Students drilling kicks and pads inside the hexagon cage at Rock N Roll Fight Company

Self-defense & MMA coaching · Ventura County

You want to
be able to handle yourself

Walk to your car at night without the knot in your stomach. Know what to do if someone grabs you. Stop wondering how you'd do. That feeling is where this starts.

So what's stopping you? ↓ Since 2008 · Ventura · Oxnard · Camarillo · Ojai

Most people stop right here

But you don't know how

Nobody has ever taught you the basics. How to stand. How to make space. What to do when a hand closes on your wrist.

Guessing is worse than not knowing. Bad habits get people hurt, and they are hard to undo.

You need a coach next to you, watching every rep and fixing it before it sticks.

Next barrier
  • Stance and distance Where to stand so you can hit and not be hit
  • The jab and the cross The two punches everything else is built on
  • Takedown defense Staying on your feet when someone shoots
  • Getting back up Standing up safely when you're already down
  • Escaping the clinch Breaking a grip and making space
  • Frames and grips Controlling an arm, a wrist, a collar
  • Week one

And then life gets in the way

And you don't know where to go

You looked once. Gyms close, move and change hands, and the class times never match your shift.

So it goes on the someday list. Someday keeps moving.

And you're still walking to your car at night, hoping nothing happens.

Last barrier

The part nobody says out loud

And you can't tell who's real

Anyone can print a certificate, buy a belt or cut a highlight reel. From the outside, a real coach and a weekend course look the same.

You are handing someone your safety. Or your kid's confidence.

"Probably legit" is not good enough for that. You should be able to check.

The answer

The answer

Coach Rex.
Mobile.

One coach who solves all three. He knows it, he comes to you, and you can check his record.

Coach Rex Pena strapped into a Muay Thai belly pad with a focus mitt ready
  1. 01 · You don't know how Solved

    He knows it, and he teaches it right

    Three black belts, twenty-five years competing and coaching. One on one, so every rep gets watched and every mistake gets fixed before it becomes a habit.

    • First-generation BJJ black belt
    • Kenpo and Tang Soo Do black belts
    • Beginners start with the basics
  2. 02 · You don't know where Solved

    He comes to you

    Your garage, your backyard, a park, the beach, your gym. Rex brings the pads and the mats. No commute, no class times that don't fit.

    • Anywhere in Ventura County
    • Mornings, evenings, weekends
    • Solo, or with a friend or two
  3. 03 · You can't tell who's real Solved

    The proof is public

    Training Ventura since 2008. Tony Ferguson won The Ultimate Fighter after training with Rex, and five more of his fighters reached TUF and the UFC. Rex turned pro himself at 42.

    • Six fighters to TUF / UFC
    • Five-star reviews from students
    • Cornered fights across the county

Start here

Talk to Rex
first.

Every plan is built around the person, so the first step is a conversation, not a checkout page. Tell Rex what you're after and he'll tell you exactly what he'd do with you and when.

  • Reply the same day, usually within the hour
  • No contract, no sign-up form, no sales pitch
  • Gloves, pads and mats provided for your first session
  • Beginners welcome. So are fighters.
  • Rates are discussed one on one with Rex in your Instagram DMs

Or just call or text805-759-1133

Send one line. Rex takes it from there.

  • “I want to learn to defend myself”
  • “I want to get in fighting shape”
  • “I want to compete”
  • “I have a point Muay Thai or boxing match and need a corner”
  • “My kid needs somewhere to put that energy”
  • “Women-only sessions, please”
DM @rocknrollfightcompany Text 805-759-1133

Prefer email? Rexyrnr@gmail.com

Rock N Roll Fight Company is a private mixed martial arts and self-defense coaching service in Ventura County, CA, founded in 2008 by Coach Rex Pena. Sessions are one on one and Rex travels to the client in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Ojai, Santa Paula, Port Hueneme, Fillmore, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley. Disciplines: no-gi jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, MMA, kids sessions, women-only self-defense. Book by direct message on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollfightcompany/ or by phone at 805-759-1133. A new gym location is under construction.