We all question things from time to time. We want to delve deeper to understand why we do the things that we do. This can pertain to our jobs, our relationships, activities that we enjoy, or simply wondering about the future. In the past few weeks, I’ve found myself pondering a lot of these subjects, …
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Parents tell us all the time that they tried out a traditional martial art such as Karate before ultimately landing on Octane MMA’s Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing classes for their child. I just wanted to take a few minutes and explain some key differences between our Jiu Jitsu & Kickboxing program, and a traditional Karate …
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With more and more stories coming to light in regards to people being attacked or involved in some sort of altercation, would you be prepared in the event it happened to you? Odds are the answer is no. If you have never trained in some form of martial arts or self defense training, you’re at …
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When a new student joins our Kick boxing Program, we always ask them a few simple questions. Besides learning about their goals, the main question we want an answer to is “what made you want to try Kick boxing.” The answers always vary from weight loss, self defense, learn something new, etc. Typically attached to their …
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Summer is right around the corner. For many people, fitness and moving towards living a more active lifestyle is at the top of mind. Maybe after the past holiday season, you went out and grabbed yourself a gym membership and have been pounding the treadmill everyday burning off the fat. But let’s be honest. Running on …
Kids Jiu Jitsu is one of the hottest martial arts programs for kids on the planet right now. Mixed Martial Arts schools everywhere have been adding Kids Programs as a way to teach children an array of skills that will help them in multiple aspects of their life… If you don’t know what Brazilian Jiu Jitsu …
Kids martial arts can be a wonderful tool to help your child gain valuable skills, such as balance, coordination, camaraderie, discipline, respect (for oneself, and others), self defense, and much more. True or false: Your son or daughter’s well being is the most important thing to you as a parent. If you said false, please …
Until about 3 months ago, all of the UFC titles were held by former NCAA Wrestlers. Why? Because a quality wrestling game gives you the ability to take the fight where you want it. Stand up game not as strong? That’s fine, just get a takedown. It’s a simple, yet effective strategy. Yet, wrestling class is typically the …
If you haven’t already been privy to the benefits of kickboxing, allow me to enlighten you.This is only a top 5 list, but it could be easily expanded to many more. I won’t bore you with more explanation, let’s jump right into it. #5 Get rid of fat, quickly Kickboxing combines martial art techniques, and heart pumping cardio. This …
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