Galveston, TX Women's Only Kickboxing

Hey everyone now we are offering Women's Only Kickboxing!! This class started last week and is doing well. Ralph Garcia is the men's and women's kickboxing instructor. He has many years of experience teaching and fighting. If anyone was to teach kickboxing here in Galveston Ralph is the man to go to. 

Ladies in this Kickboxing class you will learn how to protect yourself, get in shape and feel better about yourself. The class will help you feel confident and safe knowing you will be able to defend yourself in any situation. You will learn the best fighting techniques while getting a great workout at the same time. 

Make sure and stop in at 5128 Broadway, Galveston Texas. This is the number one spot for Women's only Kickboxing on the Island. If you want to call ahead of time the number is 409 877 6515. They also offer a free class to any one that comes in through the doors. So swing by and check out the Kickboxing program here in Galveston, TX. 

New Mats for the MMA Warehouse!

Here in Galveston, TX we have been working hard to build a Mixed Martial Arts gym to fit the Island. We have been working with a little less than 1,000 sqft of mats. But after today the gym has upgraded to 1,600 sqft  of mat space. This new addition to the gym will let us open up the schedule and add more classes.

                                 
                                                 Take a look at the new mats!!!

This is just the beginning of the transformation. To the left we have the squat rack, bench, treadmill and about 400lbs of weights! This MMA gym is coming along slowly but surely. Everyday we add something new to the gym and it is starting to look nice! The 9,000 sqft facility will be the biggest and best place to train here on the Island.

Michael's Blue Belt Promotion at Galveston MMA

This was the first but not last promotion here at Galveston Mixed Martial Arts. Michael Harmeling has been a dedicated student coming to classes five to six times a week for the past six months. He works a full time job and has a family that backs him 100%. His wife Sabrina Harmeling and daughter Isabella Harmeling are at all the classes to show support. Their family has everything it takes to become future champions.

We are very happy and excited to have this family here at Galveston MMA. This is just the beginning to a long successful journey for both the Harmeling family and Galveston BJJ. Congrats to Michael and his family for all the hard work and dedication.

Kickboxing in Galveston, TX

Here in Galveston we have a new Kickboxing program at Galveston MMA. Kickboxing is a great way to get in shape and learn how to protect yourself. At Galveston MMA Kickboxing will help you live a better lifestyle and help you have confidence in yourself.

We teach a couple different forms of Kickboxing. Our head instructor teaches Dutch style Kickboxing and Muay Thai Kickboxing. The Dutch style Kickboxing has a more straight forward punching style. While the Muay Thai Style has a more Kicks involved. The Thai Style does not throw as many punches as the Dutch style. This is one reason we focus on teaching both styles.

For more information on the Kickboxing programs you can give us a call at 409 877 6515 or email us @ galvestonbjj@gmail.com. The location is at 5128 Broadway if you want to swing by and check us out.

Kids Martial Arts Galveston, TX

Here in Galveston, TX there is a new Kids Martial Arts program available at CSI: Combat Sports Institute. Kids Martial Arts is a great way to get the youth learning how to protect themselves and help others from bullying. Here at CSI we strive to help every student with anything they need.

At Galveston BJJ the kids go through a lot of training that involves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Judo, Wrestling and other forms of Martial Arts to help them know what to do in any self-defense situation.
The instructors at Galveston BJJ also help the kids with bully confrontations as well. Helping young kids learn how to talk themselves out of a situation and help other kids with bullying as well.

For more information give CSI a call at 443 618 8887 or email them at galvestonbjj@gmail.com.
They will be able to answer all your questions and set you up for your first free class.

Galveston Mixed Martial Arts Tournaments

Galveston MMA had a big weekend at the local Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament. We had five competitors and as a team we brought back multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Here at CSI: Combat Sports Institute we do MMA, BJJ, Judo, Wrestling, Karate, Muay Thai Kickboxing and American Kickboxing. Plus we like to show what we know what by competing in tournaments around the glob. So make sure and check us out on the local tournament sceen.

Out of our five competitors Ralph "The Plexin Texan" Garcia, Mike Harmeling, Eric Gonzales and Sonny "shoyoroll" Kerbow brought back medals.

Ralph "The Plexin Texan" Garcia - Gold in NOGI Intermediate Silver in Men's Blue Belt

Eric Gonzales - Bronze in Juvenile NOGI and Silver in Teens Gi

Mike Harmeling - Gold Mens White Belt

Sonny "Shoyoroll" Kerbow - Gold Mens Intermediate NOGI, Gold Men's Blue belt GI and Silver in Expert Blue Belt division

So all together Galveston MMA ended up bringing home 4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 Bronze medals. This was a good showing for the gym that has been open for less than a year! Congrats to everyone who has been putting in the hard work. The gold medal shows the Results! OOUUSS!!!!

Kids MMA Classes in Galveston, Texas

The first kids class at CSI: Combat Sports Institute was a huge success. The kids started out with a fun and exciting warm-up ran by Coach Ralph Garcia. Coach OZ taught the Muay Thai Kickboxing combinations. Then Coach Randy Hauer taught a nice Wrestling Take Down. Ace and Joe Garcia picked up the moves really quick! All the kids were able to drill the moves and then perform them in live Grappling.!!! The last 15 minutes were saved for some fun conditioning and balance games.

Come check out the new Kids BJJ Program at CSI: Combat Sports Institute in Galveston. The ages range from 5-15. Classes are Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 PM. In the class the students will go over Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Wrestling, Judo, Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts.

For your FREE class give us a call at (443) 618-8887 or email us at galvestonbjj@gmail.com!!! We have Adult Mixed Martial Arts classes as well so give us a call ASAP and come in to receive your free shirt!!

New Years MMA 2012 Galveston Texas!!!

This year Galveston MMA and CSI: Combat Sports Institute closed out the 2011 Mixed Martial Arts Season with a BANG!!

We had two fighters stepping into the cage. Chase Eastham was up first. This was his first MMA event. He has done a couple of BJJ and Wrestling tournaments. Now he wanted to step into the cage to fight.

Chase and Opponent

First round was Muay Thai Kickboxing. 

Second round was Muay Thai Kickboxing with Take Downs.

Third Round was Mixed Martial Arts.

Chase was able to go in there and fight hard. His combos looked clean and fast for the first round. The second round he took a couple of knees to the mid section. Chase slowed down a little after that and his opponent was able to squeeze out the victory. Overall it was a good showing for the young fighter.

Ralph Garcia was up next. Ralph's fighter backed out at the last minute but they were able to find someone to fight in his place. Luckily they found someone on last notice to fight. This was going to be a Muay Thai Kickboxing fight but at last minute they changed it to Mixed Martial Arts. That was not a problem for Ralph. The Galveston MMA fighter was able to go in and take care of business. The Ref had to stop the fight in under one minute. Ralph Garcia was able to take his opponent down early in the first round and finish with strikes!

Congrats to both fighters for going in there and putting it on the line. They both fought hard!!! Not everyone got what they wanted but it was still a good showing for the two CSI: Combat Sports Institute Fighters!