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Originally Posted by Drewplata
Hi guys...
I thought in honor of tonight's UFC we could discuss the state of the big MMA camps: the ones moving up, the one's falling down and the cream of the crop. My thoughts are as followed and in no particular order:
The Elite Camps:
Xtreme Couture (regardless of the stupidity of the name)
Greg Jackson's camp
American Top Team
American Kick Boxing Academy
Team Quest
Camps on the Decline:
Militech Fighting Systems
The Lion's Den
Chute Box (sadly)
Camps on the Incline:
Renzo Gracie's Team
I know I left a lot out. I'm not sure where to put camps like Brazilian Top Team and I know I have focused primarily on American camps. That's why I'm opening it up to the forum! Let's see what we come up with.
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Good lists. Here's how I see them and each's progression over the last year.
Elite
Xtreme Couture - MMAXtreme Couture - MMA
Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting
American Top Team
American Kickboxing Academy
Black House
Second Tier
Chute Boxe - declining
Team Quest/Temecula - no change
Miletich Fighting Systems - declining
Brazilian Top Team - declining
Penn MMA - no change
Red Devil Sport Club - no change
3rd Tier
Lion's Den - declining
Lion's Den Dallas - declining
Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu - increasing
Team Quest/Portland - no change
Team Sityodtong - increasing
Team Link - increasing
Universidade da Luta - increasing
HIT Squad - increasing
I personally make a distinction between Henderson's Team Quest and Lindland's TQ.
There are a few more new schools worth mentioning. I'll add to them later.