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My two most influential teachers are Tom Weissmuller and Frank Shamrock.

   

      

     

One of Tom’s teachers was Matt Hume. Hume founded United Full Contact Federation in order to sanction amateur pankration events that Tom competed in.
Hume is the co-founder and head trainer at AMC Pankration in Kirkland and he’s trained several champions and world-class fighters.

   

One of Frank’s teachers was Javier Mendez who founded the MMA Gym American Kickboxing Academy.
Mendez became the only trainer to have three concurrent UFC Champions; Cain Velasquez at heavyweight, Daniel Cormier at light heavyweight and Luke Rockhold at middleweight. In January 2023, MMAjunkie.com awarded Mendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov as 2022 Coaches of the Year.

 

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I thought I had an idea of what the self-defense training would be before attending but was pleasantly surprised to get some review as well as important information to consider. I really appreciated the emphasis on keeping self-defense techniques simple, that one can perform them swiftly in an emergency without over thinking them, as well as the fluidity in quickly being able to go from one self-defense attack move to another. What I found to be the most critical and new for me to learn was being conscious about how attentive I am in my surroundings, conscious of my space and distance, and how attentive I appear to others to stay safe and aware. I additionally found value in learning strategies for making my home appear more protected or guarded from the outside than it may be in actuality.

~ Brandon Harrington, Preschool Teacher

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