The Crazy Monkey Defense Program

Learn excellent Rio Rancho kickboxing and boxing skills for long range coupled with a world-famous, cutting edge method of defending strikes that works regardless of physical attributes. Learn close-range "dirty-boxing," elbows, knees, kicks and clinch techniques as wells as throws, takedowns, takedown defense and ground techniques. Finally, put it all together in a functional, progressive sparring format tailored to your individual skill and comfort level. We offer group classes for kids and adults, as well as private lessons for those wanting more specialized attention with a high level of schedule flexibility.

Red Zone Knife Defense

Develop real confidence in your abilities to be able to survive a full-power attack with an edged weapon using proven techniques. No fancy, playful techniques. De-escalate a situation, defend the attack, and learn practical disarms and escapes in response to different real-world assaults.

Practical Rio Rancho Self-Defense

Develop the skills necessary to defend yourself successfully against a violent assault, and how to use street-specific variations of the skills you already have learned. Learn how to use environmental awareness to your advantage, as well as how physiology and psychology affects violent encounters.

Individual Attention to Reach Your Goals

Our classes are designed to be smaller, with individualized attention. Here, everybody knows your name, and they care about helping you achieve your goals. Our goal is play, fun, and experimentation with a tight-knit family. No ego, no show-offs, no dominance issues; just setting your own goals and blowing right past them.

Proven Techniques and Coaching Methods

All our curriculum is designed to be coached in a logical progression, to ensure that you are always improving and never stagnating; doing the same old thing. The program is cross-platform, so whether your goal is self-defense, fitness, or functionality on the mat, your needs will be met in a positive atmosphere regardless of your level of experience.

Coaching the Physical and Mental Game

Crazy Monkey New Mexico focuses not only on the physical aspect, but also mental coaching, physical recuperation and maintenance, and healthy training atmosphere to benefit your entire person. Here, we practice strength-based coaching, where your positive attributes are focused on so that you are always driven to perform at your best.

    • Licensed CMD Professional Trainer

    • Certified Red Zone Instructor

    • Gracie Barra BJJ Practitioner

    • Licensed Sports Massage Therapist

    • Over 10 Years Martial Arts Experience

    • US Army Veteran, 101st Airborne

"A Rio Rancho martial arts gym should provide for the entire person. Effective self-defense and physical fitness developed through athletic pressure testing, positive mental and emotional benefits, as well as a rehabilitation method for both body and mind. If someone is going to train like an athlete, he or she deserves to get the full package. We provide this full package through cutting edge curriculum, a positive family-oriented environment, high-level mental game coaching, and physical recuperative methods such as sports massage. So regardless of a person's reasons for walking though these doors, the end result is the same: a positive, all-encompassing benefit for the individual. Mind, body; and resultantly, spirit. This is my goal." - Nathan Wagar