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The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). In 2014, AKA opened the AKA Thailand gym in Phuket, Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier Mendez, and Andy Fong.
Javier Mendez was born in Mexico and moved to the United States with his family at the age of 6. He was raised in San Jose, California and attended Andrew Hill High School. [1] [2] His father spent most of his money on alcohol and gambling and told Mendez that he would never amount to anything which gave Mendez motivation to achieve success. [2]
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). There are two locations in San Jose, AKA headquarters and their sister academy in South San Jose. In 2014 AKA opened AKA Thailand Gym in Phuket Thailand.
Velasquez began his mixed martial arts career right after college, joining American Kickboxing Academy. Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo, [ 20 ] a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira, and an NCAA Division I Wrestler.
The verbal jab came during a news conference announcing the November fight in Saudi Arabia.
This is a list of notable present professional training camps and gyms in mixed martial arts (MMA). [1] [2] [3] [4]Most professional MMA fighters in the UFC, Bellator and other MMA promotions join a professional fight camp or training gym to help them prepare for fights.
The Detroit Red Wings visit the San Jose Sharks at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.. 2, 2024, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
United States (63); San Jose, California – 19 Fresno, California – 5 Las Vegas, Nevada - 5 San Diego, California – 3 St. Louis, Missouri – 3 Beverly Hills, California – 2 ...