Setting up the Takedown With Striking Coach Gabe Charboneau

Video Courtesy of Fight Life Media, Fight Life Las Vegas Professional MMA and Striking Coach Gabe "Kuya" Charboneau shows how to integrate strikes with clinch and takedowns. Kuya has worked with elite level athletes in Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and more for over 20 years, is a frequent coach at CBD Tuff Camp alongside Matt Lindland, All American and Team Noguiera coach Eric Alberricin, Keith Wilson and more.

Gabe Charboneau's Pacific Warrior MMA CMTA's newest affiliate gym.

Pacific Warrior MMA and Bombers boxing in Pueblo, Colorado have joined the ranks of the Colorado Muay Thai Association.  Pacific Warrior Island Arts Academy, long known as a premier source for striking instruction and a destination for SE Asian combat arts in Southern Colorado looks to uphold the proud tradition that founder "Kru Oscar Martinez" of Colorado Muay Thai has become synonymous with in the region. "We look forward to continuing the organizations efforts to build a localized platform for Thailand's national sport." Stated Coach Charboneau of PWIA.   "There are so many beautiful regionalized variations of the art throughout South East Asia, from Thailand, to Burma, Cambodia to the Philippines and we are proud to perpetuating the rich cultural traditions of the area.

More info on the CMTA can be found below:

We established the Colorado Muay Thai Association in 2011 with the goal to promote and protect the art of Muay Thai.  Our focus is to increase the overall awareness and participation in the sport.  Our mission is to spread the popularity of the sport within the State of Colorado and to provide fighters with a platform to showcase and grow their skills through certified instruction, world class seminars, amateur tournaments and promotions. 

Our judges and referees have been trained under the direction of the Sport Authority of Thailand and WBC Muay Thai licensed referee and judge Dej "Nokweed" Sri-Ampai. 

Check out our membership page on more ways that you can become involved in this community