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Congratulations to Parsippany resident Maddison Ferrara for winning a martial arts award at Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

Maddison is recognized as the Student of the Month for July. She follows last month’s winner, Brandon.

Winning this award is one that takes a lot of hard work, dedication and perseverance.

Maddison is in class more than 3 times a week. Alongside of her two brothers, Joe and Anthony, Maddison has improved on a daily basis.

After starting in the beginners classes, she progressed rather rapidly into the advanced classes. Earning her White and Grey belt in record time, she hopes to compete in her first Jiu-Jitsu tournament this upcoming November.

Being one of the smallest practitioners in the program, her no quit, no excuse mentality has been a key component to her success.

The coaching staff of the Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Kids Program, is very proud of Maddison and all she has accomplished. They believe strongly that she will go very far in the art of Jiu-Jitsu.

About Savarese BJJ Kid’s Program

Savarese BJJ offers Children’s Martial Arts Classes in Lyndhurst, NJ for children ages 5 to 13. The classes are geared towards instilling in your child a sense of discipline, a higher level of self-esteem, and most importantly will teach them how to defend themselves.

Through a highly decorated curriculum, your child will be taught Jiu-Jitsu the way it was meant to be taught. Techniques created to defend themselves against a larger attacker or bully is the primary focus of your child’s learning experience. Where most schools have gotten away from the principles of Jiu-Jitsu, Savarese BJJ has not.

Through positive reinforcement and the constant involvement of the coaching staff, your child will see a vast improvement of their overall self-esteem. The program will give them the self-confidence to avoid any altercation before it gets to far and the skills to defend themselves if it does.

If you are interested in your child taking their first class in Jiu-Jitsu, call 201-933-5134 or contact us here, today.

Everyone taps out in Jiu-Jitsu

Everyone taps out in jiu-jitsu. It happens in every school in every country of the world. You cannot just your progress by how often or not you are tapping out. There is an old saying “If you are not tapping, you are not learning.” Too often, many new jiu-jitsu students gets frustrated with getting tapped and quit. We tell all of our new students at Savarese BJJ to expect to tap constantly in the first year. Tapping is a good thing, it shows progress. Everybody taps. Marcelo Garcia is regarded by many to be one of the best BJJ practitioners on the planet. Below is a link to a video of one of Marcelo Garcia’s rare submission losses, against Braulio Estima at 2009 World Pro. EVERYONE LOSES AND GETS TAPPED EVEN THE GREAT MARCELO. The best learn from their losses and come back stronger. Sometimes, losing can be great motivation.

One of jiu-jitsu’s biggest lessons – Humility

One of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s (BJJ) biggest lessons is Humility. One must be humble, laying Their ego to the side and acknowledging being bested. It can be hard for a new student to concede that someone has defeated you, especially those of us who started BJJ after having achieved some measure of professional and personal success in other domains.If you continue to train, you will understand that it will happen over and over. It is humbling. Jiu-Jitsu humbles everyone. You’ll have to repeatedly acknowledge,  and embrace, defeat.

EGO

As humans, it can be exceedingly difficult to put our egos aside. The only way to get better at BJJ is to fail first. When we fail, we tap. BJJ is like life that way. If we’re not willing to be bad at something first, we’ll never get better at it. And as I’ve said before, if we are unable to access our humility, both on the mat and in the outside world, we will never find true success at BJJ or in anything. To get better, you must tap. Tapping out lets your training partner know that you are unable to escape a particular submission, that continued pressure will cause you discomfort, and that they need to stop applying a particular technique. Otherwise, the person in the submission forces the other person to decide whether or not to apply the submission until pain or unconsciousness results. We are all responsible for our own well-being, and if we allow our egos to get in the way when we are working on getting better at BJJ, then we are missing the point. It is not fair to your training partner to make him decide whether to hurt you or not. You should take responsibility for that. Multiple time World BJJ Champion Saulo Ribeiro, condidered to be one of the best instructors in the world says “Tapping is to learn how not to lose, There are two ways of tapping: because of joint manipulation and because of a choke. Joint locks are painful. If your ego is bigger than that, it will hurt. A choke is something where you’re dealing with someone who is taking your life, so when you strangle you owe your life to your partner.

Tap early, and tap often.  Don’t wait until your arm is about to break, or until you are about to lose consciousness to tap.  Once an opponent gets you into a submission hold, you have already made a serious mistake.  There is no point in hanging on until the end.

Here is a mini etiquette guide for BJJ to let you know when you are not being humble during your training:

1. You slap the mat and curse when submitted.
2. You refuse to tap.
3. You train angry, especially after someone catches you in a finish.
4. You keep track of exactly how many times you’ve tapped someone or been tapped.
5. You give 100% resistance when your partner for the day is working on what the instructor taught.
6. You routinely come late to class so you can avoid the warm-up.
7. You stop drilling the technique before the instructor tells you
8. You have – and worse, offer – an opinion about when you should be promoted.
9. You try to finish your instructor’s sentences
10. You argue with your instructor for any reason.
11. You use all strength try to hurt someone smaller or younger

Always keep the mind of a whitebelt. oss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBtqmx7vbI

Rafael Lovato Jr Dominates Texas Super Fight

Click here to watch Rafael Lovato dominate his super fight

In this video link above, Rafael Lovato Jr dominates a Texas Super fight. Rafael Lovato Jr, a World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and 3x World No-Gi Champion, made quick work of his opponent Ricardo Demente Abreu in the Fight to Win Pro 3 main event. Lovato used his aggressive, attacking style, going  from submission to submission until finally locking in a guillotine from half-guard and forcing Demente, the UFC middleweight, to tap. After putting on a spectactular show Flograppling caught up with Lovato Jr. to hear his thoughts on the fight, MMA and where he goes from here in this video.

Lovato Jr has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Assocation headquartered in Oklahoma and schools in NJ, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and British Columbia, Canada. If you would like to train at Rafael Lovato’s NJ school, email Professor Chris Savarese at [email protected] or call 201 933-5134 for a free trial class.

 

Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu student loses 55 lbs!

Mark Garcia, a Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu student, credits Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) for his weight loss.

When Mark joined the Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy last year, he didn’t exercise and was very out of shape. Through the benefits of BJJ and coupled with training and hard work, Mark looks like a completely different person now.

In the same time frame, Mark has earned his bluebelt and was recently promoted to his third stripe. He has competed in and won a championship in his weight class at the New Jersey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (NJBJJF) in May last year. He has become one of the best students at the Academy through his hard work.

To get a free trial class and train at Savarese BJJ, call 201 933-5134.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Primarily a form of ground fighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jistu is a martial art and self-defense system. Statistics show that 90% of fights or altercations end up on the ground, so BJJ practitioners focus on fighting from there. It is a mixture of submission holds, throws and wrestling. It has also become one of the most popular combat sports in the world.

BJJ was formed from Kodokan Judo newaza (groundfighting) that was mostly taught by Takeo Yano and Mitsuyo Maeda. They trained the Gracie brothers: Carlos, Helio and George Gracie; which resulted in its own art form.

Breaking down the misconception that a smaller or weaker person wouldn’t be able to defend themselves against a larger or stronger opponent, BJJ promotes concepts that teach proper self-defense in this scenario. By utilizing proper technique, leverage, and the ability to take the altercation to the ground, BJJ practitioners are capable of defending themselves in several different aspects of a fight.

To defeat their opponent, students learn to apply joint locks, such as arm and leg locks, as well as choke holds. BJJ training is often used for self defense and weapons defense, sport grappling tournaments or mixed martial arts (MMA).  Similarly, BJJ promotes a healthy lifestyle of eating and living clean to promote fitness, weight loss and better health. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is not solely a martial art, it is a method for promoting physical fitness and building character in young people; and, ultimately, a way of life.

 

 

Pequannock Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students earn promotion

Pequannock Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students Dan, Pete and cousin Tom O’Connor were promoted by Professor Chris Savarese on Saturday. Dan earned the rank of bluebelt 4th strip, Pete bluebelt 3rd stripe  and Tom bluebelt 1st stripe. All 3 students train Savarese’s student Chris Laciura at the Savarese BJJ affiliate school Training 4 Life Martial Arts (T4L), the top Pequannock Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) school. Dan is one of the top students in the program and is also an assistant instructor at T4L. Pete is one of the youngest adults in the program and many believe his potential is endless. He has made an incredible amount of progress in a very short amount of training time. Tom has just come back from a major injury and has picked up right where he left off as one of the best BJJ practitioners at T4L. All 3 students started under Laciura just a couple of years ago and all 3 have competed in the New Jersey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (NJBJJF) and have won or finished in the top 3. They also train with Laciura at the Savarese BJJ Academy in Lyndhurst NJ, alongside some of the top grapplers in the world. If you are an athlete looking to compete on a high level or just someone who wants to learn self-defense and stay in shape, call the Training 4 Life Academy at (973) 839-9300 for a free trial class at the top Pequannock Martial Arts facility in the area.

Training 4 Life Academy

The Training 4 Life Team truly cares about your progress. It is their passion to share with you what has been so beneficial to them. They lead groups and teach individuals. This style of teaching goes beyond standing in front of the class and directing. In order to teach individuals within the group, you must be aware of every student’s needs and that is their strength. Because people learn in different ways, teachers must have different methods to connect with them and they do! If you live in the Pequannock, NJ area, try a free class!