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MMA: John Castañeda went 1-1 in the UFC last year, including a tough fight which resulted in Castañeda taking home the victory via arm triangle choke in round three at UFC Fight Night. Sean McPadden had two wins in 2022. Starting the year off with a win via rear naked choke, McPadden finished the year with a second win via Guillotine choke at LFA 142. Reshal Malik went 1-1 last year with a…

MMA Team Results: Rose Namajunas defeated Zhang Weili to retain The UFC Straweight World Championship. LFA 120 – Quang Le and Mitch Wilson won their fights. Sean Stebbins, Royce White, Lad Fisk and Dalton Albrent also fought and lost. Jhellani Olton won his first 2 amatuer Fights Shamar Williams won his first 2 amatuer fights. Dylan Kiskila won his amatuer debut while breaking his leg –…

Obey The Laws Of Nature

There are Laws of Nature that govern all of us. The more you understand and follow these natural laws the more successful you will be. When I was in 8th grade, I decided I wanted to be a better athlete and student. So, I started to do extra training outside of practice. It was nothing crazy at first, just getting up before school and running 3 miles, doing push ups, sit ups and stretching. The…

Glory 70 – Featuring Troy Jones

Troy Jones will be fighting for the interim title at Glory 70!  The even will take place on October 26 in Lyon, France.  Watch on UFC Fightpass!

The best way out is always through.” 

― Robert Frost

For as long as I can remember I have been about the struggle.  When it came to training and pushing myself I didn’t think of it as a struggle. I find meaning in struggle and hard work.  Without a doubt there were many days when it was tough. A battle as much with myself as with the hard training we were doing. Through athletics and martial arts…

Summer is finally here and it’s time to start setting your summer training goals! Goal setting is a critical component to training well and requires careful thought and organization. Below is a formula you can use to start setting your goals TODAY:

Clearly define your goal.

If it involves losing weight, give an amount you want to lose. If it involves promotion, give the belt color you want to…

Recent Team Academy Fight News

MMA Results:

John Castaneda has gone 1 – 1 since April 2018 with Combate Americas, winning his last fight at Combate 35: Combate Estrellas 3 defeating his opponent by an Arm Triangle Choke.

 Kazim Kahn Turned pro back in April 2018 and has gone 1 – 2, with his one win coming by unanimous decision with HFC 37 in Hammond, IN

Kaitlin Young Is 3 – 0 in her return to MMA winning her first fight by…

Submission Challenge – Rochester, MN

Submission Challenge is returning to Minnesota this time taking place in Rochester.

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Being a Good Training Partner

Coach Greg Nelson talking about the importance of helping our partners train and how to be a good training partner

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Bring Up Your Energy with Greg Nelson

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The Evolution Of Combat Sports

Talking about how the different combat martial arts, such as Thai Boxing, have developed as sports especially in the United States

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Martial Arts Goals As You Age

Listen to Coach Greg talk about how your goal for training can evolve over time as you get older

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Bringing The Martial Arts Mentality To Everyday Life

With Coach Greg Nelson

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Training With and Through Injuries with Greg Nelson

Coach Greg talking about how to and when you can train through an injury

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Think And Grow Tough With Greg Nelson

Listen to Coach Greg talk about the importance of mental toughness and how it has impacted his own life

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Training, the Heart of the Martial Arts

The martial arts have been part of my life for 43 years. From the beginning, I had friends that trained with me, but I spent a good deal of time with myself. Both are important to your development in martial arts and almost everything you do. The most successful that reach their potential and make the greatest strides, hold training as the heart of martial arts life. The ones that push themselves…

What is Meaningful to You?

People that are at the top of their game, whatever it is, know what is meaningful in their life.  Meaning is a powerful driving force but, how do you know what you find meaningful when asked. High performers worldwide were asked some basic questions about what living the most meaningful life means to them. They were  asked, “what do you find meaningful to you when you have two options put before…