International Academy of Martial Arts, Las Vegas

During the '90s Vladimir Mialovski was a trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil's Mystère in Las Vegas, until the show retired its flying-trapeze act. Fortunately, he had something other than a net to fall back on: martial arts. Mialovski's interest in martial arts first sparked in 1985. Since then, he has received black belts in song moo kwan and shorin-ryu karate, eventually opening International Academy of Martial Arts. There, he and his experienced team teach kids, teens, and adults everything from jujitsu and karate to kickboxing and judo.