Inspiring Strength and Conditioning with Instructor Ivan Soto

09/10/19 • 67 min

Instructor Ivan Soto of Maspeth Champions Martial Arts shares his journey through taekwondo, MMA, personal training, and his passion to teach children martial arts and exercises. He discusses how he has fused his passion for strength and conditioning training with martial arts training into a thriving Champions school. He reflects up how his own injuries shaped his path through life and how his own children inspire him to help his students.

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