Kickboxing styles It is interesting to see when fighters with different kickboxing styles and backgrounds test their skills in a match. How do they adjust and react to their opponent’s style? Is it better to be offensive like the American kickboxer, or is it better to be defensive and time the strikes for the perfect […]
This is one of my favorite Muay Thai kickboxing videos. Boxing coach Barry Robinson breaks down a fight from one of Muay Thai‘s greatest fighters, Saenchai. In the short breakdown Barry points out how Saenchai uses western boxing techniques successfully in a traditional Muay Thai fight. At Elite Training Center we blend western boxing techniques
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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self-defense classes My wife came back to train at Elite last Saturday. It has been about 18months since she stopped self-defense classes after our son was born. We took the Saturdayextreme class together. I’m hoping this will be the start of a routine wecan do together, and more importantly I hope she will get the
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Many reading this Blog are already students of self-defense. This week I’d like to discuss contingencies that exist outside of the technical aspect of self-defense. Let’s start with the big picture for most people and why they study self-defense. “I study self-defense because I want to Defend myself, my family, and my friends.” Personally, I
John Wayne Parr I hope everyone is excited for the John Wayne Parr seminar this Thursday. If you haven’t signed up, now is the chance to sign up and be taught Muay Thai Kickboxing by a ten time world champion John Wayne Parr for three hours. Everyone should sign up and take advantages of the seminars
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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For as far back as I can remember I have been infatuated with martial arts. But, being the middle child of three to a single mother. Training it seemed would be a pipe dream. So I watched every movie and t.v. show that had even elements of martial arts. I also read books about the
Martial arts family Martial Arts with Your Loved Ones This month is “Train with your Loved Ones” month at Elite Training Center, and Saturday’s Krav Maga Promotion and Test provided some of the most amazing examples of that; it showed the Elite martial arts family at its best. As always, the promotion pushed everyone involved,
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Techniques include LOTAR and Krav Maga (intuitive self-defense independent of strength or size), Muay Thai kickboxing, Adult Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as sport, Kids and Youth MMA that emphasizes our founding principles, and Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open hand and stick/weapon fighting). Elite Training Center instructors are experienced both in teaching and in application of defense techniques in actual street or combat situations.
