Buitron Academy
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Buitron Academy At our award-winning academy, we are not your typical martial arts school. It is a place where attitude meets aptitude.
As the first school of Savate in the United States, we have remained true to our core values by keeping alive the Basque/Franco Arts and its traditions for over 30 years and 4 generations later. By remaining loyal to the integrity of the art, our passion is to teach and give our students an authentic experience that builds their character, skills and strength. We can count producing 30 of the past
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Single parents working graveyard shifts, parents working two jobs... makes juvenile crime hard to prevent. Blurring lines between home and the outside world.
The basics never stop working.
Footwork.
Balance.
Control.
Timing.
The people who master the fundamentals
usually stay ahead of those chasing shortcuts.
— Buitron Academy
05/30/2026
How serious are you about your training?
June 26–27, join us in Laredo for the 37th Annual Savate Danse de Rue Passage de Grade. Train with three professeurs, experience the unarmed and armed sides of Savate, and see the system in its real structure.
Saturday after the workshop is testing for those who have put in the work.
Save the date.
For information: 956-401-4868
Guys teaching women's self-defense with ZERO boxing skills. They're getting paid thousands to teach them how to get hurt. This creates a false ego that leads to real danger.
https://youtu.be/4qAPrf1d_a0
Some environments push you down.
Some build you up.
The right one
changes everything.
— Buitron Academy
05/29/2026
In this episode of Gloves Off, I sit down with David Shinzen Nelson, a longtime practitioner of various Japanese martial arts, to discuss the deeper meaning behind training.
We talk about the importance of mastering the basics, the role of meditation, and how martial arts can help bring balance and focus into everyday life. Beyond combat and self-defense, we explore how karate and traditional martial arts were historically used as tools for self-discipline, self-awareness, and personal growth.
This is a thoughtful conversation for anyone interested in the philosophical and practical sides of martial arts training.
https://youtu.be/5XfguOyJWqM
Do not miss this Episode tomorrow on GLOVES OFF Podcast!
A Zen master teaches a professor a timeless lesson: Empty your cup before you can fill it. You're too full of your own ideas.
05/29/2026
Most people don't stop training because they lack ability.
They stop because they lack direction.
Savate Danse de Rue Online Classes give you access to the curriculum, drills, concepts, and progression needed to continue growing within the system—wherever you are.
✔ Train on your schedule
✔ Review lessons anytime
✔ Progress at your own pace
✔ Learn directly from Professeur Buitron
Just like being in class.
ON POINT. ALL THE TIME.
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05/29/2026
Everybody's got an opinion these days.
The difference is, on Gloves Off, we don't hide behind fake profiles, anonymous comments, or headlines designed to get clicks.
We sit down. We ask questions. We let people speak.
Politics. Elections. Community issues. Martial arts. Business. Life.
You may not agree with every guest, and that's okay. The goal isn't to tell you what to think. The goal is to give you enough information so you can think for yourself.
In a world full of noise, outrage, and people talking over each other, real conversation has become a rare thing.
That's what we have been doing since 2016
No gimmicks.
No scripts.
No nonsense.
Just real people discussing real issues that affect real lives.
Welcome to the conversation.
🎙️ GLOVES OFF PODCAST
With Professeur Paul Raymond Buitron III
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Some people train for competition.
Some train for confidence.
Some train because they need discipline in their life.
All of it starts the same way:
showing up and doing the work.
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Laredo, TX
78041
Opening Hours
| Monday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Thursday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Friday | 4pm - 9pm |