James Clingerman’s IBJJA / Fight Hub Headquarters
Delivering the Highest Level of Realistic Martial Arts Instruction Anywhere
The Academy –

Founded in 2000, the Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Fight Hub HQ) is the longest running Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Central Indiana. The IBJJA was the first full time Academy to offer Day and Evening classes, kids’ classes and programs such as Kickboxing, Boxing, Combat Conditioning and Mixed Martial Arts. This is where all of the newest techniques are developed and put to the test for www.TheFightHub.com are developed. Hence, The Fight Hub Headquarters!
You Will Be Pleasantly Surprised!
Here at the IBJJA/Fight Hub HQ, we have the most qualified instructors to teach reality based Martial Arts that you find being used by today’s professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighters! There is no hype here! There is only REAL Martial Arts that work in the REAL world and we have REAL results. We have programs that are made for everyone!
The goal of the Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy/ Fight Hub HQ is to promote athleticism, health, self-control, and discipline, while providing the most advanced training for self-defense and sport competition.
State of the Art, Completely Clean Training Facility
We take great pride in our Academy and it is important to us to give our students a clean and healthy training environment! EVERYONE who has ever trained at another Gym, Dojo, or Academy is amazed at, not only the level of instruction, but at how immaculate we keep our training facility!

Interested in Being Competitive?
The Fight Hub HQ has produced some of the most successful competitors in the Midwest. Our students, as well as our instructors, often compete successfully in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), and Submission Grappling matches. We have been the Extreme Grappling Open’s Team of the Year in both Gi and No-Gi for 3 years running! The Academy offers only the best in REAL Martial Arts instruction.
Home to Team James Clingerman
Fight Hub Headquarters was built on the blood, sweat and tears of its Head Instructor James Clingerman, he’s been involved in Mixed Martial Arts since 1997. Master Coach James has been studying and refining techniques and training methods in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts since long before it was popular. He has developed a TEAM of coaches to help all of Team James Clingerman compete on a World Class level; whether it be Grappling, Kickboxing, local Mixed Martial Arts shows, or the big leagues, like Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce, King Of The Cage, or TV’s The Ultimate Fighter (TUF)! We take a World Class approach to training in all of our disciplines and are ALWAYS trying to improve.
Coach James Clingerman is a Multi-Time National Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Champion, 9 time Indiana State BJJ Champion, 2 time America Cup Judo Champion, just to name a few titles. He’s trained with the Legendary Gracie Family, and traveled all over the United States teaching and Training in order to stay on top of the ever evolving sports of Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.
Mr. Clingerman is the author of several DVDs including: The BJJ Foundation- the World’s Most Comprehensive Fundamental Curriculum in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mastering The Von Flue Choke, Peruvian Dozen 2.0, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s Modified Overhook and Devil’s Handshake, among many others.
As the Home of the James Clingerman Jiu-Jitsu Association we want to provide a wide range of people with the best possible instruction anywhere. Regardless of which aspect a student chooses to focus on, whether it be sport BJJ, Mixed Martial Arts fighting, Judo, Sambo, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Boxing, self-defense or just building themselves as a better person, the IBJJA/Fight Hub HQ has the determination and the ability to get this done!