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Covid 19 Continues to Impact All of Us
Dear Friends, Students, and Family, We are all in this together: As the pandemic continues we are closed per the Stay-At-Home mandate along with other establishments in our home state. We are once again asking for your continued support through these trying...
Knowledge is Power: Don’t be ruled by fear
It's human nature to respond to fear, it's a survival mechanism, a motivator. Fear can teach us a lot about ourselves when we're willing to look internally. It can be the benefit of past lessons learned now a warning sign to not make the same mistake again. It can...
Why Self-Defense is different than an MMA bout
Life vs. Sport, the tale of the tape: Chances are you're on this website looking for self-defense. While we offer many classes like Muay Thai and Boxing, it's important to delineate the reality of a street fight. First and foremost and the core tenant of this...
The 5 keys you need to improve your training!
After decades of experience I'm ready to share my SECRET training formula! I don't normally like extreme titles, but hey, it's more eye catching than "You Should Just Practice More!" We all hear that in any sport, we need to train, practice and evolve on a constant...
What’s the difference? Can you spot quality?
Just starting out in martial arts? Before you make the same mistakes I did, you've got to read this! Whether it's Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Kali, or any other method of training it's imperative that you get off to a good start. In...
Countless reasons to use technique, zero to use brute force.
In real martial arts and self defense, strength is only one small aspect of the total arsenal: After 20 years training countless students, it's fairly often that a new student has the common misconception that brute force solves a puzzle. Whether it's Muay Thai...
Our community shows it strengths as everyone rises to the top
Gracie Jiu Jitsu isn't just for the athletic, the strong, the young, or the GIANT! Helio Gracie, who launched Jiu Jitsu into the mainstream along with his sons, was not a large man. Tipping the scales at 145lbs and a height of 5'9 he was average in stature. What he...
Any effective martial needs the same ingredient: SPARRING!
Rule #1: Always Talk About Fight Club Ever since I was a kid in the 1980's I've embraced martial arts. The decade prior was known for Kung Fu theater and hooked a broad range of fans on Bruce Lee with the likes of connoisseurs like Portland's own Dan Halstead...
Giving up? That stuff’s for quitters!!
We've all been there, down in the dumps ready and willing to pull the plug. In the end it could've been the right decision but more often than not we regret things that we relinquish too early.A common hurdle in life, but one less talked about is the stages of...
Kickboxing – The Great Bridge of Martial Arts
There's many styles and methods of Martial Arts, and among those you have diversion on what's the best of the best. All Muay Thai and BJJ may look the same for example, but to a trained eye the differences in strategy, technique, and quality can be astounding. Experts...