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*Striking Coach
What type of striking?
Hybrid of ITF Taekwon-Do, K1/Dutch Style/Muay Thai/Boxing.
*Assistant Fight Team Coach at Macs Gym
*Striking Coach at The Academy Brazilian Jujitsu
*Striking Coach at Northside Evanston Boxing
*20+ years of coaching and teaching at Skokie/Des Plaines Park Districts.
Coach Jake started in the International Taekwon-Do Federation (“ITF”) under his father, Grand Master Earl Weiss, the last person to receive the rank of master from the founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi. From age 6 to 15, Coach Jake competed regularly, and he started competing nationally and internationally at age 16. He spent about 4 years competing at the international/national level. Every time he lost, he learned more about himself as a martial artist and trained harder. By age 21, those learning curves paid off. Between age 21 and 31, Coach Jake started cross training in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and boxing, as he wanted to enhance his Taekwon-Do Style. Blending these styles helped him achieve medals at an International/National ITF Taekwon-Do level, winning both gold and silver medals:
Now, as a 4th Dan black belt, Coach Jake has been working on blending his style, foot work, technique, timing, and explosiveness from ITF Taekwon-Do with the mental toughness taught to him by his wrestling coaches Albandia and Hampton (Niles North Coaches) and the heavier emphasis of more limbs and combinations of Dutch and Thai kickboxing. Coach Jake’s classes and fight style focus on dynamic combinations that blend traditional ITF TaeKwon-Do , Dutch Style Kickboxing, Boxing, and Muay Thai.