Our Mission
Training Leaders Through Martial Arts for Stronger Community Outcomes.
Since 2004, I have worked with students teaching them self defense and confidence through competition. Teaching them leadership through teamwork that has helped them in and outside of the sport.
Community IMPACT
We have coached and mentored hundreds of competitors over the course of working with the local youth.
We have competed all through out Ohio and surrounding states as well as Las Vegas, California, Florida, and Japan.
We have had many of our former students go on to become successful mentors an coaches elsewhere.
We have became a small but well respected part of the community, always trying to help others reach their goals.
“I was still in college while starting my mixed martial arts career. I traveled an hour to come in and work with the team at Lancaster Academy of Mixed Martial Arts. Not only did they allow me to progress my skills as a fighter, but they treated me like family. Whether it was Vince or Dave or any of the other coaches at the Academy, I was treated like a member of the family. They asked very little of me in return and did it all out of the goodness of their hearts. I will be forever grateful for what I was taught and how I was treated at the gym and can always point to them as helping to give me a start to my professional MMA career.
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Matt Smith (left)Vince Herman (right)
Matt Smith works for United Methodist Children and Families as an intensive home-based treatment supervisor. Every year he unites our fundraising with his foster care program.