Brandxmartialarts.com is a Cross-fit and martial arts gym in Ramona, CA
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Ramona self defense and fitness for children and adults. Krav Maga, CrossFit, Kenpo, CrossFit kids - Brand X Martial Arts
Description
How it all began...
Most of you probably don't realize what an important part Instructor Jim Radzik had in opening Brand X. We met while training at Ramona Kenpo and sometimes when I would get gas at the Chevron station he would come over and talk with me. He was always encouraging me to open up a school. I used to laugh at him, point across the street at an old warehouse and say, "When that warehouse opens up I'll open a school, Jim."
In April 1999, Mikki and I had a little phone company in the store next to Victoria Supply. Mikki had the idea that we could move all the phone equipment to the backroom and I could teach a kickboxing class in the 600 square foot room. I called Jim and asked him if he would be interested in helping me. He said sure. So we hung a sign in the window advertising streetfighting, self defense,and kickboxing, and began classes. For about two months Jim and I met twice a week, sparring and working out. We stopped a lot of traffic on Main Street as we knocked each other around the room. People would stop and watch but nobody was signing up. Our classes were not growing. Perhaps our marketing method might not have been well thought out. Jim and I beating the tar out of each other for public amusement was probably not the best approach. Mikki, Jim, and I put our heads together and decided to have two kickboxing classes and a street fighting class. Eventually, people started trickling in to take the kickboxing class. We had a lot of fun teaching kickboxing and we almost drove the neighbors nuts with the speedbag pounding against the wall.
A few months into our little adventure I got a call from a lady who was interested in taking Kenpo. I tried to talk her out of it but she insisted. With a little prompting from Sifu Marcia, I started a Kenpo class on Friday nights.
