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By Jack
Riggs
It’s been particularly busy around Miami
Shores’ always-bustling Chi Tae Kwon Do.
“We’ve
been doing some renovation with which we are almost done,” said
Chi Tae Kwon Do owner Aaron Fruitstone. “We’ve enlarged the
training area to about 1100 square feet, all fully matted. We
also now have a strength training area with machines and free
weights.”
Chi Tae
Kwon Do has been in the South Florida community for many years.
Over that time, expert instructors and training and a focus on
martial arts opportunities for children and adults have
propelled the business to a leading role in the field and in the
local community. Participating youngsters must be academically
solid to participate, with the result being pleased parents –
many of whom are also students. The discipline and commitment
are routinely lauded for benefiting children and teens.
Students
today benefit from program expansion and success in competition.
“Our
Brazilian Ju-Jitsu has matured – we have a solid Adult Brazilian
Ju-Jitsu program,” Fruitstone said. “In addition to the martial
arts aspect, it is great fitness training. It’s hard to find a
better overall workout. We have also had a very good success
rate in tournaments.”
Fruitstone said one group is headed to a tournament in Orlando.
Eight students from the school are headed to the World Cup of
Tae Kwon Do in October as well.
“We’ve
also been successful with our mixed martial arts program, which
is geared toward people who want to compete in mixed martial
arts or who want to improve their [overall] skills,” Fruitstone
said.
Students
of all stripes have found Chi. Students range from school age to
adults in their 40s – 50s.
“You
don’t have to be in shape – this will get you into shape,”
Fruitstone says. “Its different strokes for different folks –
some people can handle more. People come in sometimes with zero
conditioning and find themselves later in better shape.”
Chi Tae
Kwon Do is located at 9699 NE Second Avenue in Miami Shores. For
more information, visit www.chimartialarts.com or call (305)
759-6565.
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