About Us

Tae-Kwon-Do is the style of martial arts practiced by Sifu Lee’s Martial Arts students. The journey from White Belt to Black Belt is one of incremental learning and skill development, that students of any age and fitness level can embark on.

Expect something different every day. MMA involves a broad range of skill sets, so it’s impossible to comprehensively train for everything in a single session. However, the basic break down of a typical class looks like this:

-Warm ups: Dynamic stretching, cardio drills, calisthenics, and core work
-Technique: a series of techniques that string together like a flow chart leading to the ultimate goal of finishing a fight. Students start by rehearsing the techniques with cooperating training partners to get the movement into their muscle memory.
-Technique drills or positional sparring: the techniques are then tested in live situations with resisting training partners.
-Pad & bag drills: students take turns working one on one with the coach, emulating sparring and correcting technique with focus mitts and Thai pads while the rest of the class does heavy bag circuits.
-Submission grappling: working to improve your position in a ground fight while at the same time, trying to force him or her to “tap out” or give up without using strikes.
-Sparring: sometimes we spar with full MMA unified rules, sometimes we break it down into particular skill sets, such as boxing or clinch fighting. To avoid injuries, the general rule is this “Don’t hit any harder than you want to get hit.” I want my students to be safe, and to be able to continue their training without injuries. So make sure to check your ego at the door before you step in the ring. Remember, the purpose of sparring is to learn from (not hurt) your training partner

There is no uniform for MMA training. The clothes you wear should be comfortable and flexible and offer free range of movement. Clothes with zippers, hooks, or buttons should be avoided since these can scratch and cut your training partners. Shoes should not be worn on the mat (except for approved wresting shoes while grappling) Piercings and other jewelry should be removed before participating. Recommended clothes include T-shirt or rashguard. As for equipment mouthguard (double or single), and an athletic cup for men. Boxing gloves and MMA gloves. The gym has extra gloves and some sparring equipment, although I would recommend purchasing your own. If you want to spar, headgear and shin guards are also highly recommended, although not mandatory.

The short answer is yes. The long answer is this: fighting is really hard. Developing all the skills to be a good mixed martial artist takes a lot of time, and a lot of work. So be prepared to put in a lot of hours on the mat to earn the skills you want.