About us [ Chief Instructor Bio ]

Senior Chief Instructor Bio

John Kanabay has been training in martial arts for over 30 years. Master Kanabay holds black belts in TaeKwonDo, Karate, and HaiDong Gumdo. He offers advanced training in competitive forms and weapons, full contact fighting, MMA, grappling, breaking, and traditional sword.

As coach and instructor he prepares his students for the most prestigious martial arts competitions in the world. As a competitor, he can be seen on ESPN annually, competing in the US Open ISKA World
Martial Arts Championships. In doing so, he earned the title of “Ultimate World Breaking Champion.” Master Kanabay set a world record on stage and TV when he became the first light-weight Ultimate Champion ever in the 25 years of the event.

As an MMA coach, he trains and corners for amateur and professional MMA fighters.

Chief Instructor Bio

Elise Reed has trained in martial arts for over 20 years, starting under Master Kanabay at age 6. She competes at national- and world-level martial arts tournaments and as a professional mixed martial arts fighter.

As a US Army Reservist, Ms. Reed was deployed ’16, and has held positions of battle captain and HHD commander. She graduated from VMI in ‘15, where she was the highest ranking female in the history of the school, serving as RXO.

Announcements

WINTER WEATHER - REVISED SCHEDULE:
Monday, January 26
Due to last night's snow and dropping temperatures later today, road conditions are expected to become icy and potentially unsafe. The safety of our students, families, and staff is always our top priority. To help everyone avoid dangerous travel, we will be running a revised schedule at all locations, with classes moved earlier in the day before temperatures drop.

Montgomery
2:00 - 2:30 Little Kickers
2:00 - 2:45 MMA (All ranks & ages)
2:30 - 3:15 TKD (All ranks & Ages)

Hillsborough
1:45 - 2:15 Little Kickers
2:15 - 3:00 White - Sr. Yellow (All ages)
3:00 - 3:45 Green & Above (All ages)

Branchburg
2:00 - 2:30 Little Kickers
2:30 - 3:15 TKD & MMA (Juniors)
3:15 - 4:00 TKD & MMA (Teens & Adults)

Please take a moment to review the schedule carefully and plan accordingly. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility
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BLACK BELT REVIEWS:
February 5 at 6:00 pm @ Kickside Branchburg
February 19 at 6:00 pm @ Kickside Branchburg
(1010 US-202 S, Branchburg, NJ)
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BREAKING WEEK:
February 9 - 13
All green & up classes will participate. Save by pre-ordering boards in the KickShop. Deadline for pre-orders February 6.

Please make every effort to pre-order enough boards for breaking week and testing. While a limited supply of stock boards is generally available, we cannot guarantee all sizes will be available.
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GEAR ORDERS FOR SR. YELLOW & SR.a RED BELTS:
Gear must be ordered for students testing for Green Belt, and Black Belt. Black belts may also purchase heavy-weight embroidered tops, HW pants, and weapons. Deadline to get gear in time to train after rank promotion is February 11th. Order in the KickShop, choose your location.
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PRIMARY TESTING:
February 21 - No regular classes
@ Kickside Princeton
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CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULES:
Click here for the Branchburg Schedule
Click here for the Hillsborough Schedule
Click here for the Montgomery Schedule
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