Philosophy

Every year law enforcement, security, and military personnel are updated on a myriad of self defense and use of force techniques. While they value this much needed training, the training time is often limited. Due to these time constraints it is hard to practice these techniques on a consistent basis.

That’s why we created Excel Defense Studios. We offer law enforcement, security, and military professionals several unique training programs. All of our classes are taught by some of the most qualified instructors in the State of Nevada. Master Defensive Tactics Instructors and World Champions in various fighting styles, just to name a few, who are often called upon to instruct or lecture to law enforcement, security, and military personnel throughout the world.

Even if you’re not in law enforcement, security, or the military we understand and are here to train you too. Each day we offer a full slate of defense training including programs for business professionals, women, and children. Our full service fitness center is open to anyone interested in just getting in shape and/or learning and practicing martial arts techniques. So no matter what you do or who you are, you can train like a champ building your strength, skills and confidence.

That facility is Excel Defense Studios.

Programs

Excel Defense Studios is proud to offer several unique, diverse, and comprehensive fitness, martial arts and defensive training programs. All of the programs are taught on site by our team of high-skilled, certified or ranked professionals.

Muay Thai Kickboxing/Thai Pads/Boxing

Encourages the development of core fighting skills of punching, kicking, and striking with elbows, strikes with knees. With the use of heavy bags, speed bags, focus mitts and state of the art protective gear, this class teaches our students the fundamentals and proper techniques of hand to hand fighting. Required Equipment: 16 oz. boxing gloves, hand wraps recommended.

Gracie Humaita Jiu jitsu & No Gi Jiu Jitsu

Gracie Humaita Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling are primarily ground-fighting arts that involve both fighters being on the ground with a heavy emphasis on positional strategy. Positions are stable, from which a large variety of specific techniques are available to both fighters. These techniques are designed to either improve one’s position or as finishing submissions. Most submissions are either chokes, arm or leg locks which are designed to trap an opponent causing that opponent to “tap out” indicating that that person has given up. Although traditional Jiu Jitsu and Sports Grappling are different arts they share many similarities. Training typically involves significant amounts of sparring or “rolling”. Live training against a resisting opponent is considered invaluable in developing the skills and attributes considered essential for high-level performance in real-life situations. Required Equipment: Gi is required for Jiu Jitsu. Shorts and a shirt or rash guard recommended for Grappling.

More information about Gracie Humaita Brazilian Jiu Jitsu here!

E.D.S.CrossFit

CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist. The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We've used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don�t change programs. The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen. Thousands of athletes worldwide have followed our workouts posted daily on this site and distinguished themselves in combat, the streets, the ring, stadiums, gyms and homes. We also publish the CrossFit Journal, designed to support the CrossFit community detailing the theory, techniques, and practice d by our coaches in our gym, in essence bringing your garage or gym into ours, making you a part of the CrossFit family. (Courtesy of CrossFit Inc)

Kid's Mixed Martial Arts

The Kid’s Mixed Martial Arts program includes one day of boxing, one day of kickboxing, and Jiu Jitsu on Saturday’s. Children are divided into two groups: A) ages 6 to 9 and B) ages 10 to 14. The Saturday Jiu Jitsu class includes both A and B groups. Children will learn self discipline, build self-esteem, and learn the fundamentals of mixed martial arts training. Required Equipment: Gi for Jiu Jitsu, boxing gloves for Boxing and Kickboxing.

women's self defense seminar series

This course is designed to teach women simple yet highly effective techniques to help them escape and/or stop a violent attack. Emphasizing skills that improve the student’s ability to defend against a larger opponent, each person who enrolls in this training will achieve a new level of awareness of their surroundings and confidence in their ability to defend themselves. The Women’s Self Defense Series a 4 day program that is held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30pm to 8:00 pm for two weeks. Cost is $150 for non-members and is free for current members. Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required. Please send in the pre-registration form to get on the list for the next series.

Click here for the Women’s Self Defense Registration Form.

Judo

This class will teach you how to transition from stand up fighting to fighting on the ground, in an attempt to quickly immobilize your opponent and/or attacker. By transitioning from one style to the next you will learn how to take advantage of your opponent's weaknesses and seize those opportunities that present themselves in a fight. This class is perfect for a street defense encounter where you will learn all of the aspects and dynamics of true self defense and real fighting.