Chris Sutton
Christopher Sutton has taken the key character elements from his lifetime as a serious martial artist and fused them together with years of study in the areas of personal and business success, including but not limited to: goal setting, overcoming adversity, fitness and health, business success, personal finances, stress management, relationships, and public safety.
As both an experienced and dynamic public speaker and a successful author, he has spent many years helping people from all walks of life achieve their goals through an effective, common-sense approach. His work has been highlighted in many newspapers articles and TV programs.
He has personally started and developed many successful businesses, including a martial arts school, real estate investing, self-defense training, and business development consulting.
Chris Sutton, owner and founder of the United Martial Arts and Fitness Academy and creator of the C.O.B.R.A.™ Self-Defense Program, is a certified A.C.M.A. Martial Arts Instructor and a lifetime professional martial artist with over 20 years of training and teaching experience.
Chris' extensive martial arts training as well as his law enforcement experience have helped him develop highly unique methods for getting real results. Chris has used this expertise to create the acclaimed C.O.B.R.A.™ reality-based self-defense system, as well as influencing his other martial arts programs, fitness programs & books.
Chris trained in numerous Asain Martial Art systems earning multiple ranks. After many years in the Asain arts Chris studied under World Champion Kick Boxer Jim Graden, with further influence from the legendary champion Joe Lewis in the Elite Kickboxing System earning another Black Belt.
A.C.M.A.
Chris Sutton is a certified A.C.M.A. Martial Arts Instructor and a life-time Professional Martial Artist with over 20 years of training and teaching experience.
The A.C.M.A. (American Council on Martial Arts Education) certification is given and endorsed through the Coopers Research Institute and N.A.P.M.A. (National Association of Professional Martial Artist).
In the field of martial arts and self-defense education these accreditations are recognized as one of the highest and most professional certifications.
Chris has become a lifetime student of professional martial arts and self-defense training, philosophy and continuous education. He is a member of M.A.T.A., the Martial Arts Teachers Association. Chris has also trained and collaborated with Hall of Fame Martial Artist Sifu Brian Spiegel.
Summary of Additional Professional Experience
- Former certified law enforcement officer for city/county agencies
- Former corrections officer
- Former law enforcement drill instructor
- UBC instructor
- 15-time gold medalist in the Florida State Law Enforcement and International Law Enforcement Olympics
- Creator of the C.O.B.R.A. Self-Defense System
- Creator of C.O.B.R.A.™ for Kids
- Author of The Pyschology of Self-defense
- Author of the Fight For Success series
