Santa Monica Striking
Coach
“Chris has been training Muay Thai under Coaches Dean and Lance for over 3 years in addition to his history with submission grappling. He has a natural ability to understand and explain techniques and ideas in a way that anyone can understand.”
Coach
Wyatt Cardone had a background in boxing and street fighting before he joined Santa Monica Striking, first as a fighter, now as a coach. With a year under his belt now at 9round, Wyatt is one of the best mitt holders in LA. Definitely book with him if you want to work on boxing.
Coach
James Rusler is Santa Monica Born and rasied and has been an active fighter since 2021. He is currently in training for competition in the Los Angeles area as well as national tournaments. James started marial arts with Santa Monica Striking and now comfortable runs his own class and private lessons.
2021 USMTO C-class Gold Medalist
Erin has been training in a wide variety of martial arts (both standing and grappling) since he was a young child. Recently he found his passion in striking. Erin started out boxing for a few years, then moved on to Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and finally MMA.
As of late, Erin has honed his style to be a mix of distanced striking and Muay Thai.
Two years ago Erin began his journey as a competitive Muaythai fighter (nak muay), and immediately fought 7 times in 6 months. In 2021 Erin earned the title of USMTO national champion winning gold in the 120lb division. Erin thives on sharing his passion with others and watching them compete. His natual friendliness and approachability make him an excellent coach for people of all ages and experience levels.
Muay Thai
Lance is a pro fighter training under Kru David Huerta throughout his fighting career. As an amateur, Lance has been a Muay Thai champion winning his first tournament and earning multiple titles since he began fighting in 2012. Lance went pro in 2018 and has been teaching for 5 years.
Muay Thai & Bokator
Dean has been training martial arts for over 13 years and began training Muay Thai in 2009. He fought 8 times throughout the United States in Pittsburgh, Virginia, Ohio, and California. He has also trained for months and fought twice in Thailand.
Dean has been trained by several professional Thai champions at Rawai Muay Thai in Khao Lak Thailand.
In addition to Muay Thai, Dean began studying the ancient Khmer martial art Bokator while in Cambodia. He has since returned to train under Grandmaster San Kim Sean.