Get your pen and paper out and be ready to take some BJJ notes. Our head MMA and BJJ instructor, Marcio Cesar Gracinha, goes over some of the basics of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. While you can’t go out right nw and immediately apply the techniques on a black belt, it’s at least a very good […]
I’m not quite sure how kids being put in Karate to build their confidence began. I’m assuming it has to do with Bruce Lee because it is one of the least effective martial arts. Compared to Muay Thai and BJJ, Karate may as well be Tai Chi. That’s not to say Karate doesn’t work, however, […]
Mike Swick is the founder and CEO of AKA Thailand. However, he is also a UFC pioneer who is an AKA staple. AKA prides itself on their fighters’ grinding style and most fighters there train to ’embrace the grind’. Daniel Cormier, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cain Velasquez; All take people down and keep them down. Mike Swick […]
If you are going to train MMA or BJJ at AKA Thailand, you will definitely be under the watchful eyes of Coach Marcio Cesar Gracinha. Marcio has a very long history in both MMA and BJJ and he is at AKA Thailand to share his knowledge of everything that is combat sports minded. It was […]
We are out here in the jungle getting workouts on every day. There’s a lot of Muay Thai and BJJ on our mats but when AKA Thailand owner and founder, Mike Swick, gets in the room, everyone begins paying attention. Owner of the Swickatine and developer of Swick-Fu, Mike Swick takes to the mats to […]
It’s the multiple disciplines that AKA Thailand offers that makes us such a special gym. Our supergym offers Muay Thai, MMA, BJJ, fitness, and yoga; Perfect for anyone that want any kind of workout. Muay Thai Muay Thai is Thailand’s national sport and deeply embedded in the history and culture of the country. Originally created […]
It’s no secret that AKA Thailand is a luxury gym with all of the bells and whistles. There are so many moving parts here that no one thing makes us stand out from everyone else. It’s our gym as a collective whole that makes us the highest rated international gym. Our BJJ and MMA room […]
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