Two-time World Kickboxing Federation champion opens Kochi’s newest MMA workout address

Midhun Jith
Midhun Jith


A small town martial arts enthusiast moves to the big city to start a gym. Sounds vanilla enough, right? But strike up a conversation with Wayanad-based Midhun Jith and you’ll quickly learn that there’s more to this stocky  5’9” guy than meets the eye. 
This 27-year-old marine engineering graduate has garnered two World Kickboxing Championships, two International Karate Championships, 18 National titles and 21 State trophies in martial arts! Now—to tackle the lack of infrastructure for martial arts in Kerala—he’s roped in four business partners to start a sports company (registered in London) called Everado. “One of the major reasons we started Everado Fight Camp is because there are no Olympic-sized fight rings in Kerala,” begins Midhun, who broke two Guinness world records for ‘Most Martial Arts Kicks in One/Three minutes’ in 2011.

Pull no punches
An average 60-minute Everado training session would burn 700 calories. If you plan to take up martial arts, here’s Mithun’s diet plan. “Stick to a high protein diet (think tofu, white/red meat, milk, legumes) and pair it with high fibre foods like broccoli, flax seeds and spinach,” advices Mithun. He adds, “Canned olives, seafood soups, artichokes, smoked or cured fish are just a few things which can retrieve the sodium lost after sweating it out in the fight camp.”

Push the limits
With CrossFit training equipment and multiple six-feet Everlast heavy bags imported from the US, the 2,000 sq ft space has more to offer than just the boxing ring. “We focus on classes for international martial arts like krav maga, MMA and muay thai. We also occasionally fly down International champions like Brazilian Ram Reddy (jiu-jitsu) to host special workshops. Besides that, we’ve hired National-level champs to train/promote five Olympic sports including wrestling and taekwondo,” explains the trainer, whose clients include actor Rajeev Pillai. The Everado Fight Camp is currently poised to expand across Kerala with a 10,000 sq ft space in Kakkanad and another in Thiruvananthapuram. 

Membership from `2,000 onwards. 
Details: 7034223228

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