As a prospective student of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) I highly encourage you to research about martial arts styles, schools, and instructors. Your choice should be aligned to your goals and personal needs.

• Are you interested in competitive sport or self defense?
• Are you looking for martial arts as an innovative way to get in shape or improve overall health?
• Will you like to learn and/or expand on military combatives?
• Do you like and have things in common with the instructor and existing students?
• Are existing students goals similar to yours?

The way we train at DAMMA is a comprehensive way to train for overall health while learning true self defense skills. While learning the most proven and effective martial arts styles, you will also see improvements in physical traits such as stamina, muscle tone, flexibility, coordination, balance, and reaction. Mentally you will also experience improvements in stress reduction, self control, discipline, self esteem, focus and concentration. Kids will also be taught character traits in responsibility, health, respect, citizenship, manners, and caring which will lead to success in all areas of life.

What makes Destin Academy of Mixed Martial Arts different from the rest of martial arts school in the area:

• An organized curriculum that enables the student to learn at the fastest possible pace
• Focus is on fitness and practical self defense, not MMA competition
• Emphasis is on technique, not on the toughness or conditioning of an individual
• Even though we have a few MMA competitive students, the majority of our students are military and professional civilians (doctors, attorneys, financial consultants, teachers, etc)
• DAMMA is the only Gracie Academy Certified Training Center in the Destin/Ft Walton area, the foremost authority of military and realistic martial arts

For kids most martial arts programs rely on striking the attacker with violent punches, kicks, knees, and elbows. In the Gracie Bullyproof program, we take a different approach. All the techniques are purely defensive and utilize no strikes. Furthermore, we teach children how defuse confrontations with words and never to initiate physical aggression. If attacked, we offer techniques to non-violently neutralize the threat and gain control until help arrives.

If this sounds like what you are looking for then you need to confirm it. At DAMMA we realize that one day is not enough to evaluate a major decision. That’s why we offer a 10-day trial absolutely free, no commitments. Your martial arts training is an investment of your time and money so research well and invest wisely. All successful students have a commitment to training with realistic goals. Like everything else in life, worthwhile things take time and dedication to accomplish. Any sport, skill, or career have this in common. In martial arts we have a saying - “A Black Belt Is A White Belt That Never Quit.”

When you are ready contact or call us to get you started in a journey of self discovery. Let Destin Academy of Mixed Martial Arts help you unveil your personal best!

Let’s get started!

- Coach Carlos