About CKO Miramar

Originally from Boise, Idaho, Brendon moved to San Diego in 2016 in search of new opportunities and a new place to call home. Brendon is a lifelong athlete who started his fitness journey at age 5 when his parents enrolled him into a Kenpo Karate school. From there, he naturally progressed int other sports like Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, and MMA, and along the way became heavily involved in exploring the world of fitness, discovering a love for lifting weights, and building up the human body. After a life dedicated to learning and practicing many Martial Arts Disciplines, Brendon is now a Professional Muay Thai and MMA Fighter who actively competes all around the country. On top of chasing his own goals and ambitions, Brendon has a great passion for all things Health, Fitness, and Wellness. He channeled this passion by helping others, when he began teaching Martial Arts, and venturing into Personal Training. When Brendon is not training, or coaching, you can usually find him at the beach, or hanging out with his friends eating pizza.

Cheryl Franklin has been a kickboxing instructor for two years. She was a client at CKO San Diego for 4 years, kickboxing here every Saturday with her mom, before her and her mom became the owners in September 2017. Cheryl has a love for being active and staying in shape. She has a passion for playing sports; especially softball, volleyball, and basketball and enjoys being outdoors. Cheryl is a TRX certified trainer and CPR certified.

When Cheryl is not at the gym, she works as a training manager for Kroger. When time allows, she enjoys just spending time at home with her husband and visiting her family in Chicago.

I am excited to be a part of the CKO team!  I am originally from Park City Utah where I was an avid skier/snow boarder, mountain biker and fitness enthusiast.  I love being active and outside.  I have been in San Diego for over 12 years where I love to explore the city, surf and exercise with my dog.  I have been helping people reach their fitness and nutritional goals since 2007 and feel lucky that I have discovered this passion at such an early age.  I have trained a myriad of people including bodybuilders, triathletes, to all kinds of health nuts!  I am excited to use my experience to provide the best classes possible with CKO!

I was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and have lived in the States for almost 10 years. I got into the fitness world because I used to do runway modeling and needed to stay in shape. As I grew away from modeling, exercise and following healthy lifestyle became my true passion and the only way to relieve stress and feel confident about myself. I then decided to pursue my personal training certification through NASM and also trained to become a kickboxing instructor. I have been in love with helping people achieve results and get the best out of their workouts. In my free time, I love to go to the beach, hike, cook, paint, draw, and spend time with my friends and loved ones.

I was born and raised in NYC, moved to San Diego last January. I’ve been training martial arts since I was 14 and been in some sort of coaching/teaching position since I was 17. My specialty is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but I have experience in MMA Boxing and Muay Thai. When I’m not training, I like to go to the beach with my friends and checkout different restaurants in San Diego.

Sports have always been the driving force to Kira’s motivation to fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. It wasn’t until junior year of college when she went out of her comfort zone and went to a Muay Thai class and instantly fell in love with martial arts. In 2017, she graduated from California State University, Chico with a degree in sports nutrition. Since then, she became a personal trainer and has worked at many fitness facilities over the years, successfully guiding clients to the accomplishment of their health and fitness goals. Kira’s training philosophy is simple: set goals, work hard, and enjoy the journey to achieving optimal health. On her free time, she enjoys spending time at the beach, hiking, cooking, and being around friends and family.

Nancy Lavell has been a client of CKO San Diego for five years. She recently began teaching kickboxing two years ago, and became owner in September 2017 with her daughter. Nancy comes from a fitness background and knows how to achieve results. As an athlete growing up, fitness and strength training was always a priority and continues to be today. Nancy is TRX certified, CPR certified, and NASM certified.

Nancy left the dentistry industry after 41 years to become a full time owner/instructor at CKO San Diego. She dedicated herself and makes it a point to meet and greet every customer and client that walks through our doors. It is a strong belief of both Nancy and Cheryl to have CKO San Diego be nothing less than a welcoming, family environment.

Nancy enjoys spending time with her husband, visiting her son in Chicago, and has a deep love to her pets, Trixie and Cozmo.

Samantha is originally from Florida and has a strong background competing in baton twirling and has experience coaching twirling to include a wide range of age groups.  She’s a certified personal trainer through NASM and is currently studying nutrition.  She has participated in many sport activities from tennis, soccer, volleyball, track and golf.  In her free time she likes to participate in road races from 5ks to a full marathon