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Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu blackbelt becomes certified instructor

Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu blackbelt becomes certified instructor! Congrats to Mohammad Mohebbi on becoming just the 2nd student to graduate from the Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy instructor course. Moe, as he is also known, is now a certified instructor at the Academy. Mohebbi received his blackbelt from his instructor and the school’s owner, Professor Chris Savarese in […]

Savarese Jiu Jitsu sisters awesome photo

Savarese Jiu Jitsu sisters awesome photo Check out this picture from the Big Apple Open on Saturday. Two Savarese BJJ students who are sisters, Ariana and Kayla Zeppetelli, fighting at the same time on mats next to each other. Both are on the back of their opponents looking for the choke. Is this awesome or what? […]

Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu school excels at NYC Tournament

Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, a Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu school, excelled at the Big Apple Open Tournament in NYC this weekend. With only 22 competitors in one of the East Coast’s biggest tournaments, the competition team racked up 17 medals in total. Professor Chris Savarese, the Academy owner, had this to say on Facebook: “What a great day […]

Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3

Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3 Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3 this past Saturday at the Big Apple BJJ Open in New York City. The event was held at Martin Luther King Jr. High School and had well over 35 teams involved. Savarese BJJ placed Top 3 amongst the schools […]

Teaching your child how to lose

Tom Izzo is one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time and he has written an article on the benefits of teaching your child how to lose. I played baseball, basketball and football growing up. Sports taught me life lessons to prepare me for the world and who I am today. Today’s children, because […]

Nutley HS student earns jiu-jitsu greenbelt

Nutley HS student Maria Villa earned a jiu-jitsu promotion to greenbelt on Saturday. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner was promoted by her instructor, Professor Chris Savarese of the Savarese BJJ Academy in Lyndhurst. The school is one of the top jiu-jitsu schools on the east coast. Villa has been training a little over 2 years and has made a […]

What are you doing to improve outside of class?

What are you doing to improve outside of class? I have wanted to blog about this for awhile now. In the beginning of your journey through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), I encourage white belts to just listen to their instructor. Any good instructor should have a solid curriculum in place to bring you to bluebelt. Many […]

Jiu Jitsu promotion for Lodi High School student

Lodi High School student Tyler Ruffino was recently promoted. After training for over a year, Ruffino was promoted to green belt by Professor Chris Savarese. Savarese is the owner and head instructor at the Academy. He is also one of the 1st Americans to earn a black belt in BJJ from Royler Gracie. Tyler has […]

Harrison resident earns jiu jitsu promotion

Harrison resident earns jiu jitsu promotion Andrew Kuntz, a Harrison resident earned his jiu-jitsu promotion to 3 stripe bluebelt on saturday. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner who promoted by his instructor, Professor Chris Savarese of the Savarese BJJ Academy in Lyndhurst. The school is one of the top jiu-jitsu schools on the east coast. Kuntz […]

Lyndhurst BJJ Instructor Earns Promotion

Sean Bermudez, the head of Savarese Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids Martial Arts, earned a prestigious promotion last night. His instructor, Professor Chris Savarese, promoted Bermudez with “professor stripes” on his black belt, a rank rarely given out in most Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) schools. Students will now have to address Bermudez by his title while in […]