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COMPANY
Who We Are
Ilaria Montagnani, President
Hi and welcome to my site,
Following is my bio, which will tell you who I am and what I have been doing.
It will tell you of my career and my achievements, the media page will as well.
As proud as I am of each one of these achievements, at the end what really matters is that I love what I do.
I feel privileged and lucky to be able to share my passion and knowledge with so many of you out there.
I live my mission every day of my life. I am an everyday warrior, always in training, always learning.
The hours I spend exercising day in and day out, alone, teaching others or learning from my sensei, consistently show me how
overcoming physical challenges makes us better warriors for life.
A healthy body will support a strong mind, a body trained to embrace and master challenges will forge an even stronger mind.
Do and the mind will follow.
Ilaria
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ILARIA MONTAGNANI - BIO
Since 1987 when Ilaria touched down in New York City from her native Italy, she has carved out a new niche in the fitness world. Selected as one of the few Nike Elite Athletes in the US and named by New York Magazine as one of the leading fitness "Gurus" in New York City, Ilaria has transformed the practice of martial arts and become one of the most well-respected and sought-after professionals in the fitness industry. With a Black- Belt in Shorinjiru Karate and over 13 years of training in kickboxing and Samurai sword fighting, Ilaria intertwines high intensity training with the Zen of martial arts.
Ilaria is the President of Powerstrike, Inc., which was founded in 1995 and is one of the most popular national and international fitness companies. The company’s original class - Powerstrike - combines authentic Karate movements with energizing music in an imaginative kickboxing format. |
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New York Magazine voted Powerstrike "Best Exercise Class in New York" in 1997 and 1998 and one year later the workout was heralded by Shape Magazine as on of the "top ten workouts in the country." Since Ilaria’s debut in the industry, she has been an international presenter, teaching in Japan, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Italy, South America, Canada, and Mexico.
She has trained thousands of instructors around the world and in the US with her programs.
The “Wall Street Journal” 2006 has described Ilaria as one of the leading force in the fitness world, a gifted teacher with innovative ideas and “The New York Post” has compared her to Lara Croft... “Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan with her slicked back-hair and six-pack abs.”
Ilaria has made television appearances on “The Today Show”, “Good Morning America”, CBS and ABC Evening News, NBC Weekend, “E! Entertainment”, MTV and VH1 to name a few.
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