Continuation of Inspiring Practitioners Having “homegrown” athletes has always been a source of pride with Manolo and the SDCA/10th Planet team. This stems from his commitment to not only mentoring anyone looking to put their skills to the test, but to tap them into a...
Continuation of Training With World-Class Athletes When we first met Boogey and Geo Martinez, they were teaching a Friday evening class together in San Diego. And although just a handful of students were tapped in at the time, it was clear they were something special....
Continuation of One-Stop Shop of Super Stars "You are surrounded by world-class athletes here. These are professional athletes that train everyday. You're learning something from all of these professional athletes and trainers that you are going to take...
"We have all these people at a high level. Not just saying we are at a high level, we've been to the big shows, we've done all these things, we've won world titles, and we're all in the same building." -Bill Crawford, Owner, Strength and Conditioning Coach, San...
"I could not always see my opponent and jiu-jitsu gave me a deeper understanding of what it means to see and know with the body and perceive beyond the 5 senses, and use that information to guide my movement and decisions." -Stephanie Stean I have not been able...
"We have all these people, who are at a high-level, not just saying we're at a high level, we've been to the big shows, we've done all these things, we've won world titles, and we're all in the same building." -Bill Crawford, Owner of San Diego Combat Academy,...
I do not want to have self-doubt, but it's inevitable. We can make all the right decisions, not compromise anything, and still when we go to bed at night, we can doubt ourselves. We get tired, overwhelmed, we feel pain, we feel confused, we lose our clarity, and then...
I had dinner the other day with some elderly men and women, where the average age was about 85. Two of the men were in the military and one was an amateur fighter and the other was an undefeated prize fighter in his youth. They both loved talking about fighting and...
I have been offline for awhile. I went through a serious illness, and I hoped I would get better, but did not know what to expect. The illness lasted several years. It kept me from being an active part of Groundwork Promotions, in the way I wanted. I had to completely...