R.M.A.T.S.

  Anthony Sansonetti - 40 Years of Martial Arts training and teaching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40+ years experience in Martial Arts including Karate, Kempo, Jiujitsu, Kobudo, Stick Fighting, Catch Wrestling, Combat Wrestling, Brazilian Jiujitsu, Shoot wrestling, Sambo, Judo, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing and various other Martial Arts
Black Belt (Nidan) in Kempo Jiujitsu
Black Belt (Shodan) in Kobudo
Black Belt (Shodan) in Judo
Certified Judo Coach (USJA)
Recognized Sambo Coach
Recognized MMA Instructor

Purple Belt Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Experienced Competitor at the International Level in Sambo, Catch Wrestling, and Combat Wrestling 

Coach of the 2019 USA Combat Wrestling Team (World Championships, Bucharest Romania)
Coach of Team Renegade MMA in New York
Over 25 years Martial Arts teaching experience
Professional MMA Commentator ( Worked for Dead Serious MMA, Evolution MMA etc..)

Worked as a bouncer, doorman, and corporate Security

 

 

1992-Present has competed all over the United States and internationally in 10 different Combat Sports- Sambo, Freestyle Sambo, BJJ, Catch Wrestling, Combat Wrestling, No Gi Submission grappling, Muay Thai, Shoot Boxing, MMA, & Judo. 

 

Career Highlights:

2 x USA Sambo Champion 2013 and 2020

2x British Sambo Champion 2010 and 2013

The first American to win the Sambo British Open. Only person to win the USA Sambo Championship and British Sambo Championship

USA Combat Wrestling Gold Medal Champion (Lowell, Arkansas 2015), earning a spot on the National Team to compete at the World Championships

Silver Medal at the 2015 Combat Wrestling World Championships  (Varna, Bulgaria)

Coach of the 2019 USA Combat Wrestling Team - Overall Champions 5 Gold Medals (Bucharest, Romania)

Champion of the 1st Masters of the Mediterranean Sambo Tournament ( Pousson France, 2018) 5 wins with no points scored against

East Coach King Of Catch Wrestling open weight overall tournament Champion (Philadelphia, PA 2013)

Competed at the 1st Arnold classic  MMA tournament Silver Medal (Columbus, Ohio 2005)

1993-1994 2-0 Muay Thai Record
1997-2020 Established Tiger Martial Arts Dojo in Levittown, NY
2003- 2011 Sparring partner to many Amateur and Pro MMA fighters
2005  Arnold Classic MMA Tournament Silver Medal
2006-2011 Coach of Many North American Freestyle Sambo Champions
2007- 2013 Established Team Renegade Competition Team
Trainer and Coach to 7 USA National Sambo Champions
2007 Coach of the 1st Freestyle Sambo League Champions - Team Renegade
2008 Coach of Canadien Combat Sambo Champion- Jeremy Piaser
2008 Team American Sambo Coach
2008, 2010, 2011 Team American Sambo team member and competitor
2010 MMA Coach of the Year - Mid Atlantic Combat Sports
2010 British Sambo Champion- Masters Division
2010 Coach of Evolution MMA Lightweight Champion - Ben Syers
2010 Gold medal British Sambo Open Veterans division -95 KG
2010 Silver medal British Sambo Open Mens division -90 KG
2011 Silver medal Dutch Sambo Open Mens division -100 KG
2011 US Open and Pan American Sambo Championships - Bronze Medal
2011 Bronze medal US Open and Pan-American Championships
2011 Great Prize of Paris Sambo Tournament Semi-finalist
2011 Coach of USA and Pan American Sambo Champion - Taylor Costantino
2013 NOLA - New Orleans Invitational Sambo Championships - Finalist
2013 Arnolds Open Sambo Championships - Champion - Gold Medal
2013 USA Sambo Champion - Masters Division
2013 Coach of USA Combat Sambo Champion - Jeremy Piaser
2013 USA Sambo Open - Gold Medal
2013 British Sambo Championships- Gold Medal Masters Division +95 KG
2013 British Sambo Championships- Bronze Medal Mens Division -100 KG
2013 British Sambo Champion - Masters Division
2013 Liberty Bell East Coast King of Catch Classic - Silver Medal Light heavyweight Division
2013 Liberty Bell East Coach King of Catch - Overall Open Weight Champion
2013 East Coach King Of Catch Wrestling Championship Award
2013 Montreal Freestyle Sambo Open - Silver Medal - 100 KG
2013 ISWA Montreal Catch Wrestling Open - Bronze Medal Heavyweight Division
2013 ISWA Montreal Catch Wrestling Open - Silver Medal Open Weight Division
2014 USA Sambo Nationals - Bronze Medal -100 KG
2014 USA Sambo Nationals - Masters Division Silver Medal -100 KG 
2014 Wrestled 55-minute match for USA Catch Wrestling Heavyweight Title
2015 Combat Wrestling USA Team Trials 1st Place Gold Medal -90 KG Division
2015 Combat Wrestling USA Champion -90 KG Division
2015 Combat Wrestling World Championships USA Team Member (Varna, Bulgaria)
2015 Combat Wrestling World Championships - Silver Medal -90KG  (Bulgaria)  
2018 1st Masters of the Mediterranean Sambo Championships - Gold Medal -90KG (Poussan, France)

2019 Appointed as Head Coach USA Combat Wrestling 

2019 Coach of Team USA at Combat Wrestling World Championships, Bucharest, Romania. Team USA was overall World Champions with 5 Gold medals.  

2020 Gold Medal Champion USA Sambo Championships (-88KG Division) Greensboro, North Carolina

2023 Texas Open Judo Championships Bronze Medalist