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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…


Helping Others…Humility is Key

It isn’t easy getting up and stepping on the mat every morning. But the desire to achieve something never rings truer to the martial artist. We will always have someone

Thoughts on the Olympics…

At Elite we stress the importance of knowing the history of the martial arts that you’re studying. As varied as the individual histories are, the grandfather of sport martial arts

Thoughts on New and Senior Students

As you spend time training in martial arts, your skill set naturally grows and you progress from a beginning student to a more advanced student to a student approaching a

Inspire Someone

Inspire someone today. Look for someone to inspire. Find a way to stoke a fire for someone who you care about. We all know someone who lacks the desire to

I Can’t…You Won’t

It is important for a martial artist to always be in a mindset of self improvement. Our inspirational figures of old are just that, old and outdated. With the constant

Train to Teach/Teach to Train

How many times have we heard about the importance of training regularly by our instructors or teachers? These people who you look to for guidance and inspiration still need to

Courage

When most of us are asked for an example of courage, we think of soldiers charging enemy lines, people fighting cancer, ancestors setting off in a covered wagon or across

ELITE SUMMER CAMP ~ 2012 ~

ELITE SUMMER CAMP 2012 IS COMING! September 14th-16th Get ready for a wildly exciting ride with our upcoming excursion to Camp Wasewagan in Angelus Oaks! Join your Elite family of

Women’s MMA

There have been several new faces in Women’s MMA the last few weeks. I’m always so encouraged when people make the decision to try something new and different, especially if

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