Website: https://badwolfmma.com/
Bad Wolf Mixed Martial Arts, also styled BAD WOLF MMA, is a mixed martial arts training facility serving the Nashville, Tennessee area. The school presents itself as an instructor-led program built around cross-training in multiple combat disciplines rather than specialization in a single style. It teaches striking and grappling together, holding the view that “all students need to be proficient in multiple forms of striking and grappling” and rejecting the idea that “one form of anything trumps another.” New visitors are invited to text the school to set up a free private lesson.
Services
Bad Wolf MMA offers instruction across three core disciplines:
- Boxing
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Wrestling
The site also maintains a Technique Videos section. According to the school, students train together simultaneously under instructor guidance, and the program is organized around “researching and testing training protocols” intended to support performance across martial arts, physical fitness, and mental wellness. The school emphasizes updating and developing skills across the various ranges of a fight rather than concentrating on one area.
About
The school’s stated philosophy centers on consistency and long-term mastery. It discourages what it calls “gym hopping,” advising students instead to learn “a system and master it” rather than training at multiple facilities at once. The program describes its approach as pursuing mastery through steady practice rather than technique shortcuts.
The founder’s background is described in detail on the site. He began wrestling at age 6 through the Lakota youth program and went on to become a four-time district qualifier and medallist in high school. He attended NCAA Division I Ohio University, training under wrestling figure Harry Houska, and captained the boxing team there. The site states he has “36 years of continuous grappling training” and holds “championship medals on all levels of competition: nationally, internationally, gi, no-gi, and MMA.” It also notes that he returned to elite wrestling competition, facing current NAIA and NCAA wrestlers, and lists long-term personal goals including completing the Barkley Marathon and placing in the top three at the Ken Kraft Midlands Wrestling Championship.
Location & Contact
Bad Wolf MMA is based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. The website does not publish a specific street address. The listed phone contact is 615.627.8082, and the site directs prospective students to text this number to arrange a free private lesson.
Additional Information
The website’s main sections include Home, Technique Videos, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Who We Are, and Contact. Class schedules, pricing, and a roster of additional instructors are not published on the site, so interested individuals would need to contact the school directly for those details.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (badwolfmma.com).