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Mental Toughness in Training
At Elite Training Center, we frequently talk about the importance of mental toughness in training in Krav Maga, Muay Thai kickboxing, MMA, Kali, or any martial art, but until last weekend’s promotion, it had been a while since it had come up. The promotion, which you can only get a momentary sense of it (2 minutes…
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Holiday Survival Guide
Holiday Survival Guide Ah….The Holidays. I really do have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. Being such a busy time of the year, it is very easy to get caught up in the fray and not fully enjoy the season. Over the course of my life I have developed a few guiding principles…
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Martial art
Martial art Learning how to sink your weight is an important component to every martial art; it increases base, balance, and power. In Muay Thai kickboxing, power comes when you set your weight down to throw punches. You’re more mobile and your footwork is quicker when you’re on your toes, but to really access knockout…
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Train Krav Maga
When I tell people that I train Krav Maga, Muay Thai kickboxing, Kali and MMA (mixed martial arts), it often engenders strange responses. “But you live in the South Bay.” “But you’re a lawyer.” “What do you want to be, a cage fighter?” “Whoa, so I should be afraid of you?” There’s some implication that…
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Martial Arts and New Year’s Resolutions: The Empty Oaths We Fake
We are shaped by the men and women we are inspired by. Whether it is in martial arts or being a police officer, everyone needs someone. Look to that person who inspires you for guidance or be that person going into 2015 to guide someone. Having a partner can hold you accountable, but can also…
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Youth Promotion at Elite Training Center
Every few months Elite Training Center runs a promotion/test for our youth and kids programs. Similar to our events for the adults, we had a number of our young students participate and support one another. Kids show up when you least expect it. Our expectations are that we will train the youth and instill in…
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This is a Hybrid Combative System
This is a Hybrid Combative System There have been many years, many people and many hours of sweat, blood and cheers (yeah) shared to develop the martial arts combative system at Elite Training Center. It is ever changing and allows for the practitioner to develop their own style. This is a hybrid combative system. We…
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MMA is for Everyone
MMA is for everyone Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Benefits Everyone It has been really great at the school lately to see so many of our Krav Maga and Muay Thai students dipping their toes in the MMA pool and then deciding to dive right in. MMA is for everyone! Now that the program tuitions include…
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Tuesday is Veteran’s Day!
There really isn’t any possible way to sum up how grateful we are at Elite Training Center. Tuesday is Veteran’s Day! There really isn’t any possible way to sum up how grateful we are at Elite Training Center. We are fortunate to have the many veterans training in multiple disciplines (Krav Maga, MMA, Muay Thai…
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Elite Training Center Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach Cross Promotion Took Place Saturday, November 1st
Elite Training Center Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach Cross Promotion Took Place Saturday, November 1st I am lucky. As an instructor at Elite Training Center, some of us are tasked to write about subjects that pertain to our school i.e. Krav Maga, MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing, etc. So after a weekend promotion I don’t have…
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Halloween Safety
Elite hosted a kids’ Halloween Safety /Bully Buster seminar and haunted funhouse event at the Redondo location yesterday afternoon. I brought my 7 and 5-year-old daughters to participate, and they had such a great time…all the instructors worked hard to make it a fun and educational event for the kids. The event began with an…
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Thailand trip
The Elite Thailand trip was an incredible experience for everyone who made the journey. Thailand is such a fantastic place to go. The people are so welcoming, the environment is different yet comfortable, and the training there is energizing. It was the third time Elite students and/or instructors have traveled to Tiger Muay Thai in…
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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 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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
