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Lyndhurst Martial Arts has Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Self Defense Class

 Lyndhurst Martial Arts has Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Self Defense Class Savarese Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu Academy, a Lyndhurst martial arts school, has Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Self-Defense classes on Thursdays at 6pm and sundays at 10am. Our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Self defense class is right from Grandmaster Helio Gracie’s curriculum at the original Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. […]

North Arlington High School student wins Jiu-Jitsu competition

North Arlington High School student wins Jiu-Jitsu competition Leo Alves, a North Arlington High School student wins Jiu-Jitsu competition last weekend at the Big apple Open in NYC. Alves, a 16 yr old phenom training out of the Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Academy in Lyndhurst, won all of his matches by submission (tapout). Professor Chris […]

Leo Alves – Savarese Jiu Jitsu prodigy

  Leo Alves – Savarese Jiu Jitsu prodigy Congrats to Leo Alves on earning the 3rd stripe on his orangebelt from Professor Savarese this weekend. Leo is the Academy prodigy, the kid the whole Academy keeps an eye on to make sure he is doing things right. I have never seen a 15 yr old […]

Clifton resident Sean Yadimarco wins jiu jitsu tourney

Clifton resident Sean Yadimarco wins jiu jitsu tourney Clifton resident Sean Yadimarco won a jiu jitsu tourney, winning his division at the North American Grappling Assocation (NAGA) yesterday. Yadimarco is a wrestling standout at Clifton High School and just received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) recently from Professor Chris Savarese, one of the first Americans […]

Passaic resident earns jiu jitsu promotion

  Passaic resident earns jiu jitsu promotion Greg Milite, a Passaic 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. Milite has […]

Lodi High School student gets jiu jitsu promotion

Lodi High School student gets jiu jitsu promotion Lodi High School student Tyler Ruffino got a jiu jitsu promotion Thursday. After training for about 1 year, Ruffino was promoted to yellow belt by Professor Chris Savarese, Ruffino’s instructor. Savarese is the owner and head instructor at the Academy and one of the 1st Americans to earn a […]

Professor Savarese trains with Rolker Gracie

  Professor Savarese trains with Rolker Gracie Professor Savarese trains with Rolker Gracie. We are so lucky as students at Savarese BJJ Academy that our Jiu-jitsu professor, Professor Chris Savarese, came up through the ranks under the Gracie Family lineage and we get to learn the techniques he learned from the masters themselves. Professor Savarese […]

Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts Student Wins Award

Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts Student Wins Award   Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts Student Wins Award.  Student of the Month awarded to Kalina Faccone of Lyndhurst NJ. Kalina is one of the longest tenured kids in the Lyndhurst Martial Arts Academy, Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She joined the program almost 4 years ago and has since had […]

Lyndhurst High School student earns Jiu Jitsu promotion

  Lyndhurst High School student earns Jiu Jitsu promotion Congrats to Myko Perevicius, a Lyndhurst High School student, for earning his blue belt from Professor Chris Savarese, a 2nd degree balckbelt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. *If you are a parent, please read* Congrats to Myko Perevicius on receiving his bluebelt from Professor Savarese tonight. Myko is […]

Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu Kids team dominates tournament

  Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu Kids team dominates tournament What an awesome day yesterday at the NJBJJF for our competition team. We went in with our largest team to date, 35 kids, teens and adults challenging themselves. I was beaming with pride on the way home and smiling at how far many have come in such a […]