Often I get asked by friends and students if they should be doing Weight Training for MMA on top of sparring, rolling, hitting pads, etc. My answer is always yes. The next question is always, “what is a good weight training routine for MMA?”. So here is a simple but effective weight training routine for […]
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Carlson Gracie (August 13, 1932 – February 1, 2006) was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and a key figure in popularizing the sport worldwide. He was known for his exceptional skills as a competitor and instructor and for founding the Carlson Gracie Academy, which produced many successful fighters and champions in mixed martial arts. Try Out Our
Elite Training Center Redondo Beach, CA In self-defense classes, you’ll learn to protect yourself from strangers who want to attack you with this GROUPON DEAL. Call our office and ask for our Groupon deal. You can purchase this deal at our gym. Choose Between Two Options $39 for 10 krav maga classes (a $250 value)
Some Messages Bear Repeating I don’t usually write on kids self-defense or training topics, but the viral video linked below spurred discussion among nearly everyone who saw it, parent or not. The video shows a man in his 20s or 30s approaching kids aged 4-5 to see if they will talk to him or walk
Women’s self-defense I decided to post this video for several reasons (one of which involves women’s self defense). The first reason is pretty obvious to me. Stay off the ground. Even though the attacker was on top and dominating the person on the bottom, he was still at a position of disadvantage against everyone else.
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self defense for women It is splendid to see that even during an era when women and women’s organizations worked for equality, the martial arts community provided an opportunity for women to participate in a world that was considered by many to be for men only. As time goes by and society evolves, it is
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Goals Setting Goals and Doing the Work. Often, people watch martial arts videos, professional fights, or movies with fight scenes and ooh and ahh at the fancy moves and crazy techniques. But they often forget or don’t know the long road those athletes or martial artists took to that place. I remember when I started
Training Progression In Martial Arts – Life as a Perpetual Student One of the best things about training in Martial Arts, be it Krav Maga, Muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu BJJ, Mixed martial arts MMA, Kali, or any other art, is that it provides every practitioner the chance to be a perpetual student. We
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My name is Kylie Murdock and I am a junior at Palos Verdes High School. I have been training at Elite Training Center for almost 3 years and have my blue belt in Krav Maga, an Israeli form of Martial Arts that has been around for over 75 years. This past summer, I had the
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A news article just came out a few days ago on the Hampstead & Highgate Express Newspaper from North London about a 12 year old girl who was attacked while walking home from her Krav Maga class. She was able to quickly respond with an elbow and knee before fleeing to safety. She’s fortunate she
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Elite Training Center in Redondo Beach, California is a mixed martial arts gym that offers a wide range of martial arts classes, including Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Krav Maga, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open-hand and stick/weapon fighting), and LOTAR—an intuitive self-defense system that does not rely on size or strength.
We provide Adult Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) classes, as well as programs for kids and Youth MMA. In all of our programs, men and women train side by side in a focused, respectful environment built on our core values of Respect, Honor, Discipline, and Strength.
Located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, our martial arts academy serves students of all ages and experience levels. We focus on building confidence and teaching practical, effective self-defense skills.
Our instructors bring not only strong teaching experience, but also real-world knowledge gained through applying these techniques in actual street and combat situations.
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Our students include people from these areas.
Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles, Torrance.
