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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 (born September 18, 1970) is a Mexican-American mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and founder of the MMA gym American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). He’s a former 2 time ISKA kickboxing world champion with a kickboxing record of 23-2.
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 ]
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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 ...
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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.