Chattanooga Jiu Jitsu Academy

About Me

Mickey Swafford is the owner and head instructor of the Chattanooga Jiu-Jitsu Academy . He has trained Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for over 11 years, and is a certified instructor under Professor Pedro Sauer (6th degree black belt under Rickson and Helio Gracie) and Professor Eddie Camden (1st degree black belt under Pedro Sauer.)

We are located at:
5519 Highway 153
Hixson, TN 37343
(423) 874-0222
Thai Boxing vs. Tae Kwon Do

My Interests

Gracie Jiu Jitsu -- Self Defense -- Firearms Training -- Shootin -- Thai Boxing -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in self-defense, or looking for Gracie Jiu Jitsu instruction in the Chattanooga area. We also have an excellent Muay Thai Kickboxing class for those interested in fitness or for the sport.

Music:

Most all

Television:

Don't have one, who has time!

Books:

The Master Text

Heroes:

My Dad -- Helio Gracie -- Randy Shughart -- Gary Gordon

My Blog

Getting Back to the Basics

This is an interesting read. It pretty much sums up the learning process. The article is about math, but it's the same process for learning Jiu-Jitsu or just about anything. Enjoy, and tha...
Posted by Chattanooga Jiu Jitsu Academy on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:05:00 PST

Sheeps, Wolves, and Sheepdogs

On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave GrossmanBy LTC (RET) Dave Grossman, author of "On Killing." Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, ab...
Posted by Chattanooga Jiu Jitsu Academy on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:58:00 PST