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Spartan Martial Arts is a martial arts training center in Oakdale, Minnesota that was founded in 2010 by Thomas Schmitz, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Greg Nelson.

Spartan Martial Arts provides training in combative martial arts that include Muay Thai, Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, and Mixed martial arts. Thomas Schmitz has an extensive background in martial arts first starting in 1992 when he was 18 years old, practicing kung fu and traditional martial arts. He’s been practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing since 1996 at the Minnesota Martial Arts academy, under head instructor Greg Nelson. Thomas has helped train and develop many of the top Mixed Martial Arts fighters that have came from Minnesota including Sean Sherk, Brock Lesnar, Dave Menne, Nick Thompson and Brock Larson. Thomas Schmitz is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Greg Nelson.