The Importance of Attending Jiu-Jitsu Seminars The importance of attending Jiu-Jitsu Seminars seems to have gotten lost in recent years. many BJJ practitioners across the country are missing out on great opportunities to learn from a different instructor and team that maybe we have not been exposed to in the past. From World Champions, from some of […]
Dealing with younger opponents in jiu-jitsu Dealing with younger opponents in jiu-jitsu is one of the hardest things for older BJJ practitioners to overcome. Father time catches up with all of us at some point. We become less athletic, are dealing with more injuries and don’t have to strength or endurance we used to. Older […]
Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Honors Student This month Savarese BJJ, a Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School, honors Student Anthony Ferrara. Anthony is proudly being recognized as the Student of the Month. Out of a pool of over 100 students, Anthony rose up and earned this recognition. Every other student that Anthony trains with is […]
The Roles of a Youth Martial Arts Instructor Instructor First and foremost, of all of the roles of a youth martial arts instructor, this is the most important… They are there to teach your child martial arts. The parents enrolled their child to learn an art, and the instructor must be allowed to teach them. […]
Importance of patience in Jiu-Jitsu Patience is one of the most important attributes to have in jiu-jitsu. The learning process in the beginning can be slow for some. First, it is the first time many are doing something physical and having to think simultaneously. If you weren’t active in sports, you don’t have this type […]
Savarese BJJ year end message As we bid farewell to another year, I wanted to talk about the last year and the success we had as a team. Individually, some of you guys and ladies had tremendous, productive, just awesome years. Shout out to our bluebelts who just killed it. All the upperbelts can take […]
Top East Coast jiu jitsu competitor teaches in Lyndhurst Jared Weiner, one of the top jiu jitsu competitors on the East Coast, taught in Lyndhurst NJ last week. Weiner, a 4th degree blackbelt, taught classes at the Savarese BJJ Academy, home of his good friend Professor Chris Savarese. The night was started by Weiner covering […]
The last guy in the room. Every school has one student who is the last guy in the room at the end of the night. Either they are drilling, still training, or writing down and reviewing notes from the nights class. The important thing to take away from the last guy in the room’s actions […]
Martial Arts School Near Me Have you ever google “How to find a Martial Arts school near me? This is probably the most common thing people ask themselves when looking to start training in any martial art. We recently posted a blog on “questions beginners ask themselves when starting in BJJ”. You can check that out here. […]
Being better than you were yesterday is the goal Being better than you were yesterday is the goal you should have through your journey through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. That applies at every single belt from white through black. There are 2 motivational quotes that I love about the beginning stages of BJJ. The first is Confucius’ […]
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros