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The Time Is Now
This week after the Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha SoCal MMA & Grappling Camps last weekend at Elite Training Center, I joked that the winners were the ones that showed up. Not every day, you have a high-level professional female fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a 3x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion at your home academy…
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Nagging Injuries
Nagging Injuries If you participate in just about any activity long enough, you are bound to develop some form of mild to moderate pain or injury. The physical nature of martial arts makes this reality all the more likely. It generally starts with a little soreness or tightness in a joint or muscle, and if…
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The Hard Road in Martial Arts
Martial Arts Lessons in Redondo Beach We have, in previous posts written on taking the hard road as it is much more rewarding. Following up from last week’s application of the martial arts in your daily life, I found these bullet points relevant to being a success not only in your professional life, but on…
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Everyone has something to teach in martial arts
Everyone has something to teach in martial arts! This probably applies to everyone you encounter in life, but it’s absolutely true in martial arts; understanding this and embracing it can improve your skills so much faster than when you allow ego to hold you back. No competitive person likes to lose, but if we don’t…
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The Filipino Martial Arts in redondo beach
The Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). From the book “The Filipino Martial Art”_ as taught by Dan Inosanto The publishers wrote: One of the things that captivated audiences in Bruce Lee’s “Enter the dragon” and “Game of death” was his use of weapons, two specifically – the nunchaku and the double sticks. Since the movies, the…
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Applying Martial Arts to how you live your life…
Applying Martial Arts to how you live your life Applying Martial Arts to how you live your life can often come across as cliche. But for a number of Elite Training Center’s members, nothing could ring more true. Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Kali, MMA, and BJJ all have roots in more traditional martial arts. For…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Belt Ranking in Redondo Beach
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Belt Ranking in Redondo Beach On Friday January 24, 2014 several students at Elite Training Center in Redondo Beach were promoted in Jiu-Jitsu. These students were assessed on their application and understanding of how to use jiu-jitsu for self-defense on the ground and in stand-up aggression. Positions explored were from the standing…
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Claudia Claudinha Gadelha SoCal MMA & Grappling Camps
Visit: www.soulfight.net for all the details! This event is sponsored by The SoCal Women’s BJJ Open Mat, UNITED (Helping survivors of Domestic violence and sexual assault), BJJ Legends Magazine, Dream Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments, Elite Training Center, Connection Rio, and Soulfight.net! My best, Prof. Tony Pacenski 2nd Degree Black Belt BJJ Revolution Team _______________________________________ Elite Training Center 1628 South…
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Kidnapping Prevention in the South Bay
Please be aware of your surroundings, everyone! This isn’t an isolated incident. If this can happen in Santa Monica, it can happen in the South Bay. Whether you live in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, etc., kidnapping prevention in the south bay must be discussed. Remember, about a year ago, a…
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Fighters
Fighters Maturity is a funny thing. I think it’s funny and paradoxical that I spent most of my childhood idolizing and emulating the fighters and tough guys from the books and movies I devoured in my youth, and now that I’ve spent the last 5 years training and competing and working with fighters I no…
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Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha SoCal MMA & Grappling Camps
Claudia Claudinha Gadelha SoCal MMA & Grappling Camps Visit: www.soulfight.net for all the details! This event is sponsored by The SoCal Women’s BJJ Open Mat, UNITED (Helping survivors of Domestic violence and sexual assault), BJJ Legends Magazine, Dream Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments, Elite Training Center, Connection Rio, and Soulfight.net! Visit the facebook event page below- one click My…
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Real Thai Boxing Classes
Real Thai Boxing Classes This week the video from the Thailand trip came out and it brought back so many great experiences! Being able to train in the homeland of a martial art was amazing and an experience I would recommend you never pass up if you get the opportunity. I know that a lot…
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Saturday’s Krav Maga in Redondo Beach promotion felt like some of the promotions we first organized. Not to take anything away from those who were promoted into Advanced Krav Maga
This week I am writing a piece on YouTube research (especially Krav Maga instruction). If you are like myself or the other Instructors at Elite, Youtube is a place you
Learn martial arts In Muay Thai, and to learn martial arts in general, building a solid foundation for your technique is very important. In class to learn martial arts you
Martial Arts for Kids and Teens We live in The Procrasti(Nation). I am sure that I’m not the first to coin the phrase. We sometimes convince ourselves that we’re “not
Taking Responsibility Taking responsibility for your actions plays a big part when it comes to being an adult. Learning to take responsibility for your actions is important because putting the
Positive thinking Positivity Sometimes days can be hard, but you’re still alive right? Positive thinking is so important. Most people lose sight in how great life can be and there’s
Violence is everywhere. Krav Maga was created to combat violence. Muay Thai came from a militaristic combat system. MMA is derived from a combination of multicultural martial arts systems including,
