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Savarese BJJ Etiquette Guidelines

There are a lot of new members in the school so I wanted to re-post our Etiquette Guidelines. Academy Etiquette Guidelines Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academies tend to teach in a more relaxed and less rigid atmosphere than traditional martial arts. Nonetheless, in order to maintain a positive environment that is both conductive to learning and welcoming […]

Kids Martial Arts Program Awards Student of the Month

Kids Martial Arts Program Awards Student of the Month Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy’s kids martial arts program, awards student of the month to Gavin DeRobertis. Gavin is a tremendous baseball player and enthusiastic wrestler outside of the academy as well. Over the last month he has rededicated himself to improving in jiu-jitsu and has progressed […]

Lyndhurst Martial artists will test their skills

Lyndhurst Martial artists will test their skills Six Lyndhurst Martial Artists will test their jiu-jitsu skills at the Fight To Win Tournament April 8th in Bayville, NJ. The students, from the Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, have all been successful members of the Academy’s competition team. Brian Procel, Sean Yadimarco, Leo Alves, Anthony DelGuercio, and Ariana […]

Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy Pride Tournament results

Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy Pride Tournament results Savarese BJJ Academy, a Lyndhurst Martial arts Academy’s Pride Tournament results were outstanding. Professor Chris Savarese’s team had a great showing at the Pride Tournament in NYC yesterday. Pride is a really tough and well run tournament. Congrats to “The Beast” Sean Yadimarco on winning his bluebelt division, continuing […]

Your first year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Your first year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Your first year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is always the toughest. I liken it to a totem pole. You are at the bottom in the beginning and the longer you stay, more people join after you and you start to move up. If you can make it through that first […]

Great things happening at Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy

Great things happening at Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy Great things happening at the Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy Savarese Jiu-Jitsu. February is usually a quiet month but a lot of things are going down. Competition Team excels again! Great job to all the Savarese BJJ and Training 4 Life guys who stepped up and competed this […]

What a blackbelt is

There is a never ending question of what a blackbelt is. A blackbelt in BJJ, or any other martial art for that matter, is not just about competition or success in fighting. It is about attitude and a willingness to give back to fellow students, the school and the community. Also, it’s about self control […]

To Gi or not to Gi

To gi or not to gi, that is the question. With the growth of MMA is contributing to more and more people walking through the doors of BJJ academies nationwide, there is a controversy inside these BJJ walls when it comes to wearing the uniform (gi) or not. many Due to schools offering gi and […]

Trio of Savarese BJJ students earn instructor certification

A trio of Savarese BJJ students earned instructor certification this month. In front of a full class, Professor Chris Savarese acknowledged this accomplishment by calling the 3 brownbelts, Brian Procel, Dan Lleonart and Anthony DelGuercioe to the front and presenting him with his certificate of completion. The process to complete this course requires a student […]