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Kick BoxingMark Houston was recently awarded the Green Belt in Thai Kickboxing by Lorenzo "Coach" Rodriguez and one of his Black Belts "Smokin" Joe Sarkissian. Thai Kickboxing is a unique fighting form pioneered by Mr. Rodriguez over his extensive fighting and training career. |
Advanced Belt Tests
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Sparring, Spring of 2010
Sparring at THE TRAINING MAT is winding down. To see the most recent training photos click here. |
Dog Brother Group LeadersOn April 13, 2010 Mark O'Dell and Mark Houston became Group Leaders in the Dog Brothers organization. To learn more about the Dog Brothers click here. To see the post on the Dog Brothers forum Click Here Update: Mr O'Dell and Mr Houston are now candidate Dogbrothers! |
Grappling XOn Sunday, April 18th, THE TRAINING MAT competed at the Grappling X Tournament at Fight Lab, in Murrieta, Ca. |
Kali Tudo SeminarOn March 20th Guro Marc Denny made another trip to the Inland Empire to work on the finer points of Kali Tudo with the students of THE TRAINING MAT. To read more Click Here. |
Our new commercial is up and running. |
Kali TudoGuro Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny recently conducted a 2 day Kali Tudo Seminar in Hermosa Beach. THE TRAINING MAT Kali Tudo Team was there to participate. To read more Click Here. |
Catch Wrestling SeminarJesse Marez is back from his Catch Certification in Utah.
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Welcome Joe SarkissianWe would like to publicly welcome "Smokin" Joe Sarkissian to THE TRAINING MAT instructor staff. His wealth of knowledge combined with his intense and thorough teaching style will be a great addition and asset to our school. His fighting experience spans over 13 years of competitive Kickboxing along with playing an instrumental role in the development of countless champions. With the addition of Mr. Sarkissian, THE TRAINING MAT continues along its path of developing and refining a complete martial art. To see Mr. Sarkissian's profile Click Here. |
THE TRAINING MAT’S
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Video Games and Martial Arts
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