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Claim this gymNor Cal Fighting Alliance in Santa Rosa was founded by David Terrell, a former UFC fighter who built the academy around serious martial arts training for both beginners and experienced athletes. Terrell teaches at the gym and has spent years developing fighters and grapplers, with the academy producing athletes who have reached the UFC level. NCFA also maintains close ties with Cesar Gracie Fighter schools throughout Northern California. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling sit at the center of the academy’s ground program, while Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling and MMA round out the training. NCFA has long emphasized no-gi grappling and live application, reflecting Terrell’s own background in MMA and submission grappling. Open mat gives students additional time for rounds and technical work outside a formal class structure. Kids and adults both train at NCFA, and the academy is set up to support people who want very different things from martial arts—from confidence and fitness to serious competition. The common thread is direct coaching and a fight-team culture shaped by Terrell’s experience. For Santa Rosa students who want Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a room that also understands wrestling, striking and MMA, that combination is a defining part of the school.
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Part of Alliance — the affiliation currently ranks #3 on the IBJJF gi academy ranking.
Team affiliation ranking — reflects the competition results of the wider Alliance team across all its academies, not this location alone.
From public IBJJF & ADCC 2025–26 season rankings (data as of Jun 2, 2026). ADCC figures reflect this gym's own competitors; the IBJJF rank is its affiliation's standing, shared across all its academies.
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