Gusein Magomaev was an artist who graduated from Dzhemal Dagestan Art School and moved to Moscow for his career.

In early 1982, there were crackdowns on martial arts for political reasons so Magomaev and his wife, Olga relocated to Dagestan in 1984.

Magomaev and his wife saw the need for action and decided to act upon it to change the situation by building a school to teach not only martial skills but also academics and arts to the Dagestani youth.

Students combine their academic work with martial arts training in Sanda and Taekwondo multiple times a week.

[6] Admission to the school starts from grade 5 after passing entry examinations both academic and medical, with only boys qualifying for the live-in option.