kevin lockett
(HEad Instructor / owner)
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Kevin Lockett is Dojo-Cho (Head-Instructor) of Kanjiziai Martial Arts. He received a San Dan (3rd degree blackbelt) in the Genbukan Ninpo and Kokusai Ju-Jutsu systems under Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura. He has travelled to Japan and around the world to train with top instructors of various martial arts, traditional and modern.
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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 Genbukan 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 Pedro Sauer, Ryron Gracie, and Rener Gracie to become a Certified Gracie Trainer. He expanded the Kanjizai Academy to include Gracie Combatives and Gracie Master Cycle classes since then. Kevin has the mastership rank of Shoden Menkyo in Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu, Koto Ryu Koppojutsu, Shinden-Tatara Ryu Dakenjutsu, Togakure Ryu Ninpo, Kijin Chosui Ryu Taijutsu, and Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakenjutsu. He also holds a Kirigami mastership certification in Tenshin Hyoyo Kukishin Ryu Ju-Jutsu and Yagyu Shingan Ryu Ju-Jutsu.
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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 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. As a small but extremely effective jiu-jitsu practitioner, Monica has helped to instruct and inspire women of all types to achieve their true potential in martial arts. |
JIMMIE GILMER
(yoga instructor / fitness trainer / youth instructor)
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Jimmie Gilmer is the yoga instructor as well as strength and conditioning specialist at Kanjizai. He is a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) through Yoga Alliance and a certified National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA) personal training specialist. Jimmie is a Combat Fitness trainer and a Youth Jiu-Jitsu instructor. |
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Jimmie has trained in Aikido, Daito Ryu Aiki-Jutsu, Traditional Ju-Jutsu, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. His diverse training in martial arts, physical fitness, and yoga gives him special insight into how these three practices can be combined to create a more efficient and successful martial arts practice.
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