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Health and Fitness for a modern world Sam Marcellini has a passion for imparting the fighting arts

ou know you want to learn martial lessons are readily applicable to the management arts, but maybe you’re intimidated of their daily affairs,” he said. when you see more experienced prac- Training in the martial arts helps to develop a titioners. Also, there is a great deal of focused mind, a quality that can be applied any- choice.Y How do you find the right school? where in life. Marcellini is serious about his mar- Sam Marcellini aims to solve both of these tial arts, and he is eager for his students to discov- problems at his Martial Arts Academy in Moreno er the same joys and triumphs that he has real- Valley. Marcellini’s approach is to offer a program ized. “They learn about patience and consistency that is accessible to the novice, but meaty enough along with many pleasures such as the satisfaction to take you to the highest levels. of mastering movements, performing a true art “We create a safe and professional environ- and expressing themselves and staying healthy ment with easy to learn and effective techniques from the exercises they go through,” he said. that will work for anybody,” Marcellini said. “Martial Arts has changed so many lives for the You don’t need a lot of muscle to make his better and that's what motivated me to teach it techniques work. The moves taught at the acade- and dedicate my life to it. I teach real self-defense my are based on leverage and timing. “What's but the qualities that go with it are far more unique about our school is that it's for everybody, important.” not just the athlete or experienced martial artist, Sam Marcellini’s Martial Arts Academy but also for the guy with handicaps or a person offers a variety of styles, with a heavy dose of who hasn't exercised for 20 years or so,” Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Chinese (a com- Marcellini said. bination of Kung-fu and Thai-Boxing with To Sam, martial arts is a total package: you throws from , jiu-jitsu and ). get self-defense, fitness, and an education in good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is famous for its real-world character through confidence. “Martial arts devel- effectiveness, and Marcellini has learned from the Sam Marcellini is following in the footsteps of the great ops qualities that help you be successful in busi- world’s top practitioners in the art. “I trained , at Marcellini’s Martial Arts Academy in ness, work, school or any other area of society. with and his father Grandmaster Moreno Valley. With the right teacher the students of martial arts Helio Gracie, who is the mastermind and creator Marcellini is following in the Gracie tradi- take their training to heart and realize that their of what's known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,” Marcellini said. “A lot of people say tion, using their techniques to teach regular Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is Brazilian people how to defend themselves against Jiu-Jitsu. I disagree. There is a tougher opponents. “What we do is what big difference between the qual- Grandmaster Helio Gracie, his sons and grand- ity and the choice of techniques sons do (just to name a few; Royce, Rickson taught in a school.” and ) who happen to be the most The Gracie’s are renowned successful Jiu-Jitsu fighters of all time and they for teaching techniques that are truly use their art in reality-based competitions. highly effective against oppo- What we do works for self-defense as well as nents who are bigger and tournaments, but of course our main focus is stronger than you. “We use on self-defense,” he said. moves that will work against a “The secret is the mastery of the basics. much bigger and stronger oppo- Schools like mine are rarely found in U.S or the nent in a real self-defense situa- world for that matter.” tion,” Marcellini said. “If our Since Marcellini focuses on technique over objective was just to win tour- brawn, he has classes that cater not only to men, naments with people with the but women and children as well. You don’t have same weight category, then we to be an athlete or genetically gifted individual to have to choose moves for that learn, you just need the will to try. purpose which you end up get- Marcellini’s Martial Arts Academy is located ting good at a series of tech- at 24471 Sunnymead Blvd. in Moreno Valley. niques that may not be as effec- For more information, call (951) 485-7077 or go tive in a self-defense situ- online to www.mmaa.us. IER ation.”

November, 2007 INLAND REVIEW 29