2 Time World & 5 Time National Champion

09/29/2022

I have new tatami mats coming in two inches thick.

03/21/2021

01/19/2020

Dana competed in gi and no gi competitions, including the American Jiu-jitsu Association AJA, Brazilian Jiujitsu Association BJJ, International Jiu-Jitsu Association IJA, North American Jiu-Jitsu Association, Danzen Ryu, Professional Submission League PSL, Hayastan
Grappling Challenge, North American Grappling Association NAGA, and the Gene LeBell World Grappling Tournament where he won his title belt.

He is a certified instructor in “Shamrock Submission Fighting”, and was a coach and trainer for Frank and Ken Shamrock. He is a Pat Militich Fighting System instructor and coached on the same team for several UFC fights. Dana trained and coached with the Hayastan
fighting team for the UFC, and is a level six grappling instructor
under the undefeated Gokor Chivichian.

Dana trained with Rorian, Royce & Rickson Gracie, teaching at their Academy in Torrance California, and working with Royce on the manual for the Army Ranger Jiujitsu and
Submission fighting program. He worked with Ken Shamrock and Master
Gunnery Sergeant Shane Franklin on developing the United States Marine
Corps‘s Martial Art Program, MCMAP.

In 2006 Dana was the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame’s Jiu-Jitsu Instructor of the Year and 2008
Grappling Master of the Year.

Dana is a retired professional mixed martial arts fighter with over 100
fights including The Shooto World Open, Total Fighting Alliance TFA,
World Kombat Championship, WKC, “Ring of Fire“, Kage Fighting, And
King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge, and Ultimate World Black Belt
Challenge.

05/09/2019