I’ve known Ed for 8 years. He helped me get signed with American Top Team. He is one of the most well rounded MMA Trainers I know. Consider this, Ed Clay could compete at a professional level in ANY of the sports that are needed to be an MMA fighter. He's a black belt in BJJ, pro level Thai Boxer, college level wrestler, and most people don't know this, but his boxing is probably his biggest strength. His dedication to his students is admirable and his no nonsense, no BS approach to training has made him highly respected nationwide. I would recommend anyone to train at Nashville MMA as I have done a number of times over the years!
Jeff “The Snowman” Monson UFC & Pride Veteran Abu Dhabi World Champion
If you want to train real Mixed Martial Arts in the Nashville area, you
might as well train with one of the best trainers in the country. He has
been a part of my training camps over the years and I can tell you that Ed
Clay is one of the most well rounded MMA trainers around. Whether you want
to train BJJ, Muay Thai, Boxing, or wrestling, Ed has extensive background
in everything. Ed was doing real MMA before people knew what real MMA was!
I can't imagine living in Nashville and not training with him...There is
no other choice but Nashville MMA!
Brandon “The Truth” Vera UFC Heavyweight Contender
Nashville MMA!!! While everyone’s jumping into MMA there’s only one REAL MMA school in Nashville.
Nashville MMA is the longest running MMA school in Nashville. We currently have 3 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt instructors, professional Thai fighter Muay Thai coaches, college all American wrestling instructors, a World Champion boxing coach, an amazing 20,000 square foot facility and of course, the best MMA trainers and fighters in the state.
It’s no surprise that people are jumping on the MMA bandwagon and all of a sudden teaching MMA. It’s also no surprise that Karate and Taekwondo schools are starting to call themselves MMA schools when they have absolutely no MMA back ground.
So what is MMA? As many people would like you to believe it is not traditional martial arts mixed together. It is mainly a blend of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(BJJ), Muay Thai kickboxing, boxing , and wrestling. Every now and again you can mix in a fancy karate/taekwondo style kick, but only if you know how to fight on the ground. These kicks are very low percentage and you will probably end up on your back if you try it.
There are many schools teaching BJJ and ground fighting now in Nashville. They are all pretty much garbage. It is a fact we have blue belts who will easily tap out everyone of these so called BJJ instructors. If someone thinks that’s a harsh statement, I w ill gladly back it up.We offer classes to kids as young as 5 and adults of all ages. In 2007 both our kids and adult BJJ team were ranked number 5 nationally. We were the highest ranked, non chain school in the country.
If you’re looking for a no nonsense, non political, no B.S. MMA schools the look no further. Nashville Mixed Martial Arts is the best…PERIOD!!!
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