Nakita co-founded the academy in 2021. A second-degree Taekwondo black belt, she began training at the Minnesota Kali Group in 2008 and is a Level 2 instructor in the MKG Method under Sifu Rick Faye, an apprentice instructor in Jun Fan/JKD and Kali under Guro Dan Inosanto, and a Full Instructor under Grandmaster Surachai Sirisute (Muay Thai). BJJ blue belt under Professor Chris McCune. Before BMAA she directed and head-coached MKG's youth and Muay Thai programs (2019-2021).
