American Kickboxing Academy
Martial arts school in San Jose, CaliforniaWikipedia
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Search complete. 19 mentions across 9 episodes found for "American Kickboxing Academy".
Oct 20, 2026
Van RobertsonGUEST
They were separate.
Van RobertsonGUEST
Even American Kickboxing Academy, AKA, they started out as a kickboxing gym.
Van RobertsonGUEST
And then they started a little bit of jujitsu with Dave Camarillo.
Van RobertsonGUEST
So he started a gym.
Nick SwinmurnGUEST
Um, I had a clothing brand at the time, uh, called Dethroned.
Nick SwinmurnGUEST
Uh, we sponsored a lot of MMA fighters and American Kickboxing Academy down in San Jose, California.
Nick SwinmurnGUEST
They were known-- They had a, you know, Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, Josh Koscheck, Luke Rockhold, all these guys.
Nick SwinmurnGUEST
They were known for their cardio.
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Daniel CormierHOST
what's up guys welcome to a brand new episode of the daniel cormier show brought to you by total wireless the official mobile service provider of ufc real ufc fans need 5g data that will not tap out real fans need real unlimited today i am joined by one of the best flyweights in the world a guy that has to do his work undercover a little bit under the radar a guy that's been pining for UFC Championship opportunity a guy that I met way back in 2015-16 when he came to the American kickboxing Academy to polish up on his wrestling a star since the rising days and now a star in the UFC the number one contender Manel cop Manel what's up my brother
Manel KapeGUEST
not one of the best the best flyweight in the world
Daniel CormierHOST
Okay.
Daniel CormierHOST
I cannot wait to call your fight at the Octagon side.
Daniel CormierHOST
Yo, when you started coming to AKA, you were so young.
Daniel CormierHOST
You know, you were just barely speaking English, not all great, and just you fit in right away because you're just one of the guys, man, and I'm so happy and proud of you for all that you've done in the game so far, man.
Daniel CormierHOST
So good luck.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
And boxing.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
And I fought out of a gym called American Kickboxing Academy.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
They have King Velasquez.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
I was training with all those guys.
Cain VelasquezGUEST
I do.
Cain VelasquezGUEST
Yeah, I've, um, I've gone into, uh, to American Kickboxing Academy where I, where I trained out of.
Cain VelasquezGUEST
And-
KonnanHOST
Right
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
Okay.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
And I fought out of a gym called American Kickboxing Academy.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
They have King Velasquez.
Andrew ReinhartGUEST
I was training with all those guys.
EmilianoHOST
Shout out.
EmilianoHOST
Yeah, they're expanding kind of like the way that AKA did with AKA Thailand.
EmilianoHOST
It's a smart move, man.
EmilianoHOST
Mike Swick went out to Thailand, defeated cancer, and then founded one of the greatest gyms out there, AKA Thailand.
EmilianoHOST
Shout out.
EmilianoHOST
There's top teams all over the world that are independently ran, to my knowledge.
EmilianoHOST
Myanmar, let's go! Yeah, they're like franchisee kind of.
EmilianoHOST
Yeah, that's what I was assuming.
Josh ThomsonHOST
I can get this to come out.
Josh ThomsonHOST
Despite all the drama with Jon Jones and American Kickboxing Academy, I've never been afraid to say that he is a talented, fucking probably the best fighter to ever step foot inside that cage.
Josh ThomsonHOST
That doesn't, that shouldn't be a shock to anybody.
Josh ThomsonHOST
And someone said, blessed with all the steroids.