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Amir Khillah
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
We Win or We Learn, sometimes we can do both
Today, I had the honor and privilege to coach our students at the Grappling Industries Jiujitsu tournament. I was extremely impressed with their technical skills, but what I was just completely floored by was their courage, strength, honor, sportsmanship, and rallying around each other. Today’s experience is what martial arts the Lightning Kicks way is truly about. I saw students fight through serious injury, and I saw students that were winning stop the match to check on th
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Amir Khillah
- Nov 6, 2018
- 1 min
EliteSports New 3/4 Spat Review
At my age, I can really feel the aches and pains of training two or three times a day. I have to rely heavily on rest time and anything else that will help my recovery time. Especially during seasonal changes. The aching is worst going into the colder seasons. One thing that I've found to be very helpful is compression, especially around my knees and hamstrings. EliteSports makes a great 3/4 Spat. check it out at the link below: https://www.elitesports.com/elite-sports-thre
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Amir Khillah
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Elite Sports Rashguard, Shorts, and Gloves
I have been wearing this Elite gear set for a few weeks and I love it. The biggest thing for me is the thickness of the rashguard and the stiching used, the flexability of the shorts, and the support of the gloves. If you are in the market for a new set of gear, and your academy allows it, check out elitesports.com Here is a quick video of Elite Sports gear in action. Here are some easy links for you to get their gear: https://www.elitesports.com/mma-gear https://www.elitespo
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Amir Khillah
- Jun 29, 2018
- 2 min
Professional Jiujitsu in Kalamazoo
Congratulations to Professor James for his Pro BJJ win. This makes Professor James the first and only Professional BJJ athlete in Kalamazoo. If you are looking for a Brazilian Jiujitsu family to belong to, Lightning Kicks is the place for you. For more awesome videos please subscribe Or visit LightningKicks.com Instagram.com/lightningkicksma Facebook.com/lightningkicksma Twitter.com/lightningkicks Welcome to our weekly Vlog where we show you the happenings at Lightning Kicks
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