Julio Anta’s studio is dressed in red. Between walls full of news clippings and photos sits perched elaborate Chinese décor. Inspirational sayings line the walls in large letters: “Check your ego at the door,” “Winners never quit, quitters never win,” and “Goals we set are goals we get.”
Anta has an unyielding optimism with both kids and adults. His attitude is somehow old and new, disciplined and unrestrained. For him, the traditional must be wed with the new and the new must understand the traditional. For Anta and his students, it’s just as much about training the mind as training the body.
From body building to corrections officer to being a Sergeant in the Marine Corps, Anta has done it all. But, his biggest passion is martial arts. When Anta and his family came from Cuba in the 50's, he told his father he wanted to be a martial artist. His father supported him 100%. Today, after experimenting with different career paths, Anta has won many titles for being a Kung Fu Master. Most recently, Anta was featured on the front cover of Martial Arts Professional. He was even inducted into the Florida Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Teacher of the Year for 2003 and to the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Kung Fu Master of the year in 2006.
Although Anta has reached great heights, locally he is probably most known for his fitness center in Doral --Anta's Fitness and Self Defense – and for the column he writes for the Doral Tribune. As his website describes it, Anta’s center is:
Anta's Fitness and Self Defense is where East meets West and the bridge between traditional and contemporary martial arts and fitness. Our traditional programs offer you traditional Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu, forms, weapons, Chi-Gong, reality based Southern Kung Fu fighting, self-defense and Lion Dance training.
Many residents and people from nearby cities have taken part in Anta’s center to improve their self-defense skills. According to customer reviews in the Yahoo! local guide directory, Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense is listed as the best in Miami for martial arts. Others highly recommend it for kids because it will foster confidence, discipline and respect while keeping them in shape.
For more information please visit these links:
Check out some moves as described by Julio Anta himself on www.expertvillage.com:
Julio Anta : Beginning Kickboxing Moves
Julio Anta : Kettlebell Training Exercises
Anta has an unyielding optimism with both kids and adults. His attitude is somehow old and new, disciplined and unrestrained. For him, the traditional must be wed with the new and the new must understand the traditional. For Anta and his students, it’s just as much about training the mind as training the body.
From body building to corrections officer to being a Sergeant in the Marine Corps, Anta has done it all. But, his biggest passion is martial arts. When Anta and his family came from Cuba in the 50's, he told his father he wanted to be a martial artist. His father supported him 100%. Today, after experimenting with different career paths, Anta has won many titles for being a Kung Fu Master. Most recently, Anta was featured on the front cover of Martial Arts Professional. He was even inducted into the Florida Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Teacher of the Year for 2003 and to the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Kung Fu Master of the year in 2006.
Although Anta has reached great heights, locally he is probably most known for his fitness center in Doral --Anta's Fitness and Self Defense – and for the column he writes for the Doral Tribune. As his website describes it, Anta’s center is:
Anta's Fitness and Self Defense is where East meets West and the bridge between traditional and contemporary martial arts and fitness. Our traditional programs offer you traditional Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu, forms, weapons, Chi-Gong, reality based Southern Kung Fu fighting, self-defense and Lion Dance training.
Many residents and people from nearby cities have taken part in Anta’s center to improve their self-defense skills. According to customer reviews in the Yahoo! local guide directory, Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense is listed as the best in Miami for martial arts. Others highly recommend it for kids because it will foster confidence, discipline and respect while keeping them in shape.
For more information please visit these links:
Check out some moves as described by Julio Anta himself on www.expertvillage.com:
Julio Anta : Beginning Kickboxing Moves
Julio Anta : Kettlebell Training Exercises
2 comments:
I have been with Anta's fitness now for over 2 years and am in better shape now (currently hitting 30) than when I was in high school and was involved with weight lifting, football, and Tang Soo Do. The curriculm is very intensive, but not overwhelming. Also, the Kung Fu program is a no frills system that uses a variety of techniques to counter, disable, and injure an opponent with the least amount of time wasted. I cannot recommend the school enough to interested parties.
If you want to get in shape fast, then Anta's Fitness Kickboxing class is for you. If you want to learn to defend yourself on the street from any thug, then the Haganah F.I.G.H.T. class will make him feel sorry he ever decided to leave his house that day. If you're looking for a time honored, battle-tested combat art with ancient roots that can be traced back to the Shaolin Temple in China, Anta's Southern Shaolin H'ung Ga Kung Fu is a lesson in physical toughness combining balance, controlled force and raw power. The above only begins to scratch the surface of everything Anta's Fitness offers those who want to "LIVE FIT. . .LIVE FEARLESS!"
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