5 Star Martial Arts/Renzo Gracie Los Angeles
Description:
5 Star Martial Arts/Renzo Gracie Los Angeles offers top level instruction in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Kettle Bells.
Head BJJ instructor Professor Shawn Williams is a second-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and was an instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York for several years. His grappling career achievements include medalling at prestigious grappling events such as Grapplers Quest, the Pan Ams and the ADCC trials, as well as working with MMA greats such as Rodrigo Gracie, Matt Serra and Georges St. Pierre. Shawn was also an assistant coach for Team Georges St. Pierre on Season 12 of the Spike TV show The Ultimate Fighter.
John Spezzano John heads up the Muay Thai and Kettlebell programs. He is a certified instructor of several martial arts including Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, French Savate, Filipino Martial Arts, Silat and Wing Chun. He was an instructor at the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts for 14 years and teaches defensive tactics to military and law enforcement organizations around the world, as as well as self-defense to the civilian community.
John is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Shawn Williams, and an RKC certified Kettlebell instructor under Pavel Tsatsouline. John has written numerous articles for martial arts magazines in the US and abroad and is the author of The Martial Arts / Kettlebell Connection published by Black Belt Magazine.
Instructor(s): Shawn Williams, John Spezzano
Phone #: 3239331708
Website: www.5starmartialarts.com
Address:
5 Star Martial Arts/Renzo Gracie Los Angeles
4201 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 105
Los Angeles, CA 90010