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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.
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.
[3] Mendez started his kickboxing career in 1985 and shortly thereafter he established the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) where he held training sessions with a small group of students. [4] After fighting his way through the kickboxing ranks, Mendez won his first world championship in 1992 when he became the ISKA Light-Cruiserweight Champion.
Kickboxing record 39 wins (34 KO's), 11 losses, 1 Draw: Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Notes May 3, 2002: Loss Dewey Cooper: K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2002 K-1 USA Grand Prix quarter-final. September 29, 2001: Win Jeff Ford: Strikeforce: San Jose ...
March 7–11: 5th Riga Women's Boxing Cup 2024 in Riga [22] March 12–17: 61st Belgrade Winner in Belgrade [23] March 13–16: 19th Danas Pozniakas Youth Boxing Tournament in Vilnius [24] March 20–24: 28th Algirdas Šocikas International Boxing Tournament in Kaunas [25] March 23–29: Great Silk Way International Boxing Tournament in Baku [26]
Le made his mixed martial arts debut at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, knocking out kickboxing rival Mike Altman at 3:51 of the first round. Le first met Altman in San Jose, in 1999, in a kickboxing bout where he defeated Altman via a body shot in the third round.
San Diego, California, United States Loss 10–4 Jorge Masvidal: Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum: June 18, 2011: 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Strikeforce Lightweight title eliminator. Loss 10–3 Nick Diaz: Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II: October 9, 2010: 5 5:00 San Jose, California, United States
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 ...