UFC contender trains at Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu Academy UFC contender Kurt Pellegrino and 2011 No-Gi World Jiu-Jitsu Rafael Chavez stopped by the Lyndhurst jiu-Jitsu Academy Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a night of training. The owner, Professor Chris Savarese, is a training partner of Pellegrino for years. Pellegrino trains at the Savarese Lyndhurst Academy a couple […]
NY Giants Eli Manning uses Jiu Jitsu techniques Eli NY Giants Eli Manning uses Jiu Jitsu techniques  Once the 2010 season was complete, both Sullivan and Manning sat down to discuss goals for the upcoming season. The three main goals decided upon were ‘leadership, decision-making, and accuracy’. I wonder where he came up with these […]
Wise words from Master Rickson Gracie “Where there’s discomfort, there’s fear, In these very tough positions, you’re in a little piece of hell. And through this daily suffering, you learn to survive in these situations. You have to find comfort in the uncomfortable situations. You have to be able to live your worst nightmare. Jiu-Jitsu […]
Savarese Jiu Jitsu has great Grapplers Quest Showing Savarese Jiu Jitsu has great Grapplers Quest Showing! Savarese BJJ absolutely kicked butt at GQ yesterday. We had a phenomenal showing! With less than 10 people competing, we took home 7 medals, highlighted by Carlos Dorjo, in his first BJJ tourn ever, submitting all 4 opponents en […]
Jiu Jitsu world Champions stop by Savarese BJJ Lyndhurst 2 Jiu Jitsu world Champions stopped by Savarese BJJ Lyndhurst to train today. They were on their way to the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World Championship. World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr and his student Justin Rader were on their way to England for […]
Hello all, Today is the 5 yr Anniversary of the Savarese BJJ Academy. I just wanted to take a couple of paragraphs to explain why this is such an important day for the Academy and for me personally and I wanted to thank some people who had an important role in its success. The 5 […]
Savarese Jiu Jitsu student is Grapplers Quest Champion Savarese Jiu Jitsu student Spanish Mike Gonzalez is Grapplers Quest Champion. Nicknamed “Furniture” by his teammates because he is always in the Academy, Gonzalez is training less than 6 months and has already won 2 tournaments. Professor Chris Savarese, the owner and head instructor at Savarese Brazilian […]
Lyndhurst BJJ Academy shines at Grapplers Challenge The Savarese Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition team, a Lyndhurst BJJ Academy, shined at the Grapplers Challenge this weekend. With only a small portion of the team competing, the team still finished in the top 3 in team scoring. Congrats to all the members of the team, everyone who competed […]
Former Rutherford Wrestler receives jiu jitsu bluebelt Bryan Brown, a former Rutherford High School wrestler, received his jiu jitsu bluebelt last night. 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Professor Chris Savarese promoted Brown at his Academy in Lyndhurst. AÂ standout wrestler at RHS, Brown has been training under Savarese. In addition, he will be competing […]
Misconceptions and facts of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Please read this blog “Misconceptions and facts of BJJ”, written by my friend Tom DeBlass, a Ricardo Almeida blackbelt and owner of Ocean County BJJ Academy. http://oceancountybjj.com There are many miscconceptions about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which is in my opinion the most practical martial art there is. Furthermore it has […]
