The Minnesota Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts training center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

It was founded in 1992 by Greg Nelson, a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler at the University of Minnesota.

[1] The Academy provides training in combative martial arts that include Muay Thai, Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Filipino Martial Arts, Jeet Kune Do, Modern Army Combatives, and mixed martial arts.

[2] The Academy's MMA team, Team Academy, has a winning percentage of 80%[3] Greg Nelson combined his background in NCAA Division 1 wrestling, from college, with the Thai-boxing training he began in 1983 to form the basis of his Mixed Martial arts system.

As The Academy grew it attracted future UFC champions such as Dave Menne, Brock Lesnar, Sean Sherk and Rose Namajunas.