Capital MMA Student Defends Store Manager From Knife Attack | Reports of Violence on the Rise

There has been an increase in the number of reports coming from Capital MMA & Elite Fitness members who have needed to use skills taught in our self-defense classes. Three of these reports are particularly troubling as the assailants had knives. In each case Capital’s practitioners gained control of the situation before police arrived. The most recent story took place …

Capital’s Youth Competitors | USA Muay Thai Federation (USMF) Youth Development League (YDL)

Nine Capital MMA & Elite Fitness youth fighters made their way to the USA Muay Thai Federation (USMF) Youth Development League (YDL) tournament in New York on Sunday, October 27th, 2019. The league is open to athletes from 4-17, and fight teams from across the East Coast traveled to this unprecedented event. The USMF YDL has been growing tremendously, and …

Capital MMA’s Fudōshin Challenge | Four Person Intramural Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Tournament

Fudōshin is a Japanese word which means — literally and metaphorically — “immovable mind”, “immovable heart” or “unmoving heart”. With the Fudōshin spirit in mind, Capital MMA locations began assembling teams of four, each with one white belt, blue belt, purple belt and brown belt representative. This time Lorton had the honor of bringing home the coveted “Donut” trophy. Check …