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THE NEW WORLD DEFENSE & FITNESS TEAM
WE ARE PROUD TO BE KNOW AS THE Fort Myers'S NUMBER 1 MOST DEDICATED COACHING STAFF.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS. WHETHER YOU NEED HELP WITH FITNESS OR NUTRITION, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
JUAN ACOSTA
Program Director & Head Instructor
“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”
-Stephen R. Covey
CERTIFICATIONS
- USKMA 4th Degree Black Belt and certified instructor
- Krav Maga Instructor Course Wingate Institute (Israel)
- Krav Maga Certified Weapons Instructor
- Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- CrossFit L2 Coach
- CrossFit Mobility
- USAW Club Coach
- World Kettlebell Club Trainer
- Certified Personal Trainer
- CPR/AED
ALEXIS ACOSTA
Head Instructor
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
CERTIFICATIONS
- USKMA 4th Degree Black Belt and certified instructor
- Krav Maga Instructor Course Wingate Institute (Israel)
- CrossFit L2 Coach
- CrossFit Gymnastics
- CPR/AED
JEFF LIDDLE
Krav Maga Instructor
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys to unlock the door to personal excellence.”
-Confucius
CERTIFICATIONS
- USKMA 2nd Degree Black Belt and certified instructor
- Certified home firearm safety instructor
- Certified pistol instructor
- Range safety officer
- CPR/AED
Leah Hassell
Gracie Jiou Jitsu coach
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter”
-Francis Chan
CERTIFICATIONS
- Black Belt Gracie Jiu Jitsu
- USKMA Cetified Instructor
- CPR/AED Certified.
CHRISTOPHER HURST
KRAV MAGA INSTRUCTOR
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
–Edmund Burke
CERTIFICATIONS
- USKMA Black Belt Certified Instructor
- SABRE Personal safety academy instructor
- NRA Basic pistol instructor
- NRA Personal Protection in the home instructor
- NRA Home firearm safety instructor
- NRA Refuse to be a victim instructor
- NRA Chief range safety officer
FABIO FRANCO DA SILVA
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Coach
“Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength”
-Helio Gracie
CERTIFICATIONS
- Black belt 4th degree formed by Royler Gracie and Rolker Gracie, sons of the Grandmaster Helio Gracie in Gracie Humaita Academy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Teacher graduate of the IBJJF – International Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
JENNIFER MAUSER
Functional Fitness Coach
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence”
-James N. Watkins
CERTIFICATIONS
- USKMA Black Belt Certified Instructor
- CrossFit L2 Coach
- CPR/AED Certified
WILL BALLESTER
Boxing & Functional Fitness Coach
“Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live.”
-Natalie Babbitt
CERTIFICATIONS
- MMA/Boxing fighter
- Heavy Weight Champion
- Lost over 150 lbs to become a fighter
- Recruited to play D1 Football
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BETH
“We are all here to help each other and you are not gonna be 100% the first time you try it, but when you keep coming, you learn to meet people, you get better at it, you build up endurance, you build up your strength. It’s gonna take time but everything in life is a journey and this is just part of that.”
KHEDRIC
“Everybody understands that we are all at different levels and everyone has a different fitness journey. There is no judgements and no intimidation here.”
