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 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 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 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. 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. Â 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 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 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 […]
Rafael Lovato Jr Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu seminar Rafel Lovato Jr put on a Lyndhurst NJ seminar at Savarese Jiu Jitsu Academy. Professor Chris Savarese, the school owner, had this to say on Facebook “Awesome seminar by Rafael Lovato Jr at the Academy tonight! 48 people showed up in a snowstorm to improve their BJJ. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fHoDHtt2f4 After realizing how many new BJJ students have no idea who the pioneers of this great art are, I have decided to use my NJBJJ.com Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/njbrazilianjiujitsu?notif_t=page_new_likes) and this website to help people learn about the first World Champions and pioneers of our art. I will pick 1 competitors or fighter per week […]
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros