MUAY THAI & GRAPPLING

2007 will be a BIG year of growth for the AGMA Muay Thai Kickboxing & Grappling Program with the leadership of Dennis Aguirre, Mike Tompkins and Mike Mizal, as we begin to develop a full mixed martial arts (MMA) program.  Master Instructor Dennis Aguirre (also a 4th Dan in Taekwondo) has been involved with Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing and Taekwondo for over 30 years as a student, instructor and coach.  He is assisted by his brother-in-law, Mike Tompkins (also a 2nd Dan in Taekwondo).  Rounding out the program on the mat with the famous Gracie-style Jujitsu is Mike Mizal (a Gracie-style Jujitsu Blue Belt, 3rd Dan in Taekwondo and Special Military training).  Combined, you will learn to box, kick, punch, clinch, elbow, knee and more in standup positions while learning to takedown, pin and tap out your opponent down on the mat.  Muay Thai is specifically designed to promote a level of fitness and toughness that is required for ring competition.  This also includes training with coaches on Thai pads, focus mitts, heavy bags and sparring.  We also plan to have a full MMA (mixed martial arts) ring available for use in 2007.  Muay Thai is an all-around defensive and offensive martial art combined in one style.  These are BIG guys with big talent to share!

This class is not for the meek:  You will work, sweat and get banged around !!!

Classes are offered on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 8:00 pm until 9:30 pm.  Plan to arrive early, warmup and stretch out before putting your body to the test.  You can either enroll in AGMA's Black Belt Club for UNLIMITED weekly classes for only $119.00 per month, which equates to about $6.11 per hour of Muay Thai or less is you cross-train in any of our other styles.  If your schedule is already limited by other obligations, take advantage of our 10-class Punch Card  for $100.00, which is $10.00 per Muay Thai class.

STEPPING OUT FROM BEHIND MASTER AGUIRRE'S LONG SHADOW OF MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY, IS HIS SON JOSE'. A TALENTED AND PROMISING YOUNG FIGHTER, JOSE' HOPES TO MAKE HIS FIGHTING DEBUT IN MUAY THAI AND MMA THIS YEAR.

GRACIE-STYLE of BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

Mike Mizal is an all-around martial arts instructor who expertly shares his knowledge and skill in the renowned Gracie-style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, military defense tactics, Taekkwondo, and more.  You will realiza that size does not matter when you can learn to properly apply the Gracie-style of techniques on your opponent. Combining Mike Mizal's class with Dennis Aguirre's Muay Thai class will give your mind and body an intense workout and make you a skilled fighter when you correctly use these techniques.  Mike Mizal is also a 3rd Dan in Taekwondo.

Due to the overwhelming success in the style of techniques developed by Carlos Gracie, there are now many grappling acts out here with many different names such as:  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grappling, Submission Wrestling, and Ju Jitsu because of the succes of the Gracie-style since the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993 by Rorion Gracie.  The dominating Gracie-style was created in Brazil in the early part of this century by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pioneer Carlos Gracie, who had studied traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu as a teenager under the great Japanese champion, Mitsuyo Maeda (known as Conde Koma in Brazil).  Carlos Gracie modified these classical techniques and refined his art to meet the demands of real, "no rules" fighting in the streets of Brazil with anyone who was willing to fight him, big or small, and regardless of their martial arts style.  Although Gracie was a mere 135 pounds, his style was so effective that Carlos Gracie was never defeated and became a Brazilian and Worldwide legend.

MASTER DENNIS AGUIRRE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF EXPERIENCES

 IN MARTIAL ARTS.

CLICK ON HIS PHOTO  TO CHECK OUT HIS PROFILE

 IN THE TAE KWON DO STAFF SECTION.

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