Dee Smith
Head Instructor

Dee began training Jui-jitsu in 1994 in California with Rorion and Royce Gracie. He trained at Beverly Hills Jui-jitsu, RCJ Machido Jiu-jitsu and RAW Real American Wrestling while earning 7 Jiu-jitsu tournament championships. Some of the Jui-jitsu and grappling greats Dee has trained with are Eddie Bravo, Kenny Florian, Andrew Smith, Mark Laimon, Royce Gracie, Rorian Gracie and Andre Brenner just to name a few. Recently he added the distinction of being a Certified Instructor under Roufus Sport Kickboxing and continuing training under some of kickboxing best such as Duke Roufus, Scott Cushman, Master Tong, Mark Dellagrotte, Jerry Wetzel, Rodney King, Walter Michalowski and Greg Nelson. Dee's experience has carried over to the Absolute team of fighters with over 100 sanctioned MMA wins not including major wins by the Absolute team in grappling tournaments such as US Grapplin, Naga, Bud Cup, Haystan, Tennessee Championships and South Carolina Championships.

• Former New York Athletic Club wrestling team member for over 10 years
• New York State High School Champion
• Junior National Freestyle Champion (AAU)
• Seven time National Freestyle Champion (USWF and USA Wrestling)
• Two time silver medalist in the World Cup
• Two time Tiblisi (USSR) team member
• Sparticade (USSR) team member
• 6th place World University Games
• Olympic Trials finalist 1988, third 1980 and 1984
• National Sports Festival champion
• Silver medal Pan American Games
• Canada Cup Champion
• 4th place Goodwill Games

Tournaments:
- 1999 South Carolina Fall Submission Grappling Tournament Champion, 150 lbs
- 2000 1st place (tie), South Carolina State Grappling Championship, 170 lbs.
- 2001 King of the Ring IV (MMA) win vs. Jose` Villarisco
- 2003 King of the Ring VII MMA title fight loss (vs. Mike Acedo-Malaney)
- 2004 1st place Budweiser Jiu Jitsu World Cup, no-gi, advanced, under 145 lbs

Wes Williams
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

• Began training at Absolute Jiu-Jitsu Academy in September of 2002
• (4-0) in MMA Competition all wins by submission. View team standings.
• Over 50 wins in grappling competitions all but one by submission.
• 2005 Number 1 RANKED No-Gi Grappler in Tennessee
• Over 17 Grappling Tournament Gold Medals

Tournaments:
- 2003 South Carolina CMATC Gi Champion
- 2004 NAGA Atlanta No-Gi Champion
- 2004 Nashville Grappling Open Champion
- 2005 Friendship BJJ Champion
- 2005 NAGA Atlanta No-Gi Champion
- 2005 Richmond Tap Factor Absolute Champion (Received Most Technical Fighter Award)
- 2005 Second Friendship BJJ No-Gi Champion
- 2006 South Carolina CMATC No-Gi Champion
- 2006 NAGA Atlanta No-Gi Champion
- 2006 East Coast Grappling Champion
- 2006 Smokey Mountain Winter Grappling Open No-Gi Champion
- 2007 No Place To Run No-Gi Tournament Champion
- 2007 Smokey Mountain Grappling Open No-Gi Absolute Division Champion
- 2007 C.A.G.E. Fighter No-Gi Tournament Champion
- 2007 Roll 4 Kids No-Gi Heavy and Super-Heavyweight Tournament Champion
- 2007 Tennessee State BJJ No-Gi Champion
- 2008 Ruckus In The Cage 4 WIn
- 2008 Ruckus In The Cage 5 Win (Received The Fighter Of The Night Award)
- 2008 Caged Combat 1 Win
- 2009 Caged Chaos 5 Win
- 2010 Stateline Grappling Championships Absolute Division Champion