Brazilian Ju Jitsu

With my newfound obsession hobby of following the UFC & MMA in general, and knowledge of the fact that 95% of fights go down to the ground, I decided I wanted to look into MMA gyms in my area. I found one in my town actually, joined up, and have taken about 4 classes so far. This particular gym primarily teaches BJJ (Brazilian Ju Jitsu) which has been proven time and again to be a dominant fighting style. However, ATT (American Top Team) also incorporates kickboxing and submission grappling into their weekly schedules.

On MMA vs. Traditional Martial Arts
From the FAQ section on another MMA gym's site...

"Mixed Martial Arts” is a program that takes the most effective and practical techniques from systems and style that have proven to be superior to others. While most other martial arts programs claim to be steeped in tradition and go back thousands of years, realistically they have been diluted of their original intent and effectiveness. This is due to the commercialization of what we call “McDojo’s” that in the last 20 years have popped up in strip malls and shopping centers. Jamming people into small storefronts and having the students stand in line punching and kicking into the air and learning a kata. These schools advertise “self defense training” and it is far from that.

Our program, which is a mixed martial arts program incorporates the best of boxing, Muay Thai (kicking, knees, striking), wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and grappling. These styles of training dominate in each of their respective ranges of fighting...which means self-defense.

It doesn't hurt me either to be training with one of the top 10 lightweight MMA fighters in the world. Din Thomas, with a 17-5 professional mixed martial arts record, is the head instructor at ATTPSL.