Ari Danesh

Constantly on the move going from one studio to another. Switching training partners often. I was never satisfied with one style of fighting. Simple questions kept on stumping me. Why are we training a strength move to a woman who is only 125 pounds? Why are we training over and over small joint locks when the attacker on the street is probably too sweaty to get a firm grip? Why are we doing self-defense techniques that take 5 moves while the attacker has already struck 6 times? Because of these questions and others I kept on refining my techniques to simplify and economize the motions. I wanted the old and young, men and women to be able to defend themselves. That is why I decided to open a gym focused on self-defense classes for those in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and surrounding areas.

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Teaching people to be safe is my passion and it is my promise that not only will you learn fight technique but you will have the deep understanding of the principles of fighting that hopefully will allow you to prevail in violent encounters.