Since 2016
About Us
Our academy is founded on the pillars of faith, discipline, integrity, honor, respect, friendship, and family. We incorporate values and principles through the martial art, sport, and lifestyle of jiu-jitsu to help increase both the physical and mental developments of each student. Through practice students grow, mature, and learn all while having fun and building lifelong positive relationships with not only others but also themselves. Fight Sports strives for excellence in personal development, teamwork, leadership and demonstrating responsible behaviors/manners on and off the mat. We believe in a conduct of sportsmanship, humility and dignity in pursuit of our goals.
Professor Layton Wilcox
Professor Layton Wilcox is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and head instructor at Canton Bjj. Layton began his BJJ journey in 2008 while attending college at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach Florida.
After his very first class, he knew he had found something special and went all in, training under the guidance of Todd Cutler, a 3rd degree Black Belt under Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. In 2011, after earning his commercial pilot license and graduating with a Bachelor of Aeronautics he moved back to Georgia to pursue a career in aviation. He is married to his high school sweetheart Monica and they have two wonderful kids, Jiuliana and Parker.
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Over the next few years, he continued training at various academies around the Atlanta area while continuing to keep his rank under Master Todd Cutler. In 2016 with the support of team Fight Sports, Layton and his wife Monica opened Canton Bjj (Fight Sports Cherokee).
Over the past 12 years, Layton has primarily been interested in sport/comp style BJJ and has competed at every belt from white to black across many rule sets and organizations, everything from local tournaments, IBJJF comps, to Pro Super-fights. Since opening the academy, he has developed a new passion in BJJ which is bringing the best out of his students.
“Winning a tournament or fight is definitely a great feeling after putting in hard work, but helping my students achieve major goals such as weight loss, building confidence, and of course winning comps has become one of the most rewarding facets of BJJ over the past few years for sure!”.
LINEAGE – Mitsuyo Maeda—> Carlos Gracie—> Carlson Gracie—> Francisco Albuquerque—> Roberto Abreu—> Todd Cutler—> Layton Wilcox
Coach Robert Brooks - Black Belt
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Coach Gabe Fernández - Black Belt
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Coach Conner Brooks - Brown Belt - Head Kids Coach
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Coach Cesar Garcia - Purple Belt - Assistant Kids Coach
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Coach J.P. Alvarez - Striking Coach
J.P. began training in martial arts/karate and boxing at the age of 5. After High School, he joined the United States Marine Corps and continued training in MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program). He was retired from the Marine Corps due to combat injury and was awarded the Purple Heart. He has continued to study martial arts as well as Muay Thai. He has trained at various gyms such as Hard Knocks, Iron Clutch Fitness, and X3 before purchasing a home and settling down in Canton, GA. He now trains out of Canton BJJ where he has received his blue belt in Jiu-jitsu. He is passionate about helping others learn the sport of boxing and Muay Thai. “ I just enjoy training martial arts of any kind and if I can help others learn to get better, I’m all about it!”
Coach Adam Wetzel - Purple Belt
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