Elijah BJJ came to Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Lyndhurst for a friendly training session. This is the second time the academies have met in an effort to help each other become better at BJJ. Ideas and techniques were exchanged in order to help each team find their strengths and weaknesses. The two academies and their students have become friends […]
One of the most important lessons to learn in BJJ is to train when you are tired. Normally, we do not want to do anything when we feel this way. However, studies have shown that training though fatigue results in better maintenance of strength and improved postural control. Specifically, endurance athletes and soccer players who performed strength or […]
Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu school shines at World BJJ Championship Savarese BJJ Academy, a Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu school, shined at the World BJJ Championship this weekend. Â The Savarese BJJ Competition team won several matches, including a 29 second submission in the brownbelt division. Professor Chris Savarese was pleased with his students’ performance and had this to […]
Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu student excels at World Championship Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu student Brian Procel from Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competed in the 2016 World Championship this weekend. As a result of his preparation, he tapped his 1st opponent in 29 seconds! Match details Jersey City’s Procel, finished Vinicius Canabarro with a clock choke from the back off of […]
Savarese BJJ would like to congratulate Mateo Santiago, a North Arlington Kid Martial Artist on being awarded Student of the Month for the month of June. Mateo, known as Happy Feet at the school, trains consistently 4 days every week alongside his older brother Antonio. He is also one of the Award Winning Kids Competition […]
Lyndhurst students to compete in World Jiu Jitsu Championship Five Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu students are set to compete in the World Jiu Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, CA. Next weekend, Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Academy students Brian Procel, Caitlin McManus, Sean Yadimarco, Leo Alves, and Ariana Zeppetelli go. They have been training hard for this for the last […]
How to properly add to your jiu-jitsu is a question I get asked a lot by white and blue belts. There are many answers to that question but the main ones are as follows: don’t quit trying and perfect your fundamentals. Everything in BJJ builds upon the fundaments in one way or another. Too often, […]
Ed Veccione earns 1st Savarese BJJ promotion Congrats to Ed Veccione for earning his 1st Savarese BJJ promotion! Veccione was promoted to 1st stripe on his whitebelt, one of the most important promotions because it signals that you are learning. While the white belt is the first belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, it is also the […]
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 Check out this picture from the Big Apple Open on Saturday. Two Savarese BJJÂ 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 instructor teaches the pros