Chaturantabut's XMA is a combination of elements from martial arts, acrobatics and gymnastics,[2] with an emphasis on showmanship.
[3][4] The concept of adding gymnastics-like tumbling moves to elements of traditional martial arts is otherwise known as "tricking".
These stunning movements attain the goal of capturing the crowd, improving physical agility, balance, strength, coordination, and endurance, as well as performing an artistic display of talent.
[6] He feels that there are many basic moves that can be specialized to be more acrobatic, flashy and artistic, so as to give the impression of complexity and difficulty for showmanship purposes.
[5] Chaturantabut was trained at Sharkey's Karate Studios located in Naperville and Momence, Illinois.