Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Axis Academy Update

All I have to say is - WOW! What an exciting time for Axis! If you have been around the academy lately, you can see that there's a LOT going on.

Our newest addition is Coach Beau Rositani. Beau comes to us from the San Diego area where he was the boxing coach for Paulo Fernando's academy (Carlson Gracie Team). He is now bringing his superb coaching skills to Axis Academy and training our fighters in the 'sweet science' of boxing. Beau is also a Purple Belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Paulo Fernando, adding to our ever growing stable of players. Welcome, Coach!

Our Muay Thai program continues to expand and Coach Josh Hernandez is doing a phenomenal job in teaching and training his students. He continues to show that coaching is about the student and not the instructor by putting the needs of his students before his own and developing each one in the art of Thai Boxing.

Our Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling classes are hitting record numbers - Because of this, we have added a couple of new classes. New schedules are available at the front desk.

Due to the tremendous growth of our kids' program, we are also adding a Friday class at 3:30pm for advanced young students. This class will be 'no-gi' and will include some more intense training for our young ones. Thanks to the kids and parents who continue to bring new faces to Axis Academy!

The kids ask me everyday: When is Roger coming back?! Coach Roger DeMers will be here August 1st and he has prepared an extensive program for our kids. He is a true visionary and those of you who got the chance to meet him last week know that he has serious goals for himself and for his students.

A few of you guys know that I had a great meeting with Matt Lindland this past weekend in Portland...Great things to follow! Stay tuned...Don't miss a beat!

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