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Sharing is caring
Sharing is caring This month characteristic is caring. Caring is can be define in various situations. But I think it’s one of the few that are forgotten. During our “mat chat” circle with the kids, we shared explains about what caring meant to them. The majority of them had the same “one time” stories of…
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Krav Maga Redondo Beach – Krav Maga Elite Training Center
Krav Maga Redondo Beach Thank you to everyone who promoted and tested this weekend and those who showed to support. It means a lot to all of the instructors when people show up to cross train from the different programs. Very rarely will you find a martial arts school that fuses so much Muay Thai,…
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MMA training
MMA training Mixed martial arts may seem like an individual sport at first glance, and when that cage door closes behind you it is true that you only have yourself and your opponent to contend with. But the reality of mma is that you will only be truly successful if you have a great team…
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Sun-block, Surf Wax, Strength and Kimonos
Sun-block, Surf Wax, Strength and Kimonos The water was a little cold as my feet stepped slowly on the rocky beach. Surfboard in my hands and a Jiu-Jitsu kimono in my friend’s car right next to some sun block and surf wax; everything was perfect. There was a smile on my face because I knew finally made…
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Tiger Muay Thai
Tiger Muay Thai Tiger Muay Thai This morning a group of Elite Students and instructors grabbed their gear bags and set forth on an adventure to Phuket, Thailand . Training their hearts out morning, day, and night at Tiger Muay Thai. By experience that myself last year the heat and intensity of the classes taught…
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Elite Retreat
Elite Retreat Elite Retreat Last weekend, I was fortunate to join my Elite colleagues in Big Bear to participate in the “Elite Retreat”. It was enlightening to share the day to day activities with my peers and ultimately become more familiar with my Elite family. Living together for a weekend, provided me the opportunity to…
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Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness In lieu of recent events, situational awareness can be your best asset. Whether training in Krav Maga, MMA, Muay Thai, Kali, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu BJJ each system offers self awareness as an essential component to survival and/or winning. The latest shooting at the Naval facility demonstrated that even secure facilities are subject to…
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Our real relationship with jiu-jitsu
Our real relationship with jiu-jitsu Having taught jiu-jitsu for over 15 solid years, I often act as a mentor for students’ relationships off the mats. Come to think of it, my students over the years have experienced the ups and downs of my relationships off the mats. It was jiu-jitsu that gave us all something…
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Tiffany van Soest
Tiffany van Soest The Champion’s Seminar Yesterday, Tiffany van Soest gave a Muay Thai Kickboxing seminar at the school and it was amazing! For those of you that don’t know, Tiffany is the WBC Muay Thai Women’s International Super Bantamweight Champion and an overall impressive martial artist. There were two things that really stood out…
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UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson
UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson was a night of great fights, but the title fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson was incredible! Any fan of mixed martial arts or fighting in general appreciated the battle that took place in the Octagon last Saturday. 5 rounds (25 minutes) of back…
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Kill them with kindness
Kill them with kindness Kill them with kindness As a martial artist, I believe everyone deserves respect. It is important to show respect to everyone you interact with; especially the people who you know dislike you. Being able to show that them disliking you doesn’t affect how you view them showcases a lot about ones…
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Great output from Tuesday night’s Muay Thai class. Everyone’s movement is getting so much cleaner and angles are becoming crisper. As these attributes are refined, you will witness your technique
Recently a young boy and his brother enrolled into Elite Training Center’s Kids Jiu Jitsu program. Whenever a new student joins us we always ask them to think about 2
Several people have come up to me in the last few weeks expressing anxiety about how their hectic schedules and outside commitments keep them from training as often as they’d
This Saturday, March 3rd at 1pm, is the next Krav Maga Promotion and Test. Whether you are promoting, testing or just coming to support your fellow students, you will be
Stand up for something! Fight for what you know is right! Be something more than a faceless drone in the sea of billions! Martial arts were developed to protect the
What a treat to be able to teach Muay Thai in the snow for 10 hours! It is interesting to see how much the art itself evolves with time going
Elite Training Center’s Winter Survival Education Retreat was an enormous success. It’s taken a few days for the magnitude of the knowledge and experience to sink in, and I’m finally
In tonights class we explored the full potential of shadow boxing combatively. Repetition always creates success. Shadowing a technique over and over will instill it in your body over time.
