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Mike is Operations Director for 9Round Irvine, 9Round Anaheim, and 9Round Brea. Mike has many years experience in boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, and as a certified personal trainer. He has competed as an amateur "Golden Gloves" boxer. Prior to moving to Orange County in 2017 he worked as a Trainer/Manager at 9Round clubs in Houston, TX. Mike previously worked in the field of emergency management/homeland security planning and operations. Mike loves the 9Round workout and fun atmosphere in a busy 9Round club!!

Ray is an experienced Personal Trainer for 9Round Brea. Ray has extensive knowledge on fitness, boxing, kickboxing and other sports. He was the 2011 Ringside National Champion in the lightweight division. As time went on he pursued playing basketball and football in which he made all league first team for both sports. In Football he broke a school record which includes longest passing touchdown of 90 yards. Ray has been in the Fitness industry now for 2 years, and looks forward to bringing his own unique training style, energy, and personality to 9Round.

Kevin was born and raised in Orlando FL. He started studying Shito-Ryu Karate and Kickboxing at age 15. When he was 22 he joined the military, eventually becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor. During his tenure he trained over 2,000 Marines in martial arts and fitness. After leaving active duty he settled in Southern California where he now studies Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has been a personal trainer for the last year and a half.

Aria Taabodi Is from originally from San Francisco, CA and he is currently studying at Cal State Fullerton as a Business major. He has been studying various martial arts (Mixed Martial Arts) since the age of four with a kickboxing/Muay Thai background. In High School Aria was a wrestling league Champion back to back years and a CIF runner up for Sonora High School. He has goals to continue his MMA career, turn pro within the next few years, and become a world champion before the age of 22. Aria also studies Brazillian Jit-su and currently has a blue belt in BJJ. He has competed at several Pan am tournaments, a world class championship Tournament among the highest skilled athletes in the world. He has a passion for fitness and Martial Arts as he has studied Mixed Martial Arts his entire life. Aria loves doing lots of pad work especially with thai pads and pushing others to achieving their goals and finishing their workout. He enjoys coaching others in fitness and martial arts. He has goals to get his personal trainer certification. He looks forward to sharing his kickboxing knowledge and helping others to improve their fitness at 9Round. For fun Aria enjoys going to the beach with friends or going to different social events. He is a huge car fanatic and also desires to start a business that involves exotic foreign cars.

Michael Arebalo aspired to provide fitness training to others, and that is what brought him to 9Round. He is a 24-year-old college student, born and raised in Orange County. His interests are in competitive Spartan racing and healthy living. Through 2 combat tours in the US Marine corps he gained the ability to persevere through anything to obtain the mission goal. His mission here is to help you reach your goal in a healthy and fun manner, whether it be losing 20lbs or becoming the next Greatest Of All Time (GOAT)! With Michael’s motivated spirit and go get it attitude he is here for you.

Hi, my name is Jacob Manon. I graduated from CAL state Fullerton with a bachelors in Kinesiology. I love health, fitness, and pushing limits. I’ve coached and played football and soccer, and I have been trained in tae kwon do, wrestling & aikido. Through 9Round I’m hoping to learn Improve my kickboxing and share my knowledge with others, and want to incorporate some of my past experience into the workouts. In my off time, I play basketball, go on hikes and train for marathons/half marathons. I’m an annual runner of the Disney half marathon and the last half I completed was the rock n roll half marathon in Los Angeles. I have a model for success and the 3 keys to success are passion, grit and consistency. My philosophy on exercise is simple: No matter the goal, fitness is both a physical and mental battle of endurance. The better we take care of our bodies, the more effective our minds can be.

I first began my entry into fitness and combat at the age of 8. I gained most of my influence from my grandpa who has competed in multiple body building competitions and still competes to this day at the age of 79. I started with boxing and transitioned into multiple martial arts forms ranging jujutsu to taekwondo. Ultimately, I ended up sticking with boxing and competed in multiple golden glove competitions. When working with me you’ll experience a fun yet fulfilling workout. I aspire each day to help people achieve their goals and have an amazing time doing it. We’ll work hard, don’t get me wrong, but each time you leave it’ll be with a feeling of accomplishment knowing that you’re a step closer. I’ll encourage you every step of the way, helping you build your strength and perfecting your technique. Now stop reading this and let's get some work in, I look forward to working with you :).