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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.
Swick spent all of 2013 in Phuket Thailand, building his dream gym, AKA Thailand. [22] The gym, one of the biggest in the world, hosts Thailand's largest indoor matted MMA/BJJ training facility. After two-and-a-half years away from active fighting, Swick returned from hiatus and faced Alex Garcia on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189 . [ 23 ]
San Jose, California, U.S. Team: American Kickboxing Academy RVCA Training Center Sanford MMA: Trainer: Javier Mendez Henri Hooft Jason Parillo: Rank: 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2] under Leandro Vieira [3] and Dave Camarillo [citation needed] Years active: 2007–present: Mixed martial arts record; Total: 22: Wins: 16: By ...
San Jose, California, United States: Team: American Kickboxing Academy (2015–present) [1] Rank: 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo Vieira [2] Years active: 2020–present (MMA) Mixed martial arts record; Total: 2: Wins: 0: Losses: 2: By decision: 2: Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
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.
Fitch also made a brief cameo in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life sparring with Jake Shields. The film was directed by James Z. Feng and released in 2013. [59] Fitch is the main subject of the movie Such Great Heights which documents his preparations to fight Georges St. Pierre at UFC 87. The film was directed by ...