AKA San Diego South Bay in Chula Vista's Eastlake district carries the American Kickboxing Academy banner to 937 Otay Lakes Road, operating as the San Diego affiliate of the system Javier Mendez founded in San Jose in 1985. The Otay Lakes Road facility covers Taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, MMA, wrestling, and boxing under one roof for students ages three and a half through 65-plus, with the multi-discipline training load generating injury-recovery referrals to nearby Performance Plus Physical Therapy – Otay Ranch. The parent AKA organization has produced multiple UFC champions, and the same competition-grade methodology is now adapted for South Bay families and competitive youth divisions near Otay Ranch Town Center. The academy retails striking gloves and shin guards at the front desk, supplementing the broader equipment selection at Big 5 Sporting Goods for families outfitting multiple children across different disciplines. The multi-discipline curriculum runs eight-station rotations spanning Thai pad combinations, double-leg takedown entries, gi and no-gi grappling exchanges, and Western boxing rounds on regulation sparring gloves.