  "I am proud to have David and his staff represent American Top Team in the important city of New York. The qualities and skills David and his Staff exhibit when training with us in Coconut Creek are beyond my expectations, I'm excited to see the fighters that come out of that camp!" -Master Ricardo Liborio  "David was an excellent striker who picked up Submission grappling very quickly, it was easy to keep promoting him in rank, with the level of advancement he was showing. He was a pleasure to train every time he made the trip over to Iowa. I'm proud to have him as one of my level 3 coachs -Pat Miletich  "I was very proud that David became the first Muay Thai Kru on Long Island, i knew he was a good trainer ever since he started training with me back in 1999". -Master Toddy |
MMA Self Defense
Everyone has a right to be safe in their person and belongings, and
everyone is allowed the right of self-defense. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
is the superior martial arts system. MMA only utilizes techniques that
have been proven to be the most effective in hand to hand combat. In the
Gracie Experiment known as the UFC, fighters of all different Martial
Arts backgrounds competed against each other in a no holds bar fights
where anything goes. The fights were a way of demonstrating how
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was the most effective Martial Art in the world. As
the competitions went on it became evident that no martial art alone
could survive and that a combination of striking and a ground fighting
system were needed, hence the birth of MMA. so imagine what a Mixed
Martial Artist could do for someone in a situation that calls for
self-defense. MMA, BJJ, boxing,wrestling, and Muay Thai , have always
emphasized the REALITY of combat.And are now the cornerstones of Mixed
Martial Arts..
Fighting and self-defense are ugly things that typically lack the
finesse of a Jackie Chan flick. There is no difference between fighting
and self-defense, only the intentions of the people involved differ.
This does not mean that things like bio-mechanics change all of a sudden
in order to give the 'defender' a greater chance of success. Don't be
fooled by claims of 'pressure points' or advice to 'kick him in the
balls, gouge his eyes out and run.' Not only is it literally impossible
to execute these techniques, but the human body is far more resilient
than most martial arts theories give the body credit for.
The reality is, unless you actually practice on a live and fully
resisting partner, you will not gain the proficiency you need to defend
yourself against a live and resisting attacker. The problem is, how many
live and resisting partners eyes can you gouge out before running out of
training partners, and, is it even possible to consistently do such a
thing? Will striking an attacker in the groin subdue him? These are
problems addressed in MMA.
With MMA techniques you will gain confidence and maturity that will
carry over into other facets of your life. Confidence and maturity are
the first steps to avoiding conflicts or situations that would otherwise
require the use of force, and that is the best weapon you can use to
defend yourself.
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