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…

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,…

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…

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!      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, 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…

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,…

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…

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…