Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, fighters face the risk of serious injury from their sport. This makes spinal maintenance and health of paramount importance in the prevention of injuries. As the official team chiropractor at ringside for the RI CES MMA, it is important that the athletes not only maintain the health of their bodies, but also have access to the latest, state of the art facilities and treatments, including Spider Tech treatments, adjustments, and cold laser light therapy, at Estner Chiropractic locations throughout the state.
AKA MMA Gym Redefines Physical Fitness Industry With Onsite Healthcare Clinic; Celebrity Athletes Cain Velasquez and Herschel Walker at Grand Opening
April 2, 2011
AKA Gym, one of the world’s most prolific training facilities for champion Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, today announced the grand opening of its third San Jose location. Scheduled for Sunday, April 3rd from 10 am to 5 pm at 7012 Realm Drive, multiple celebrity athletes will attend the event to draw attention to the gym’s unique offering. Representing a major expansion, the newest member of the AKA family is setting a new standard in the fitness industry by combining top of the line training expertise, first rate equipment facilities and innovative healthcare methodologies at the same site to maximize the level of physical performance for athletes from all walks of life.
“We are looking forward to offering our personalized training methodology that has produced dozens of world champions in the Mixed Martial Arts field to other sports in order to help these competitors succeed at these same high levels,” said Javier Mendez, AKA owner and two-time world kickboxing champion. “We are pleased to be able to open up another major sports center for the community that offers what today’s serious athlete wants in a gym, the best trainers, the best equipment, and now, the best healthcare specifically tailored to an athlete’s needs.”
AKA has taken the unusual step of incorporating a chiropractic, functional medicine and myofascial treatment clinic, the Spectrum Health Center, within the new gym to offer the ultimate fitness experience to its members to ensure today’s serious athlete can deliver their most powerful sports performance in competition at all levels.
“By combining Spectrum Health’s sports medicine research and innovative treatment methodologies and protocols with AKA’s proven sports performance training, we can help each individual achieve a state of optimal athletic performance on a consistent basis,” said Manny Camara, co-founder of Spectrum Health Center. “It’s great to partner with a visionary like Javier that can foresee the power of an integrated approach to performance enhancement.”
In fact, several of the celebrity athletes have already experienced the benefits of this exceptional blend of physical fitness including Cain Velasquez the current heavyweight MMA champion, Herschel Walker, legendary football player, Heisman Trophy winner and new MMA star, and Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a Strikeforce MMA fighter with an impressive 7-1 overall record.
All three of these fighters will be present at the Gym’s grand opening to offer advice, autographs, and their unique insights to attendees. In addition, an entire roster of MMA personalities will also be present such as Cung Le, MMA fighter and movie personality predicted to be the next Jackie Chan, Daniel Cormier, two-time Olympian and other noted MMA fighter personalities such as Jon Fitch, Mike Swick and Josh Thomson. In addition, master David Camarillo, creator of Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, will be teaching a live seminar at the event. Concurrently, there will be physical fitness demonstrations as well as displays of the unusual healthcare solutions being offered including Chiropractic Biomechanical and Neurological Assessments, Hyperbaric Mild Oxygen Therapy, Functional Movement screenings, Interactive Metronome Therapy, Whole Body Vibration Therapy, Functional Medicine and Nutrition and Spider Tech Kinesiology Taping.
