Join Coach Adam and Coach Lauren as they sit down and chat with Tony Ingarra, an instructor at Pride Jiu-Jitsu Academy, about the health benefits Jiu-Jistu can have on an individual and how it is one more physical activity one can participate in to be Happy, Healthy, Strong.
Tony began his martial arts journey in 2010 beginning with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and traditional boxing. Tony has trained Marine Corps Martial Arts while enlisted in the United States Marine Corps since 2003 and has been a head instructor for Loves Park Police Department Defensive Tactics Program since 2011. Tony has been fortunate enough to train Muay Thai at the world renown YOKKAO Training Center in Bangkok Thailand, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Cukuros Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Okinawa Japan and Korea BJJ in Seoul South Korea, as well as striking in Panay, Philippines and traditional boxing at Rockford’s own Patriot Boxing Gym. Learning from instructors and students from cultures around the world as well as navigating language barriers has given Tony the unique ability to instruct people from all walks of life with a wide variety of abilities.
For more information about Pride Jiu-Jitsu Academy visit:
https://www.pridejiujitsuacademy.com/
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