting artical for all to read

    Bruce Lee didn’t like styles. He didn’t even like his own style, Jeet Kune Do, called a style. His point was that a style was essentially a set of unchanging guidelines that did not react or adapt. Like the “ancient knowledge” I’ve already discussed, some martial arts styles were perceived to be perfect, complete, and…

  • The True Warrior

    To be a true warrior you must show it in everything that you do…it is not a coat you shed on and off when it suits you…it is a responsiblty that most ignore…people think you throw some punches and kicks and you are a true warrior…The true meaning of being a warrior is “To Serve”….not…

  • Art of boxing- old school

    Great Boxing philosophy artical By Professor Gordon Marino “Know thyself” was the Socratic dictum, but Tyler Durden, the protagonist in the movie “Fight Club,” asks, “How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?” Although trainers of the bruising art wince at the notion that boxing equals fighting, there can…

  • Straight punch in Krav Maga…

    In Krav maga just like in the Mixed martial arts, Kali , Thai Boxing, Boxing or kickboxing we teach at Elite Training Center in Redondo Beach the straight punch is one of the most important tool we use to hit our target…it us the fastest line of attack and if used correctly cannot be seen…


Context in Martial Arts

When you decide to learn any martial art it’s critical to look at it and understand it in its historical context. No system was developed in a vacuum, and each

Krav Maga Drills

Krav Maga classes at Elite Training Center often follow a similar pattern. After a warm up there is a lesson on a particular technique, and in the final minutes of

Women’s Mixed Martial Arts

Great class tonight in Women’s MMA!! We have some newer people and they worked mount escapes and basic positioning. Meanwhile the blue belts in class learned some new armbars. Women

My Thoughts on Camp…

The students at Elite Training Center in Redondo never fail to impress me. Although no one knew exactly what was in store for him or her at survival camp, each

Continuing Education

In an always-changing world, professionals from attorneys to salesmen must keep current and relevant. Companies and individuals do this through continuing education, in the form of seminars, classes, guest instructors,

Benefits of women and men training together…

It’s been awesome seeing the growing number of women in the Master’s Path Krav Maga classes. There was a time not too long ago that martial arts was completely dominated

Inspired through Actions…

Help someone to inspire others. On a daily basis at Elite Training Center we reinforce the importance of sharing the knowledge necessary to make someone successful in martial arts. It

Seek the Truth…Crosstrain!

Determine what is best for you as a martial artist. Too often we waiver between one system and another, always searching for the “best.” Without an empty mind waiting to

Sink your weight

Learning how to sink your weight is an important component to every martial art; it increases base, balance, and power. In kickboxing, power comes when you set your weight down

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