Austin MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Academy Teaching Real Fighting Skills Since 1990
Integrated Fighting Arts (IFA) Academy, located three blocks west of the University of Texas (UT) Austin campus, specializes in detailed instruction in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), Boxing, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Submission Grappling, Wrestling, and Escrima/Filipino Martial Arts. Since 1990, our academy welcomes anyone interested in attaining realistic fighting skills, getting in great physical condition, and having a lot of fun in the process.
Feel free to stop by our academy, during class times, to check out our classes, or contact us for further information.
In this video, Chief Instructor Frank Benn demonstrates how to deal with being caught in the plomb position, at different stages, including knee defense, pummeling, grips, posturing, and counter knee strikes.
In this video, Chief Instructor Frank Benn demonstrates ways to escape side control, to obtain guard or to hip heist, along with some submission options from underneath side control (side triangle choke and Kimura arm-lock).
Chief Instructor Frank Benn explains how a boxer can train to recover to a proper “hands high” boxing guard, just after attacking, or while an opponent is striking, allowing proper timing for a counter-attack.