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Savarese Jiu-Jitsu student wins double Gold at NY Open

Savarese Jiu-Jitsu student wins double Gold at NY Open Savarese Jiu-Jitsu student wins double Gold at NY Open! Congrats to Savarese BJJ student Thomas Thibodeaux on winning double GOLD at the NY Open today and to his teammate Darren Pardo for earning bronze at the same tournament! Love that you guys are always trying to […]

Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Team places 2nd at PBJJF tournament

Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Team places 2nd at PBJJF tournament Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Team places 2nd at PBJJF tournament! Congrats to the Savarese BJJ competition team who placed 2nd in the team standings at the PBJJF at Fairleigh Dickinson University today. I am so proud of everyone who stepped up and tested themselves. Proud not just because you won […]

3 C’s of Life-Lyndhurst Martial Arts

3 C’s of Life-Lyndhurst Martial Arts The 3 C’s of life: Choices, Chances and Changes! You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change…. Start 2024 the right way! Join our winning team! It you want to change your lifestyle, i promise you that you will be a completely […]

Savarese BJJ student wins double gold at NY Open

Savarese BJJ student wins double gold at NY Open Congrats to Thomas Thibodeaux on winning the NY Open today in the Master 4 Purplebelt Medium Heavyweight division. Tom has been a model of perseverance in 2023, Opening the year with a tournament that he wasn’t happy with his performance, got back in the training room and fixed […]

Training your worst skill in BJJ

Training your worst skill in BJJ Training your worst skill in BJJ is something that must be done more often. What is your worst skill? Every BJJ practitioner, you, me, everybody, has a worst skill. Some part of the game that falls far behind their other skills. We all carry it around as a burden […]

Winner vs Losers

WINNERS vs LOSERS The Winner: Is always a part of the answer The loser: Is always a part of the problem The Winner: Always has a program The Loser: Always has an Excuse The Winner: Says “Let me do it for you” The Loser: Says “Thats not my job” The Winner: Sees an answer for […]

Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ

Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ. If it wasn’t, you’d already know everything you needed to know. When it comes to new things, Jiu-Jitsu asks you to walk the line between tension and fear. Any time you try to learn something new, whether it’s a total paradigm […]

Time always catches up in BJJ

Time always catches up in BJJ Time always catches up in BJJ! Brazilian jiu-jitsu happens in real time, so there are always new decisions to be made. We prefer to make proactive choices wherever we can, but with resistance in the mix, you also have to become comfortable with reactive choices (where you don’t initiate […]