kevin lockett
(HEad Instructor / owner)
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Kevin Lockett is the Head-Instructor of Kanjiziai Academy. He currently holds a 4th degree Blackbelt in Traditional Jiu-Jitsu, and has travelled around the world to train with top instructors of various martial arts, traditional and modern. He has trained in BJJ, Judo, Traditional Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, and Kickboxing. His focus on self-defense and combative applications of martial arts is what fuels his vision of helping his Baltimore community feel a bit safer and confident through Jiu-Jitsu training.
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Ryron Gracie, Kevin, Pedro Sauer, Rener Gracie
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Owners Monica Merino & Kevin Lockett
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Kevin received his first Instructor's Certification from Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura in Iseshima, Japan in 2006, and has been teaching ever since. In 2016, Kevin travelled to the Gracie Academy in Torrence, CA where he tested with Ryron Gracie, Rener Gracie, and Pedro Sauer, to become a Certified Gracie Trainer. He expanded the Kanjizai Academy to include Gracie Combatives and has since added a Gracie Master Cycle program.
Kevin holds the mastership rank of Shoden Menkyo in 5 traditional schools of Jujutsu (Gyokko Ryu, Koto Ryu, Shinden-Tatara Ryu, Kijin Chosui Ryu, and Shinden Fudo Ryu) .
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Kevin is also the program designer of Kanjizai's Combat Fitness program. These workouts are designed to combine the most modern and effective functional training methods with Kevin's years of experience in martial arts conditioning. He's been certified as an MMA Conditioning Coach through NESTA (National Exercise Science & Training Association).
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Kevin, Rener Gracie, & UFC Fighter Brian Ortega
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monica merino
(program director / child-care specialist / owner)
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Monica Merino is Kanjizai's Program Director, Child-Care Specialist, and co-owner of Kanjizai Martial Arts. She is the Creator and Director of Kanjizai's Summer Camp and After-School programs. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and an Associates in Early Childhood Education from the University of Maryland. A highly experienced child-care professional, she's worked in various schools and education centers in Maryland over the past 10 years.
In addition to her experience in childcare and her role as Kanjizai's Program Director, she is also an experienced fitness professional and a student of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. She has committed herself to mastering all the women's self-defense techniques that Kanjizai has to offer. |
JIMMIE GILMER
(yoga instructor / fitness trainer / youth instructor)
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Jimmie Gilmer is a Certified Gracie Trainer, Combat Fitness coach, and a Youth Jiu-Jitsu instructor at Kanjizai Academy. He is also a yoga instructor and a strength and conditioning specialist. He is a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) through Yoga Alliance and a certified National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA) personal training specialist.
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Jimmie has trained in Aikido, Kickboxing, Daito Ryu Aiki-Jutsu, Traditional Jiu-Jitsu, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. His diverse training in martial arts, physical fitness, and yoga gives him special insight into how these practices can be combined to create a more efficient and successful martial arts practice.
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