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11001 S. Prairie Ave
Inglewood, CA 90303
Phone: 310.322.5552
Email: info@r1gym.com
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05.04.11
Champion Wrestler Chases MMA Dream at R1 Gym in Los Angeles
Mark Dickman grew up in the sleepy river town of Hannibal, MO, made famous by one of America’s literary treasures, Mark Twain. Though the two share the same first name, Mr. Dickman chose a different art form to share with the world; Mixed Martial Arts.
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04.15.11
Amateur Boxing Now Available at R1 MMA Training Center, In Los Angeles
The R1 Training Center, L.A.’s original MMA gym, is now offering an amateur Boxing program geared toward developing champions, right here in the “City of Champions,” Inglewood, CA.
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04.01.11
R1 MMA Welcomes Boxing Trainer Chad Wigle
The R1 Training Center, L.A.’s original MMA gym, is pleased to announce that Boxing trainer, Chad Wigle has returned to set up shop at our new Inglewood location.
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12.14.10
R1 MMA Gym to Host Animo Locke Tech MMA Club Seminar
The R1 Training Center, Los Angeles Original MMA Gym, is proud to host the Animo Locke Tech High School Mixed Martial Arts Club (ALTMMA) along with their coaches Ben Clancy and Ray Ramirez for a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) seminar featuring, MMA legend, Rico Chiapparelli."
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12.07.10
Ultimate Fighter Finalist Michael Johnson signs with R1 Management
MMAOnline.com
"TUF 12 Finalist signs with new MMA agency that combines Motor Sports Marketing & Sponsorship activation with MMA expertise & New Media savvy!"
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03.26.10
3 Ways To Accelerate Your MMA Training (Part II)
MMA Gear Shop Stop
"2. Focus (mind control)
Easy to say but what exactly is it & how do you do it? In order to learn and assimilate knowledge the mind must be focused without any outside (or inside) chatter."
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03.14.10
3 Ways To Accelerate Your MMA Training (Part I)
Articles Base
"As an MMA trainer & instructor there is not one day that goes by without someone asking the question. "How long until I can turn Pro? or When will I be ready for the UFC?""
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02.14.10
R1 Turns 10 in 2010
Entertainment and Art Blog
"Behind a blood-red door off an industrial alley in El Segundo, CA; with no outward signs of commerce, the R1 Training Center quietly began what would prove to be a paradigm shift in skill-sets and expectations needed for success in the fastest growing sport in America. This fully equipped, no-nonsense facility was opened for business to serious men yearning to learn and perfect any martial skill required in their quest for excellence."
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10.30.09
MMA Bootcamp @ R1
Fight Opinion
"L.A.’s original MMA training center, R1, has extended its innovative MMA Bootcamp Program to run on a weekly basis. Well known for developing many of today’s MMA champions the R1 gym now has another focus, bring MMA style training to those interested in realizing its overall benefits."
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10.22.09
R1 Women's Threat Management
MMA News
"The R1: TMT course was developed specifically for women to provide basic strategies and skills used for self-protection. This is not karate or traditional martial arts training - it does not require years of study to perfect. Instruction is based on the belief that we can act competently and decisively, by taking responsibility for our own safety."
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12.21.08
R1/ RAW Team History
Bloody Elbow
"Like the other camps, the RAW Team consisted of fighters coming from a single style, in this case, Greco-Roman (and some freestyle) wrestling. Chiapparelli was a 1987 NCAA national champion wrestler from the University of Iowa. He had trained BJJ with Renzo Gracie in the early 1990s while living in New York."
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