Combat Fitness Martial Arts

09/17/2026

09/15/2026

Sixteen years in! I’m blessed to have fantastic students, an amazing team of assistant instructors and the Doylestown community to celebrate this milestone.

Running a small business has been personally gratifying accompanied by ups and downs, hard work, challenges and rewards. It’s about staying true to why I started, even when the costs go up, even when people you love leave, even when nobody sees the weight you’re carrying. The real test is staying committed to the mission.

I’m grateful, every single day, for my students, assistant instructors and the community that has made it worthwhile.

I’m also deeply grateful and appreciative to my teachers/coaches and mentors for being with me. Lastly, thanks to my family for their love and support and your understanding why I sometimes miss family gatherings.

Respectfully and with sincerest gratitude,

🙏🏽 Joe Cargado

09/14/2026

The purpose of this post is to educate my students and followers that when we make an emergency 911 call, it will take time for law enforcement officers— and other first responders —to arrive on the scene to help us. We have to take appropriate action(s) ourselves until they arrive. This post is not to disparage them in any way. Some of my friends, martial arts colleagues and (former and active) students are law enforcement officers.

The average police response time for urgent, high-priority emergencies is 5-10 minutes in urban areas and about 15 minutes or longer in rural communities due to larger geographic patrol areas and fewer units.

The first minutes of crisis belong to us. Law enforcement cannot help us until they arrive on the scene. So what do we do then? If it’s a violent confrontation, would you know how to protect yourself and your loved ones?

Never be physically incapable of protecting ourselves and our loved ones.

No other martial arts and self-defense school in Doylestown and Central Bucks County offers the variety of combative systems that we do for adults and children.

🥊 Muay Thai
🥊 Savate (French Kickboxing)
🥊 Jeet Kune Do
🥋Jiu-Jitsu
🤼 Submission Wrestling
• Mixed Martial Arts
🔫 Civilian Tactical Training
🔫 Krav Maga
🔪 Filipino Martial Arts
🔪 Silat

Accepting new students. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/11/2026

Predators study behavior. They test boundaries. Look for distraction. Watch for hesitation. Choose the person they believe will be an easy target.

Switch the tables. Start studying predators.

Learn the patterns. Recognize the setup. Trust what your gut is telling you.

Awareness isn’t paranoia. It’s preparation.

Our self-defense training sets us apart because it incorporates:
🔪 weapons training
🤼‍♂️ multiple assailants
⚖️ education on the legal implications of using physical assault/deadly force
🚑 emergency medical trauma care

Accepting new students. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/10/2026

Part 3 of 4.

🥊 YOU BECOME PART OF A COMMUNITY YOU NEVER EXPECTED. Where else would you spend an hour training with people of various professions, backgrounds and age ranges. Muay Thai brings together people whose paths might never otherwise cross.

🥊 YOU ARE CONSTANTLY LEARNING…a new technique, better timing, footwork and smarter movement. How to read another person. You’re not only training physically, you’re challenging yourself mentally every time you come in to train.

🥊 TRAINING AT THE RIGHT SCHOOL WILL MAKE YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU BELONG THERE FROM THE BEGINNING. We have encouraging coaches and supportive teammates. Our school is where you have the freedom to learn without judgment.

Looking for women that want to be more empowered, more confident, more adventurous and more capable. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/08/2026

“If you weaken the standard to accommodate incompetence, you weaken the culture.”

That’s NEVER going to happen at Combat Fitness Martial Arts!

We set our standards high in providing the best martial arts and self-defense instruction and training in the area.

Look at the seminars/events we have had, or participated in, this year… and the year isn’t over, yet. No other martial arts school in the area invests in this level of training for their students by bringing in world champions and top-notch martial artists/instructors and no other martial arts instructors in the area continue to learn for self-improvement and professional development from other high-level teachers/instructors.

Accepting new students that want to train where professional credentials, years of experience and proven results matter. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/04/2026

I’ll go over more quick kills in tomorrow’s CSW/MMA class at 11:30am.

Quick kill is a term that I learned from my MMA coach, Sensei Erik Paulson, which means to submit your opponent as quickly as you can to win the fight.

Shooto, or Japanese MMA, is about striking, throwing and submission.

Accepting new students. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/04/2026

Muay Thai is the indigenous fighting art from Thailand. It is referred to as “the science of eight limbs”— using the fists, elbows, knees and legs. It is the preferred stand-up, fighting style used in mixed martial arts.

Muay Thai was introduced to the United States by my teacher, Ajarn Chai Sirisute, in 1968. With the help of one of his students, G**o Dan Inosanto, they created the World Thai Boxing Association (WTBA). The WTBA is the world’s oldest and largest Muay Thai organization.

Combat Fitness Martial Arts has four, certified instructors under Ajarn Chai and is the ONLY martial arts school in Doylestown, PA and Central Bucks County with the official credentials, experience and proven champions in Muay Thai.

Accepting new students. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.

09/02/2026

Our affiliation with Sensei Erik Paulson and his CSW Association is the best in the local area. We have the phenomenal leadership, training and organizational support that we receive from the CSW Association making our Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling and MMA program successful in comparison to other martial arts schools in the area. Prove me wrong!

For more information about the CSW Association, go to: https://erikpaulson.com/

Accepting new students that want to learn quality Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling and MMA. Two weeks FREE trial available. 📱 215-821-8659.