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
Learn Self Defense, Get Fit, and Train With South Bay’s Best Self Defense and Fitness Hermosa Beach’s Elite Training Center will be offering Krav Maga and Muay Thai Kickboxing. As mentioned in previous posts, Muay Thai is a very important component in our system of Krav Maga. Being able to strike properly, recognize and/or read movement
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Leadership in martial arts speaks volumes not only about an instructor, but more importantly an instructor’s students. A leader must hold their students to a higher standard than was expected of them as they were coming up through the ranks. A leader stands out, not by their words, but more so by their actions. The
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Elite Training Center stresses the importance of training in multiple systems. Krav Maga & MMA both have prerequisite Muay Thai Clinics in order to advance in these systems. Muay Thai helps the student not only understand the fundamentals of striking, but emphasizes footwork, base, and stepping angles. The footwork of the Thai boxer makes the
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Everyone always wants to be perfect at what they are doing which is completely understandable. I’m as guilty of it as everyone else. However, it’s important to be realistic about that goal too. You shouldn’t expect that the first time you do something (say a martial arts technique) that it will be perfect. If that
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In continuing my little blog series on people that motivate me, I am choosing a person with achievements as a successful investor and economist, as a Commissioner on the US Civil Rights Commission serving under three US Presidents, and a three-time gold medal jiu-jitsu, world champion fighting sighted opponents. It proved that if he can,
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Add up or Subtract the figures to see the effect your life choices have on your body concerning your actual age. Your LIFE AGE: _____ 1) Regular GP checkups every 18-24 months? YES -7 NO +6 2) Family history of degenerative disease, cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc? YES +5 3) Current smoker: 10 or more
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““Fighting is fifty percent mental.” Through the ages, grizzled fighters and veteran trainers have said words of that nature to eager young fighters, to reporters, to anyone who would listen. Even for the ancient Samurai and sword masters of feudal Japan, where life and death were on the line every duel, after mastery the game
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.
