Best Wrestling School Tucson Near Me

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Legacy Grappling Academy (LGA) was started in 2022 with a vision to bring multifaceted and modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Tucson, in a fun and welcoming environment. We mix fundamental time-tested techniques, contemporary strategies, competition training and team building events to create an environment rich with camaraderie; where all students can enrich their lives through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Santos Rivera is our head instructor, he received his BJJ black belt in 2017. Santos has been competing in grappling competition since his youth. Below are his most notable grappling achievements:

4worldlovers: Daimyo Jiujitsu opened its doors in 2010 and is the vision of head instructors and owners Manuel Flores and Brenda Soto We take pride in the dedication and knowledge every single one of our instructors brings to every class and interaction with our students You will have the opportunity to train with some of the best practitioners in Arizona in the best academy in Arizona that produces so many champions in all the major competition circuits Coach Manuel and coach Brenda believe in helping people achieve their goals on and off the mats. We understand how challenging Jiujitsu can be, but we believe that through our programs and unique approach to Jiujitsu we can help you accomplish something special in the art we love

Manuel Flores was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. His family relocated to the US when he was 14 years old. After moving to the US Manuel started to train and compete in both wrestling and Kickboxing, winning the grand championship at the age of 16 in kickboxing. Professor Flores dedicated majority of his life to the service of his community by working both for the Department of Corrections and later for the Tucson Police Department. Prof. Flores was part of many special details while working for the Police Department, his most proud achievement there was promoting to Sergeant where he could help mold the officers of the future. Prof. Flores managed to keep a busy schedule with competition while raising a family and continuing with his public service. He competed and won his bouts in both MMA (RITC) and Boxing (police olympics). In BJJ Prof. Flores loved competing in the AZ circuit, achieving multiple gold medals. At the international level Prof. Flores has competing at the Masters worlds, US Nationals and Pan Ams, winning silver and bronze multiple times. Prof. Flores continues to compete but his main focus is the growth of his students. You can find Prof. Flores on the mats rolling and teaching 6 days per week, helping and guiding his students to achieve their goals

4worldlovers: With over 20 years of teaching Kung Fu, Jujitsu and Weapon fighting in the Tucson area, our instructors have made Boxer's Rebellion Martial Arts (BRMA) Tucson's premier choice for those looking to learn highly effective traditional martial arts and self-defense.

We offer a modern, without borders approach to training that focuses on 3 simple and direct principles:

We start everyone off learning the fundamentals of movement, sparring survival, stopping an opponent's progression and attacks, and most importantly... learning to train safely.

It shouldn't matter if you are kickboxing, close quarter wrestling or weapon fighting, your basics should always apply.

All training is functional and based on proven theory, including classical training forms.

Why settle for Traditional vs. modern training?We teach traditional Tanglang Quan (Mantis Boxing Kung Fu) paired with modern Sanda Kickboxing. Building around highly agile footwork, Tanglang Kung Fu combines striking with limb trapping before ultimately finishing with a throw or joint lock (Chin Na).

As today’s modern fighting competitions have shown us, some form of grappling or wrestling is a must! Our program teaches no gi wrestling that focuses on controlling one's opponent with throwing, joint locks, grab counters, constrictions and ground fighting, as taught in Jujitsu, Kung Fu and Chin Na.