HOLA
HI GUYS! NOVEMBER ALREADY :O
what an exciting year we have had so far and the memories are so touching and sweet. Thinking back on all amazing time we have all spent with each other, from the bitter cold and wet weather to our arizona trip and anniversary party, pub crawl and finally the holiday party.
Thank you all as always for being so supportive of the gym and of each other. Please continue to motivate and inspire each other and to be welcoming of all new members to our community. 🙂
DEAN FIGHTS NEXT SATURDAY
DEAN FIGHTS NEXT SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH BURBANK MARRIOTT, FIGHTS START AT 7 CARPOOL AT TBI AT 6:30? TIX AVAILABLE AT FRONT DESK CASH OR VENMO DEAN.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING DEAN AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING HIM PREPARE FOR HIS BOUT. LETS WISH HIM THE BESTEST OF LUCK!
TBI Holiday Party SATURDAY DEC 7TH
SAVE THE DATE; Our 7th(!!!!!!) annual AYCE KBBQ holiday party at Road to Seoul (yelp it) followed by the after party at BLIPSY’S BARCADE (yelp that too)
These parties are SOOOO much fun. the restaurant provides a fun party atmosphere with plenty of food and beverages. What better way to wrap up the year then to break bread with each other and celebrate the seasons. Feel free to bring significant others.
DETAILS:
WHERE: ROAD TO SEOUL KBBQ
DATE: SATURDAY DEC 7TH
TIME: 7 PM
HOW: SIGN UP SHEET AT GYM
THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT: if you plan to go, please don’t be late or don’t flake last minute. we will lose our reservations if you do. many thanks for understanding :). Hope to see y’all there!
THAILAND TRIP
Have you ever been to Thailand? No. I haven’t. But I will be, next month.
— In 5 weeks i’m heading off to Thailand for about ~3 weeks to train at @sitjaphao -So i’m starting to get ready now. I want to be ready and in shape so that the acclimation is as seamless (and painless hehe) as possible.
— Generally I consider myself to be in decent shape but hitting pads, clinching and sparring are a whole other deal and if you’re a coach you could probably relate to how difficult it is to get the consistent style of training that you provide to your clients/members.
— So, i’m getting all my ducks in a row so to speak. Training one of the guys to be a coach to help out while i’m away and he’s acting as pad holder for me while he helps me get my reflexes tight, losing some weight so that I can be more agile and running longer to get my stamina on point.
— In the 8 years of running the gym, this is the longest I will have ever been away and although there is trepidation, I can honestly say i’m a little ‘excited’ to be going. Truly, truly grateful to all the coaches, staff, members and my executive clients that have been so understanding and supportive of me taking the time off to become a better version of myself. Looking forward to it, we’ll see how it goes :B
— music by SUNDROWNING (a Muay Thai punk band) http://sundrowning.bandcamp.com
With all that being said- yes I will be gone for 3 weeks from friday DEC 14th and will be back teaching Saturday, Jan 4th. Looking forward to it but am already missing being at the TBI and hanging out with the crew.
While im away coach miguel will be running the gym and classes along with coach drew, coach rob and soon enough coach javier. Javier has been helping us run and teach the teens and kids classes for the last couple of months and is now in training to be an assistant coach/ pad holder to coach miguel and coach drew.
Javier was one of my first students back when i first started my coaching career teaching muay thai at 10th planet burbank 10 years ago. He has been involved in muay thai on/off since and has been training at TBI since i basically opened it 8 years ago. He is dedicated, has an excellent training and work ethic, follows combat sports very closely and most importantly has a very sweet, gentle and caring personality. Just not while he spars ;P
Thank you javier for stepping up to the commitment as well a giant thank you to coach miguel for stepping up to the responsibilities and for the entire community at TBI for always being supportive. Much love.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULES
Thanksgiving break: Nov. 28th-Dec 1st. (THURSDAY-SUNDAY)
Classes resume: Monday Dec 2nd
Pending December Schedule school closures:
12/24, 12/25, 12/26, 12/27, 12/31, 1/1
November Curriculum
week1 11/4-11/9 attacking backwards
week2 11/11-11/16 The switch kick
week3Â 11/18-11/23Â Pad holding techniques
week4Â 11/25-11/27 Switch techniques