Sasa first began practicing martial arts as a young child growing up in
Serbia.There he mastered the techniques
of close combat.For the past twenty
five years Sasa has been traveling the world as an acclaimed painter and
creative artist while simultaneously broadening his knowledge of combat
arts.From his travels, Sasa has been
exposed to combat styles endemic to various cultures.In Holland and Thailand he was able to perfect
his kickboxing skills and competed professionally.During his time in Holland and later Canada,
Sasa learned Krav Maga.Here in
Dominical, Costa Rica, Sasa has been training the local police department and
also offers martial arts classes to locals and tourists. It has always been his dream to create an
outdoor gym where he could teach the physical and mental concepts essential to
all martial arts, and life in general.The Panther Den is his handmade manifestation of that dream.
Contact (Costa Rica):
Country Code (011) (506) 8827-5892
English Spoken
Roma Pawelek
Roma is a NASM certified personal trainer from Highland Park, Illinois. She was first introduced to boxing five
years ago by professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and boxingtrainer,Gordon Marino.Since then, Roma co-founded the Fight Club at
Carleton College and has competed on the amateur level. Roma also has a passion for parkour, which
has a remarkably similar training philosophy to both martial arts and surfing.
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