Author: Cody Maltais

We have a brand new behind the scenes look into fight camp at Elevate. On Saturday May 13th D'Juan Owens (14-11-1) and Hannah Cifers (3-1) will both be in the cage fight for Next Level Fight Club.  The following Saturday Kevin Satterfield (0-0) will be making...

11 May, 2017

Training for the sport of MMA presents interesting challenges.  Sometimes in creating a training program it is important to have the right questions before looking towards the answers.  Each athlete will have different needs, different limitations, and different natural abilities.  More importantly these questions all...

10 May, 2017

      How can someone training martial arts bridge the gap from their current level of technique, knowledge, and fitness to get to a point where they can fight?  Or if someone is walking in brand new to training but fighting is their ultimate...

18 April, 2017

      The other day a questions was posed on social media.   If you had a choice would you be more interested in attending the seminar of someone possessing which credentials? -IBJJF Black Belt Gi World Champion -ADCC Champion -Undefeated MMA pro with all wins by...

16 March, 2017

As we close in on the end of the first year of Elevate MMA’s existence I wanted to create awards that further nurtured the culture that has developed, and rewarded those that most embodied the qualities that the Academy seeks to instill. Elevate MMA Academy has...

21 February, 2017

I realized I could easily edit the previous year's post, but I did not want to lose the evolution of the list over the years.  2 books I read this year made it onto the list, and I want to see how much my selection...

15 February, 2017

      Weird fun fact: My family has a long history of working in the Horse Business.  Ever since I started competing I’ve thought about about having a Stable Pony as a competitor, but I’ve never really heard it formally discussed anywhere.  What does...

23 January, 2017

Starting in May of 2016 a different quote was posted in the gym every two weeks.  These quotes were meant to inspire and bring forth the best in all of us in each training session.  Enjoy the collected wisdom below. “Growth comes at the point of...

17 January, 2017

        If 1% of Triangle residents trained that would be 20,000 people.  Incredible to think about that number and what it would mean for the growth of Academies in the area.  Assuming the average school had 200 students (which is a large #),...

03 January, 2017

Good striking technique is a constant battle.  Humans are not initially wired to strike in a energy efficient and effective manner.  All you need to do is cue up a few videos of street fights and you will see terrible technique over and over.  So,...

27 December, 2016