Contemporary Fighting Arts

Contemporary Fighting Arts (CFA) is a self-defense system conceived by Sammy Franco, who teaches the discipline at Contemporary Fighting Arts Academy in Rockville. CFA is intended for people who wish to defend themselves against real-life assailants. At the beginning of his three-week classes, Franco describes it to his students:
Franco known for his strong criticism of traditional martial arts, aggressive and hardcore image, developed CFA after many years of research. The influence came from his childhood—he had been bullied in his youth and his father, a Jew from Sicily, advised him to retaliate in kind. While studying for a criminal justice degree at the University of Maryland, he studied various forms of martial arts and self defense programs, but found them all unsuitable for street combat. Franco emphasises the distinctiveness of CFA from traditional martial arts such as karate, with his students wearing T-shirts sporting the slogan, "No Belts, No Rituals, No Nonsense."
People who have been taught CFA include members of the Montgomery County Police Department, the U.S. Border Patrol, doctors and lawyers.

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