Neak Ta Martial Arts

Neak Ta Martial Arts centres its day-to-day teaching around head Kru Sam Lok and a compact team that carries Khmer traditions into Ottawa training. Sam Lok, born in Serey Sophon, Cambodia, is listed as the head Kru and is presented as having learned Neak Ta Pradal Serey from Kru Veasna Choom, Kru Chay Cheas and Kru Nimith Nhean. That lineage frames the gym’s Pradal Serey curriculum: classes that emphasise clinch work, traditional throws, striking patterns and the style’s ground-wrestling transitions rather than broad, generic kickboxing drills. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Neak Ta is led by Rodrigo Gorga, who the academy identifies as a black belt under Rodrigo Fajardo of Gracie Barra and as having trained with Gracie Barra for ten years. His role is described as teaching exclusively at the gym, so BJJ classes follow an instructor-led, technique-to-drill progression consistent with an experienced gi-based lineage, integrated practically with the gym’s striking and wrestling components. Triet Nguyen is listed as the boxing coach and the site notes he trained at Wild Card Boxing in Hollywood with Frank and Freddie Roach; his presence supports dedicated boxing sessions alongside the Khmer striking and MMA-oriented work. The gym’s materials also mention endurance and circuit training offerings, family-oriented scheduling and visual references to traditional clan robes in their colours and training gis. Neak Ta Martial Arts is located at 1181 Newmarket St, Ottawa, ON K1B 3V1. The academy presents itself as a small, private facility focused on maintaining the technical specifics of Neak Ta Pradal Serey while running complementary programs in BJJ, boxing, wrestling and MMA.

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