American Kickboxing Academy
- American Kickboxing Academy
MMA Training Associations|teamname=American Kickboxing Academy
founder=Javier Mendez
owners=
trainers=Javier Mendez
Bob Cook
Dave Camarillo
dateestablished=mid 1980's
titleholders=Josh Thomson lightweight U.S. Champion (Strikeforce) convert|155|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
Bobby Southworth light-heavyweight Champion (Strikeforce) convert|205|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
Cung Le middleweight Champion (Strikeforce) convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
topfighters=Josh Koscheck (UFC)
Jon Fitch (UFC)
Josh Thomson (Strikeforce)
Cung Le (Strikeforce)
schoollocations=flagicon|USA San Jose, California
website= [http://www.akakickbox.com/ www.akakickbox.com] |
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym located in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Prominent trainers include BJJ and judo master Dave Camarillo, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Lynn Schultz, Ted Lucio and Javier Mendez.
Fighters who have sought out training at AKA include Sean Sherk, BJ Penn, Phil Baroni, Lyoto Machida, Brandon Vera, Brock Larson and Frank Shamrock.
MMA fighters
*Paul Buentello
*Mike Swick
*Josh Thomson
*Billy Evangelista
*Daniel Puder
*Trevor Prangley
*Christian Wellisch
*Josh Koscheck
*Cung Le
*Bobby Southworth
*Jon Fitch
*Matt Major
*Cain Velasquez
*Matt Jannazzo
*Justin Wilcox
*Nate Moore
Kickboxers
*Travis Johnson
*Gabriel Carrasco
*Gary Owens
*Dan Ash
Boxers
*Ricardo Cortes
External links
* [http://www.akakickbox.com Official website]
* [http://american-kickboxing-academy.gymdb.com/ AKA on the GymDb]
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