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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu From the Clinch
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Effective throws or Takedowns From the clinch or while closing the distance to the clinch, effective throws or takedowns are an excellent ways to defend against a skilled street fighter, martial artist or larger opponent as a jiu-jitsu stylist. A takedown is performed in the grappling range. From the front clinch the effective…
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Mixed Martial Arts Exploration & Culture
Mixed Martial Arts At a certain point in your martial arts career you begin to notice an unquenchable thirst for more. The drive to further your understanding and education of the martial arts. A great way to do this is to begin researching online or at a book store. There is a wealth of knowledge…
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Leave it in your shoes…
Elite Training Center At Elite Training Center, like at most martial arts schools, we remove our shoes before coming onto the mat. Most people who begin training soon realize the importance of this practice; techniques used in Krav Maga, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) involve quite a bit of groundwork and…
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Martial Arts Character
Martial Arts Elite Training Center stresses the importance of strength. This should not be confused with physical strength. We all understand that the physical is very important, but not as important as having strength of character. Everyday we wake up to a routine. Every night we most likely adhere to the same evening plan. During…
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MMA Can It Be Selfless?
MMA Training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) without the right mind set can only submit your efforts to progress forward. While training your Striking, Wrestling or Submissions, for the sole purpose of making yourself better does not lend itself to the true essence of Martial Arts. At Elite Training Center we highly encourage our students to…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finding And Sharing A Child’s Favorite Toy
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Finding and Sharing A Child’s Favorite Toy By Prof. Tony Pacenski When was the first time you ever heard about the Martial Art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? For many of us the name of Royce Gracie and the event The Ultimate Fighting Champion was the first demonstration in wanting to learn and understand Jiu-Jitsu…
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Shadowboxing
In martial arts , repetition is the key to success. The great thing about shadowboxing is that it is a tool that can be applied to any discipline. Once you take a class and leave Elite with a lesson, try and take the time to shadowbox that motion anywhere between 5-15 minutes at home. Once…
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Relax!
Tuesday’s 10am advanced Muay Thai Kickboxing clinic was a fantastic class. Shihan addressed the issue that some students have been having with tension and discomfort in their necks and shoulders. Most people, especially when they haven’t been kickboxing for long, tend to keep their shoulders high and hunched to protect their jaw at all times,…
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…..Who needs firearms training?…..
The short answer is that everyone needs firearms training! But you say that you don’t even own a firearm. Doesn’t matter, you should still receive some type of firearms safety training, and here is why. Did you know that there are approximately 310 million privately owned firearms in the United States? It is further estimated…
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BULLY BUSTER SUCCESS
We had an amazing turnout this weekend for our Bully Buster seminar, over 40 enthusiastic kids. Prof. P, Tommy, and I ended up going over key concepts of bullying. We asked the kids what they thought Bullying was and we got a few great answers, which included getting physically hit or getting insulted. Prof. P…
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Building Bridges
In many martial arts systems people have been referenced as purveyors of their said system. And although these pioneers should take huge credit for their disciplines and inventiveness, it is just as important for that instructors’ students to push the envelope. As we’ve discussed before martial arts are evolutionary by nature. As time goes on…
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New Program for the Kids!!!
We are in the process of implementing a new program for our Kids Jiu Jitsu program. Through the collaborative minds of all of our instructors we have thought of a fun and new way to ensure that the training and discipline on the mat, continues off the mat. Our rewards program will help the kids…
“Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” ~Robert Eliot The above quotation has been paraphrased many times; there’s even a
Be clear when you are training with your partners. Be clear in your communication. Too often we rush through techniques which can lead to neglecting important pieces of information. Within
This Saturday the 31st at Elite Training Center we will be having a ‘Dog Adoption Fun Day’ from 11am-4pm. This is an open-door event to everyone, student or friend! We
As we journey down the martial path it is up to not only the self to be attentive to your own needs, but to be able to assist those who
We don’t ever fully succeed at anything without committing to it. This is true of pretty much everything in life and definitely true in martial arts. For boxing and kickboxing
Spectacular victories from both our fighters Tommy Edwards and Roman Todorovich! Both of them performed above and beyond what is expected from the average MMA fighter. Great support from everyone
The more we train the more we gain. Krav Maga, Kali, Muay Thai Kickboxing, BJJ and MMA all work in conjunction when applied at Elite Training Center in Redondo Beach,
For every punch you kick. When kicked, punch. For every hit you take return with 3. Always much left, always move right. Always be the first to hit. Always be
