Nolan Arenado demonstrates Muay Thai striking skills learned from Todd Aimer, a 4th Degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo
Nolan Arenado is enjoying his offseason learning martial arts. Yesterday, the 10x Gold Glove winner shared a training video of hitting the heavy bag via his Instagram story. In the video, the 8x All-Star showcased Muay Thai skills, which he learned under the tutelage of Todd Aimer, a 26-year veteran in Mixed Martial Arts.
In the story, Arenado showed a crips one-two punch to begin the session, in an orthodox stance. Afterward, he threw a right perpendicular elbow shot, followed by a couple of horizontal ones from both hands. He finished the combination with a rear knee, a front knee, and a rear roundhouse kick.
After a brief pause, Arenado continued, with a slightly different combination than the first. This time, the Cardinals superstar threw an elbow shot and a straight right hand after the horizontal elbows. Moreover, he only used a single knee, before finishing with a roundhouse kick.
Arenado trains martial arts under Todd Aimer at the Evolve Checkmat Jiu Jitsu / Muay Thai Academy at Rancho Mission Viejo, California. He is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo and a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Nolan Arenado shares German Marquez's snap
Before joining the Cardinals, Arenado had a stellar career with the Colorado Rockies. His former teammate German Marquez recently shared a snap featuring the 10x Gold Glove winner through his Instagram.
Yesterday, Arenado re-shared the snap via his Instagram stories. The two former teammates stood putting one shoulder over the other, in their respective team jerseys.
"Horse" - Marquez captioned the post, translated from Spanish.
Marquez, a right-handed pitcher, has been with the Cardinals since 2016, winning an All-Star nod in 2021, and a Silver Slugger nod in 2018. He was teammates with Arenado for five years as the 33-year-old slugger left the team for St. Louis in 2021, after making his debut with Colorado in 2013.
The Cardinals are now looking to rebuild with youngsters and rumors persist that Arenado is not part of the plans. Adding fuel to the fire, the 8x All-Star recently hinted at a potential move to the Dodgers with a cryptic Instagram post.