The American Top Team Winter Garden team with Coach Marcel Ferreira
Our Story

More than a gym.
A community.

Changing lives one person at a time through martial arts, education and coaching — right here in Winter Garden, Florida.

01 — Who We Are

A safe, welcoming place to grow.

Since opening our doors, American Top Team Winter Garden has been dedicated to one mission: changing lives, one person at a time. We do it through martial arts, education and the kind of coaching that treats every student like they matter — because they do.

We've built a safe, comfortable and genuinely welcoming atmosphere for students and families. Whether you're a parent watching from the front of the mat or a beginner stepping on for the very first time, you'll feel it the moment you walk in: this is a place that wants you to succeed.

Coach Marcel Ferreira with young students at ATT Winter Garden
02 — What We Believe

Martial arts is for everyone.

Regardless of age, gender or experience level, everyone deserves what martial arts has to offer. Our programs welcome four-year-olds taking their first class and adults rediscovering what their body can do — and through training, every student builds the mindset to live their best life, on the mats and far beyond them.

01Self-DefensePractical skills that work in the real world.
02DisciplineStructure and respect that carry into daily life.
03ConfidenceQuiet, earned self-belief under pressure.
04FitnessReal conditioning built through consistency.
03 — Our Values

What every student takes with them.

01

Confidence

Quiet, earned self-belief that holds up under pressure.

02

Discipline

Showing up, working hard and respecting the process.

03

Respect

For training partners, for coaches and for yourself.

04

Fitness

Real conditioning built through technique and consistency.

Meet Your Coach

Marcel Ferreira

6th-Degree BJJ Black Belt · Carlson Gracie Lineage
Coach Marcel Ferreira with his championship belts and tournament medals Head Coach & Owner33 years on the mats

"Jiu-Jitsu is for everyone — my job is to help every student achieve, develop and succeed."

Coach Marcel began teaching in 1994 in an after-school program in Brazil and has since coached men, women and children — from first-day beginners to world champions — across Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai and self-defense.

  • Black belt under the legendary Carlson Gracie
  • Produced numerous BJJ & MMA world champions
  • Head coach and owner of five martial arts gyms
33+Years Coaching
BJJ Black Belt
1994Coaching Since
5Gyms Led
Train With Coach Marcel
04 — Inside the Academy

Life on the mats

Come see it in person
Students training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at ATT Winter Garden Kids martial arts class in session at ATT Winter Garden ATT Winter Garden competitors at a Jiu-Jitsu tournament
Striking drill at ATT Winter Garden Group Jiu-Jitsu photo at ATT Winter Garden The ATT Winter Garden team
Training at American Top Team Winter Garden
Become part of the family

Train with a team that
cares about your growth

Your first class is free. Meet the coaches, step on the mats and see why families across Winter Garden train with us.