My name is Damian Aguirre, and KTE started with a mirror.

I was training one day, just observing my thoughts, and I realized I had been giving up too easily. From the outside, it looked like I had it together. But deep down, I knew I didn’t. I wasn’t proud of who I saw looking back.

That moment forced me to face the truth. My ego was standing in the way of everything I wanted to become. I had to let go of thinking I knew it all. I had to kill that part of me to make room for growth.

It wasn’t just about me. I started to see how many others fight that same inner battle. Lifters, athletes, anyone trying to find purpose. I felt this heavy emotion, like guilt mixed with clarity. I realized I had let the younger version of myself down, and I wasn’t going to do it again.

I built KTE as a way to fight back.
Not just for me, but for everyone who feels that same emptiness or pressure to prove themselves.
KTE is a brotherhood and a sisterhood. It’s a reminder that we are all in this together, pushing, breaking, rebuilding.

The gym became my escape, my therapy, my discipline.
Now, it’s my mission to empower others to find that same release.
To remind people that they are more powerful than they think, and that greatness isn’t reserved for a chosen few.

We’re not perfect beings. But every one of us has the potential to grow, to lead, to overcome.