Jackson's Submission Fighting
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Greg Jackson is a mixed martial arts
trainer, who operates the Jackson's Submission Fighting and MMA training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico
. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including current UFC
welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC
light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones
.
In 1992, Jackson founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu, which combines rudimentary techniques from wrestling and kickboxing with basic judo locks. He then developed his art by adding techniques from other styles such as Wrestling
, Grappling
, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
and Kickboxing
. His school officially turned into an MMA school in 2000.
Sherdog.com reports that fighters from Jackson's camp have a win percentage of 81%. Other notable fighters include former UFC veteran Keith Jardine
, former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit
, former King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin
, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski
and World MMA Fight of the Year Award Winner Clay Guida
.
Greg Jackson won 3 World MMA Awards. He won "Best Coach" and "Best Gym" in 2009 as well as "Coach of the Year" in 2010.
Greg Jackson was named the 8th most powerful man in MMA by Fight! magazine in 2009.
In 2009 Greg released an instructional book about his fighting style called, "Jackson's MMA - The Stand Up Game."
In 2010 Greg released another instructional book about his ground fighting style called, "Jackson's MMA - The Ground Game."
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
trainer, who operates the Jackson's Submission Fighting and MMA training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including current UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones
Jon Jones (fighter)
Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
.
In 1992, Jackson founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu, which combines rudimentary techniques from wrestling and kickboxing with basic judo locks. He then developed his art by adding techniques from other styles such as Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, Grappling
Grappling (martial art)
Grappling is a non-striking hybrid style formed of wrestling, jiu jitsu, judo, sambo and many other submission fighting styles which consists in applying submission holds and choking techniques in order to make the opponent abandon the fight...
, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
and Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
. His school officially turned into an MMA school in 2000.
Sherdog.com reports that fighters from Jackson's camp have a win percentage of 81%. Other notable fighters include former UFC veteran Keith Jardine
Keith Jardine
Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit
Carlos Joseph Condit is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight.Condit initially received national attention for his run as the final WEC Welterweight Champion...
, former King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin
Shane Bannister Carwin is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , where he was previously the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:...
and World MMA Fight of the Year Award Winner Clay Guida
Clay Guida
Clayton Charles Guida is an American mixed martial artist and currently fighting in the UFC as a lightweight. Guida was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge...
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Greg Jackson won 3 World MMA Awards. He won "Best Coach" and "Best Gym" in 2009 as well as "Coach of the Year" in 2010.
Greg Jackson was named the 8th most powerful man in MMA by Fight! magazine in 2009.
In 2009 Greg released an instructional book about his fighting style called, "Jackson's MMA - The Stand Up Game."
In 2010 Greg released another instructional book about his ground fighting style called, "Jackson's MMA - The Ground Game."