Professor Ann Sanford is the first female Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt in the state of Mississippi. She has been an active competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since August of 2007 and won multiple state championships before becoming the first World Champion out of Mississippi in 2013. As one of the smallest fighters at American Top Team, Ann has learned to adopt technique over strength and use her flexibility and timing to submit opponents who are much larger than her. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge with women wanting to learn self defense and can easily adapt the techniques for any skill level, age or body type.
Professor Ann loves to give back to the community by doing free self-defense seminars for the women of Keesler Air force Base. She also teaches the staff of local casinos about safety in parking garages, does school visits for nursing students and special private lessons for young ladies going off to college.
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I’m here for three weeks training and it’s such an awesome gym with high level instruction and competitors/ fighters. These people are extremely welcoming and I’m more than thankful to be able to train and learn from some of the best in the sport. I recommend Alan Belcher mma to anyone from beginner to pro they will have a spot for you.
My son transferred here after 5 years of TaeKwonDo, in order to, as he put it: Fight. This place is the premier training center along the Gulf Coast. Highly respected instructors, multiple rooms for training and a professional octagon, allow for all experience levels to thrive. Having seen many Dojos, this is by far the best of everything- Value, Learning and Fun.