About Us
SAMA is taught by a team of varied martial arts instructors and schools who are passionate about providing affordable personal safety training along with their traditional training programs. Our partner instructors include: Masters, Senior Instructors, Black Belts, and MMA fighters who love to teach and serve and are passionate about helping and equipping people.
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John Hogg
SAMA Self Defense - Senior Instructor
John has been involved in combat sports/martial arts since the early 1970’s.
He has been an instructor (Sifu) in Jeet Kune Do Concepts for more than 30 years, a Black Belt with the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, a Senior Instructor in SAMA Self Defense, and a Black Belt member and Senior Instructor with the IFCMA. John was a champion amateur wrestler, an amateur and collegiate boxer, and an amateur full contact kick boxer in the early 1980's.
John has studied and trained in many different martial arts over the years including: Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Judo, Small Circle Ju Jitsu, Ninjutsu, Kali, Krav Maga, and Jeet Kune Do. He has trained under 5 different Masters and 2 Grand Masters. He teaches SAMA self defense classes, boxing, MMA wrestling, and advanced striking at American Top Team Gwinnett. We teach self defense seminars at various martial arts schools, churches and organizations.
SOME OF OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS
