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As
seen on CBS News!
Taped on May 2007 - Kimbo
went on to win his pay per view fight versus former Boxing
World Champion Ray Mercer in the 1st round by submission!
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Instructor David Avellan
wins his TV Debut!
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On June 2007, one of FFA's head
instructors, David Avellan, fought on BodogFight. The show
was accessible to millions of homes across the world!
His opponent was French fighter
Antony Rea, who is very well known for his excellent
kickboxing and groundwork. This was David's second MMA
fight - for Antony this was his nineteenth professional bout!
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The fight
was an absolute WAR!
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Typing a description
of the fight wouldn't do justice to the effort put forth
by both fighters... why read a
description when you can watch it for yourself!
South Florida, call now at
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Quoted from MMA.TV on 5/29/04

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Kimbo trained
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YOU HAVE JUST FOUND AN
OPPORTUNITY!
Hello!
I'm
Marcos Avellan, one of the head
instructors of the Freestyle Fighting Academy (FFA).
You have taken the time to find this website and read a few of
my testimonials, so please give me a few more minutes of your
time to explain to you the opportunity I am presenting you. I GIVE YOU MY WORD
that I am offering something that will change YOUR life forever
- as it has for thousands of people who have joined our school.
I've been training in the
martial arts for over fifteen years. In that time I
have accumulated a lot of titles in MANY competitions and have
been recognized as one of the top submission fighters in the
world. In 2003, I was the GQ USA Lightweight National
Champion and the following year, in 2004, I was the ADCC USA
National Champion - in both National Tournaments, I won without
being scored on. In 2005, I had the privilege of
officially representing the United States in the Submission
Wrestling World Championships. Below are some of my
titles:
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Marcos Avellan's Titles |
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Pro Grappling Record of 39-15
Amateur MMA Record of 7-1
Pro MMA Record of 2-0-1 |
1999 KWA Sport Combat II Middleweight
Champion
2000 KWA Sport Combat III Middleweight
Champion
2000 FFC Middleweight Champion
2002 NAGA Georgia States Lightweight -
2nd Place
2002 Copa Kimura 16-man Absolute
Champion
2002 NAGA New England Lightweight
Champion
2003 NAGA Nationals Lightweight - 2nd
Place
2003 NAGA Worlds Lightweight - 2nd Place
2003 GQ Team USA Trials Champion –
Lightweight member
2003 NAGA All-American Light-Heavyweight
- 2nd Place
2003 NAGA Pro-Am Superfight Champion
2003 Fast and Fearless Lightweight
Champion
2003 Fast and Fearless II Lightweight
Champion
2003 Grapplemania 4-man Lightweight
Superfight Champion
2003 NAGA New England 8-man Absolute
Champion
2004 NAGA Nationals Superfight
competitor
2004 AFC VIII MMA bout - Draw
2004 ADCC Submission Grappling Open
Superfight Competitor
2004 GQ West 8-man Middleweight
Superfight - 2nd Place
2004 GQ Submission Open 16-man
Superfight - 3rd Place
2004 Nevertap 4-man Superfight - 2nd
Place
2004 ADCC North American Trials Champion
2005 Compound Fracture II MMA bout -
Winner
2005 GQ Beast of the East II 4-man
Superfight Champion
2005 ADCC Sub-Wrestling World
Championships Competitor
2009 Streetwise Fight League MMA bout -
Winner
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But my personal
accomplishments as a competitor have been overshadowed by my
success as a coach and a martial arts instructor.
I LOVE teaching and helping people accomplish their goals -
that is why I teamed up with my brother David Avellan to
create FFA.
FFA is not just another
martial arts school - it is the most unique gym you will ever
encounter. This is something you
are going to notice the second you walk through our doors.
We are committed to excellence! We believe in doing common
things uncommonly well. At this point you are probably
asking, "So Marcos, tell me what makes your school so
different?"
I could go on and on about
what makes our school stand out as the best. For instance,
upon joining FFA, every student gets interviewed. Why did
you join? What are your short and long term goals?
What steps are we going to take to achieve them? Then we
do a series of fitness tests. Every four months, we meet
back with each student and update how he/she has been doing with
their goals. We perform the same fitness tests and see the
improvements.
Using your portfolio, you
will be able to see your steady progress towards your goals -
and our instructors will be able to stay on top of your
progress.
How many martial art schools do you know that are this
dedicated to seeing each of their students progress? If you
ask other martial art schools for your "portfolio" - what you
are probably going to find is nothing but your contract.
ANYONE can begin training at the FFA!

Training Room #1
Men, women, and kids
have excelled in our style of martial arts.
You can be short, tall, thin, big - it doesn't matter. Our
instructors will teach you and develop a style that works best
for you.
It's never too late to start training.
The average age of our adult program is about 27 years old, with
a bunch of students over age 40. Absolutely no experience
is required to begin your training.
You have never done a day of exercise in your life? No
problem! You do not have to be in shape
to begin training at our academy - most people who begin are
not. At FFA, our instructors have years of specialized
training in physical fitness, along with their martial arts
expertise, and will develop a program specifically designed for
you. We have helped MANY students lose weight and get into
shape.
Our system of martial
arts and self-defense has been proven time and time again by our
instructors and students. Our
instructors, all professional fighters with many years of
training, have utilized our techniques in the cage and in the
ring - at the national and international level. The
difference between joining our academy and other academies is
that with us, you know that the techniques we are teaching you
work - since we have applied them before in actual no holds
barred fights. We are 100% confident that our style of
mixed martial arts is the ultimate in self-defense.

Training Room #2

FFA Black Belt Jorge Masvidal
defeating UFC Veteran Joe Lauzon
At FFA, we teach REAL
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Self-Defense. Our
kickboxing is world class, our wrestling is world class, and our
submission grappling is world class. Why train kickboxing
at one gym, jiujitsu at another gym, self defense at another
gym... when you can do it all at FFA!
Now don't
confuse us with other "MMA" gyms... most gyms that claim to
teach MMA are really just grapplers that fight.
What do I
mean by that? There are many incredible jiu-jitsu
grapplers that have never done a day of formal kickboxing in
their life! And they have such a confidence
in their martial arts style, that they are willing to fight in
MMA competitions - yet have never trained with proper coaching
in striking. So now in their own gyms, when they are
preparing for their fight, they engage in sparring sessions...
what sort of quality striking can you expect? To each
their own... I have no problem with that... my problem is when
these same guys start advertising themselves as Mixed Martial
Arts schools... well, it is not MY problem... it is
YOUR problem if you join up with them!
Mixed Martial Arts,
or fighting in general, can be grouped into three areas:
1) Striking (i.e.
kickboxing)
2) Takedowns (i.e.
wrestling)
3) Ground Grappling
(i.e. jiu-jitsu)
Sadly, most "MMA"
schools are severely lacking proper training and credentials in
all three groups... You may find a head
instructor that is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt but has no
credentials in kickboxing or wrestling... or you will find a gym
with talented strikers but no jiu-jitsu black belt present... or
often you will find a "MMA" school that doesn't have an expert
in any of the three areas I just described! A jack of all
trades but a master of none!
At FFA, we broke the mold
when it comes to MMA. Our instructors have been
trained by World Champion Kickboxers, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black
Belts, submission wrestling champions, and professional mixed
martial arts champions. Here is a list of qualities that
separates FFA from the rest:
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Freestyle
Fighting Academy (FFA) |
VS |
Most "MMA" & "Self-Defense" Schools |
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World Class Striking
-- Our
kickboxing coaches Marcos Avellan, David
Avellan, and Efrain Ruiz (amongst other FFA
fighters) have been coached and trained
extensively for years under world renowned
trainer Eric "El Tigre" Castanos. El
Tigre is a 3-time kickboxing World Champion
and boxing coach of World Champion boxer
Jermain Taylor. Furthermore, Efrain
Ruiz is also a certified black belt in
kickboxing under legendary kickboxer Joe
Lewis. Our coaches have learned from
the best and have applied it successfully in
their own professional fights! |
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Mediocre Striking
-- A lot of MMA gyms have
decorated and proven jiu-jitsu
practitioners; however, their striking is
often mediocre at best. They spend
years and years developing their submissions
but just a few months to a year learning
striking from a non-qualified coach... and
then they pass it on to you! |
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World Class Takedowns
-- You
will find amazing wrestlers and judo
practitioners at FFA. FFA is known
around the country for possessing very
strong takedowns and its instructors have
utilized them against the world's best
submission wrestlers! FFA Head
Instructors learned to wrestle from
certified wrestling coaches, Division I
College Wrestlers, Judo Black Belts, and
world class wrestlers! We have
students that were members of international
teams and NCAA national champions! The
head coach of our wrestling program is Mike
Rio (two-time highschool state champion and
three-time collegiate national champion). |
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Weak Takedowns --
Unfortunately, a lot of
grapplers learn their takedowns from
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu... and any educated
grappler can tell you that BJJ has weak
takedowns - their specialty is once the
fights hits the ground... not before!
Just watch their classes, their advanced
students begin all their submission matches
from their knees! This is a practice
only done by beginners at FFA - all our
students with over three months training
begin from their feet. And if a MMA
school does have strong takedowns -
sometimes they end up not having good
jiu-jitsu... or bad striking. |
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World Class Ground Grappling
-- All of our head
instructors are certified Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts and are known
worldwide for their victories on the mat,
for example, David Avellan's win over Rener
Gracie and Enrico Cocco's submission of a
BJJ brown belt at only sixteen years old!
Two of our head instructors, Marcos and
David Avellan, are Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC)
veterans - with David being invited twice!
The ADCC is by far the world's most
prestigious grappling event - only held once
every two years, with five weight classes
and only sixteen grapplers being invited
from around the world per weight class.
Furthermore, in 2007, David defeated ADCC
World Champion Xande Ribeiro! |
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Kimono Grappling or Poor Ground
Grappling --
Normally it is rare to find quality ground
grappling but in the south Florida area
there are some good grapplers to choose
from. However, be aware that a lot of
them are not qualified in the previous two
areas! And also keep in mind that many
of these grapplers train with the kimono
(traditional uniform) and if fighting and
self-defense is your goal - STAY AWAY.
In south Florida, you are not going to
encounter people wearing thick jackets.
To train for self-defense, t-shirt and
shorts is far more realistic. Also
keep in mind though, there are still some
MMA schools with non-qualified grapplers...
and more will be popping up soon with the
popularity of the UFC on the rise. |
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World Class Fighting
-- What good is knowing
striking, takedowns, and ground grappling if
you can't put it together! At FFA, our
head instructors are decorated professional
fighters with titles earned in the ring or
cage. They have been hit in the face
before and know what works and doesn't work
in a real fight - no theories, just proven
facts that they can vouch for themselves.
Our instructors can teach you what to expect
as the adrenaline goes through your body and
how to handle real fatigue as it sets in
during a real confrontation - from their own
firsthand experience. |
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Mediocre or Non-Existent Fight
Experience
-- If you have been reading this report,
then you understand that hardly any schools
are qualified in the three major areas of
fighting... which means they are not fully
qualified to teach true mixed martial arts
or complete self defense... period.
And be careful with the instructors who
possess certifications under respected
fighters but have not entered the cage or
ring themselves! People like this, in
my opinion, are completely nonqualified to
teach MMA or self defense. It would be
like taking swimming lessons from an
instructor who has never jumped in the water
himself! Knowing that this instructor
was taught on a chalk board by a swimming
Olympic Gold Medalist wouldn't make me feel
any more comfortable about his abilities!
Furthermore, what does that tell you about
his commitment to learning fighting and self
defense? Fighting and self-defense are
not all about techniques - it is also very
mental... and someone who has never fought
is missing out on a big piece of it.
And remember, instructors with only
competition grappling experience... have
ZERO fight experience! They are not
the same! They know the difference,
that is why they have only competed in
grappling! |
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An
Organized MMA Ranking System
-- FFA provides an
organized curriculum and has thrown out the
old ways of picking up ranks in different
martial arts and trying to combine it on
your own... a few years ago the FFA head
instructors sat down and developed the
ultimate style of fighting and self-defense
- the Freestyle Fighting System, which
incorporates the three major areas of
fighting into one system. Our ranking
system is strict and only people deserving
of being promoted will earn it. Along
with the MMA rank, our students are
co-promoted in no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. |
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No MMA Ranking Whatsoever
-- From my personal
knowledge, we are the only gym in Miami with
a Mixed Martial Arts ranking system.
Many gyms that advertise "MMA" are Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu schools that throw punches and
kicks once in a while - and promote through
their kimono BJJ ranking system... The
BJJ ranking system has been known for years
to have a very poor wrestling and striking
curriculum... so if they are claiming to be
qualified in MMA based solely on their BJJ
rank... ask them who coached them in
kickboxing and what was their credentials...
ask them who they learned how to wrestle
from - if they say another BJJ person, this
doesn't leave them off the hook! |
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A Structured
Beginner Course
--
When you start out at FFA, you will be going
through a special beginner friendly course. In this class, you will be learning from an
organized curriculum that balances striking,
takedowns, and ground grappling. The
classes are designed to work at a pace that
beginner's can absorb. The beginner's class
also takes into account that you may be
totally out of shape - one of its principal
designs is to get you into good shape and
allow you to train harder in the next level. |
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Straight to the Wolves --
Many martial art programs mix you in with
the regular class on your first day!
Just think about it... how can someone teach
a class of people who have been training for
two to three years... and then teach you
your first class at the same time?
That is like getting a calculus and algebra
class in one room and trying to teach both
at the same time! Either the advanced
guys are missing out or the beginners are
missing out... |
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Student Safety --
A common misconception about MMA training is
that to learn effective MMA, you have to get
into wild and crazy sparring matches.
FALSE. At FFA, most of our students
have families and jobs and can't afford to
leave the gym with black eyes! The
grappling and sparring that is done at FFA
is done with utmost control and in only when
you are ready. Your first sparring
sessions take place after you graduate from
the beginner course and in the beginning you
would only be sparring with an instructor or
advanced student, so that you can get
comfortable. The idea is to train
smart and have fun. Only our amateur
and professional fighters do some hard
sparring - but because they have to prepare
for a cage fight. Safety is our number
one concern. |
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Y |
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Brawling Time! --
Many MMA schools have this misconception
that the only way to learn how to fight is
to put on boxing gloves and swing for the
fences! This is not true... and
actually can be counter-productive, besides
dangerous. Many gyms also lack the
technique to spar with control and spar hard
to compensate for their lack of technique.
Brawling during training proves nothing and
only hinders the learning process and
injures people. If you really want to
brawl, save it for the street or in the
cage. |
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Weapons Training --
After you graduate from our beginner course,
you become eligible to train in our weapons
class - which teaches how to use and defend
against weapons such as knifes, sticks and
guns. Our weapons instructor is Efrain
Ruiz - who has over 20 years of training in
the martial arts, is a former marine and war
veteran, and has certification in Israeli
weapon tactics. |
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No
Weapons Training --
The vast majority of MMA gyms have no
weapons training... and the one or two gyms
that do offer weapons training offer very
unrealistic techniques. If self
defense is important to you - then this is a
serious issue. |
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30 Day
Free Trial --
30 Days Free, Free Uniform, Free Private
Lesson, Free Video, and nothing to buy or
sign! Can't beat that! |
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Only One Free Class
--
Good luck finding another quality gym
willing to give you a free month, free
uniform, free video, and free private
lesson! |
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60 Day Money Back Guarantee
-- What could be
better than a 30 day free trial? How
about a 60 Day Money Back Guarantee! |
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No
Guarantees --
Even harder than finding a great free trial
is a guarantee! We are the ONLY gym in
the country to offer a money back guarantee! |
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Amazing Facility --
FFA is one of a kind. A 6,000 square
foot facility with two large mat areas, a
full size boxing ring, a cage, twelve heavy
bags, a weight room, a Pro Shop, men and
women locker rooms, showers, and much more!
Plus, we are the most clean school in Miami
- we disinfect our mats three times a day with
hospital grade disinfectant. We
also have a cleaning crew which cleans
everything every morning and night. |
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Inadequate or Dirty Facility
-- If you are
going to learn self-defense or MMA, you are
going to need certain things. For
instance, for striking you will need heavy
bags, punch mitts, and a boxing ring or
padded wall. If there isn't a boxing
ring or padded wall - then you can't
properly learn how to strike. Why?
When was the last time you got into a fight
in the middle of a football field?
Where ever you fight, you will encounter
boundaries - such as walls, fences, cars,
and even groups of people like in a club...
so you need to know how to fight with your
back against a boundary. For wrestling
and grappling - you need high QUALITY mats.
Mats are usually not a problem... the
problem is that most gyms don't clean them!
I know some gyms that clean their mats only
once a week with a wet towel! The gym
needs to be sanitary for your health. |
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Open 24 Hours Everyday! --
FFA is the only martial arts school open 24
hours a day, seven days a week! This
makes us the most accessible and flexible
academy in the world. We're making it
as convenient as possible for you to train.
We currently offer 37 classes a week!
For those with awkward schedules, such as
night shifts, you have finally found a place
you can train at.
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We're Closed!
--
A
lot of MMA schools only offer classes at
night and only open during class hours.
Some even only teach one class per day!
And most schools are not open on Saturday
and Sunday. |
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Great Customer Service --
Above anything,
this is what we take the most pride in.
Our goal is to go above and beyond what you
would expect from us. We are
constantly trying to find new ways to please
our students. It is hard to explain
this because it is really the little things
that makes our customer service stand out...
you will notice it just from the way our
staff will greet you when you arrive! |
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E |
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Customer Service? --
I didn't say "bad
customer service"... I think the question
mark is more fitting... because most martial
arts schools don't seem to even know what
customer service is! I've walked into
schools and had staff stare me down like if
I was walking in to challenge someone!
Egos, bad attitudes, and insecurities fuel
bad customer service. |
What I just told you about our
gym is just a very small part of what makes us unique... I could go
on and on. Instead of listing a thousand things on the
internet, I would much rather have you come in for yourself and try
it out.
I know you
are busy. To come out and try us out for a day may
not be worth your time. What can one free day tell you?
Well, to be honest, I believe one day is all you would need to
see we are the best. But still, it's asking a lot of me to
expect you to come over to try us out for one day - a free day
is the martial arts industry standard.
Well, like I said
before, we are the MOST UNIQUE school in Miami - and we do
common things uncommonly well. The
common free trial is one day free...
well we are going to offer you...
30 DAYS FREE!
I am so confident that you
will absolutely love our gym that I am willing to offer you a 30
day free trial! But to be honest with you, I'm
offering you that just to get you in the door - with the first
free day I know you will want to join.
I know you might be thinking,
"Yeah but there has to be a catch..."
There is no catch. We
are hands down the leading mixed martial arts gym in Miami.
We are the largest and the best. We are seriously that
confident. It's a straight up 30 Days Free to try it out -
nothing to sign or buy.
If after 30 days you don't like our program, you can walk
away.
I want this free trial to
be as easy and as convenient for you as possible. Are
you worried you may feel awkward trying your first beginner
group class? Don't worry, before trying out any group
classes, we are going to offer you a
FREE private lesson.
That way you will already get a basic idea of what to expect and
get a chance to feel more comfortable with the training.
What about the uniform? Yup, we will also give you a
FREE uniform. And
on top of that, we are also going to give you a
FREE video
about our gym and some of our accomplishments. How about
the equipment? You get to borrow it from us. There
is literally nothing you have to buy or pay for in your 30 day
free trial... and you can walk away from the free trial at
anytime!
You have nothing to lose! Call us toll free at
1-888-FFA-GYMS
(1-888-332-4967)
and make an appointment for your
FREE
private lesson!
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN BUT
ARE STUCK IN A CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL?
Again, not a problem. Ask for a photocopy of your
contract, bring it to us, and we will credit you the
cancellation fee or whatever months are left on the contract up
to $400 towards your registration with us! NOTHING IS
STOPPING YOU FROM TRYING US OUT!
Is 30 days not enough?
Are you still worried that
after 30 days, you may join our school and end up regretting it?
You will NEVER regret
joining our gym.
How confident am I of that
statement?
I am so confident that
along with offering the BEST FREE TRIAL...
we are also the
ONLY school to offer a
60 DAY IRON CLAD
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
If after sixty days
at the Freestyle Fighting Academy, if you can tell us that
you have not seen any improvement - we will give you your
money back!
Why don't other schools offer a money back guarantee?
For the same reason other schools don't
offer a 30 day free trial... because they are NOT confident in
their product.
I am
not running a charity... I offer 30 days free and a
60 day money back guarantee because I am 100% positive that if
you come to my academy - you will love it. You will try us
out, join our gym, and never even consider using our money back
guarantee. This is not a gamble to me - I know you will
love it at FFA.
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LIVE CHAT!
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Our team of NINETEEN instructors work together to make sure they are providing you
with top quality instruction. They are experts in their
fields and looking forward to passing down their years of
knowledge to you.
A few acronyms to help
understand the credentials...
BJJ = Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
No-Gi BJJ = Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the traditional uniform
(a.k.a. Kimono or Gi)
MMA = Mixed Martial Arts (ex. Ultimate Fighting)
ADCC = Abu Dhabi Combat Club (World Championships of Submission
Wrestling)
Head Instructors
Marcos Avellan (FFA Black Belt, No-Gi BJJ Black
Belt, ADCC Competitor, & Pro MMA Fighter)
David Avellan (FFA Black Belt,
No-Gi BJJ Black Belt, ADCC Competitor, & Pro MMA Fighter)
Chevenne Moreno (FFA
Brown Belt, No-Gi BJJ Brown
Belt, Pro MMA Fighter & Kickboxer)
Full Instructors
John Mangual (FFA Brown Belt,
No-Gi BJJ Brown Belt, Amateur Boxer & MMA Fighter)
Luis "Wicho" Rodriguez (FFA
Purple Belt and No-Gi BJJ Brown Belt)
Rima Avellan (FFA Blue Belt, ADCC Competitor and
Pro Submission Grappler)
Kevin Perez (FFA Blue Belt
and No-Gi BJJ Blue Belt)
Tulio Quintanilla
(FFA Brown
Belt, BJJ Brown Belt, and Pro MMA Fighter)
Carlos Trujillo (Judo Black
Belt, FFA Purple Belt, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt)
Assistant Instructors
Deiky Vergel
(FFA Blue
Belt and No-Gi BJJ Blue Belt)
Jorge Ayala
(FFA Blue
Belt and No-Gi BJJ Blue Belt)
Nelson Santos
(FFA Blue
Belt and No-Gi BJJ Blue Belt)
Here are
a few highlights from our team of instructors...
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Avellan DEFEATS GRACIE!!! |
At the Ultimate Submission Showdown,
held by UFC creator Rorion Gracie, David Avellan
faced Rener Gracie in a NO TIME LIMIT match
that would solidify the FFA as one of the TOP academies
in the WORLD. No one gave David a chance against
Rener - who is Rorian Gracie's son. When the match
began Rener Gracie showed everyone that he has incredible
skills...
But on the other hand, it was FFA's
David Avellan that would show what heart, determination,
and killer technique can do...
Click here to read all about it! |
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Teenage Phenom submits BJJ Brown Belt and
SHOCKS THE WORLD! |
Enrico Cocco (currently 21 years old) has been
ripping through ADVANCED ADULT divisions across the country!
At age twelve, Enrico began training at FFA. After only three
years, at fifteen years old, he was deemed by the Avellans ready for
not just advanced level competition - but in the adult division!
In a very controversial move, the Avellans took Enrico to the North
American Grappling Championships (NAGC), the largest submission
grappling tournament in the world, and put him in the Men's Advanced
Division.
It was in this tournament that Enrico,
at the time sixteen years old, faced off versus BJJ brown belt
and Judo black belt
Cesar Santos...
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Marcos Avellan wins THE NATION'S BIGGEST
TOURNAMENT... without being scored on!!! |
FFA Instructor Marcos Avellan wins the Abu Dhabi
Combat Club (ADCC) North American Trials!
The ADCC is the world
championships of submission grappling and is the most prestigious
submission tournament in the world.
Countries from around the world send their best grapplers to
represent in the world championships - which are held once every two
years. In North America, there is a trials event to qualify.
For the trials event, the ADCC selects eight American grapplers for
each weight class to battle it out for the right to represent North
America in the world championships in May 2005...
Click here to read all about it! |
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Efrain Ruiz wins fourth straight fight! |
Efrain is the most experienced instructor at FFA - with
over twenty years of training in the martial arts.
With a background in a variety of styles, he is confident in
all the ranges of combat. With a black belt in
kickboxing under legendary Joe Lewis and a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Ricardo Teixeira - Efrain is
ready to fight anywhere the fight may dictate. How can
he be so sure? Because he has fought in many MMA
fights to prove it! Having
fought in over thirty amateur MMA matches and nine
professional fights - he can tell you what works!
As of recently, Efrain has been on an absolute tear, winning
four pro MMA fights in a row! Out of those four
fights, three of them have been by submission!
Come to FFA to learn from the master himself!
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Rima Avellan selected to represent Canada in the ADCC World
Championships! |
The ADCC is the world championships of
submission grappling and is the most prestigious submission
tournament in the world.
Countries from around the world send their best grapplers to
represent in the world championships - which are held once every two
years. In the women's division, only sixteen women are invited
in the whole world - eight for the lightweight tournament and eight
for the heavyweight tournament. Due
to her incredible resume, Rima Avellan was selected to represent her
native country Canada in the World Championships!
Why did she receive this honor? Rima hit the grappling
scene a few years ago and has made quite the impact in the
tournament circuit. After winning and placing in several
national tournaments, she flew to Brazil to compete in the World
Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (the Mundial).
She was the first Canadian ever to medal in the Mundial!
Click here to read all about it! |
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2004 ADCC North American Champion
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