Pompton Plaines Jiu-Jitsu school promotes 1st blackbelt

Pompton Plaines Jiu-Jitsu school promotes 1st blackbelt

Pompton Plaines Jiu-Jitsu school promotes 1st blackbelt! Training 4 Life Jiu-Jitsu, located on rt 23, promoted Joe O’ Connor to blackbelt last night making him the Jiu-Jitsu Academy’s first blackbelt. It took O’Connor 12 years of training to achieve this honor. Training for life is an affiliate school of Savarese Jiu-Jitsu, lead by 4th degree blackbelt Professor Chris Savarese. O’Connor trains under Savarese blackbelt Chris Laciura. It is also the first blackbelt that one of Savarese’s student has given making the moment special for not just O’Connor, but Savarese and Laciura as well.

Professor Savarese thoughts

Very special night for a bunch of us at Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Joe O’Connor earned his blackbelt today after 12 years of training. He ended the night with an amazing speech sharing his journey which all the lower belts can definitely learn from. He becomes the 1st blackbelt at Training4Life Martial Arts Academy and my blackbelt Chris Laciura. Chris has been an amazing student and now teacher. He is a true martial artist, he lives what he teaches and I am beyond proud of everything he has built and the job he has done w his study of Jiu-Jitsu and his ability to share it. Congrats Chris and Joe, I’m so proud of you both. It was so special for me to know that somebody that I brought from white to black was able to take my teachings and bring somebody else from white to black. It was very special to be a part of, and I want to truly thank everybody that came out to experience the night.