Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu student proves age is just a number! One of my favorite promotions ever! Domingo “Pops†Timonera gets his first stripe at 69 years young! And video of him working his back takes! BJJ is for everyone!
Fighters and CHIPSA Hospital Join Forces To K.O. Cancer, Save A Life! My good friend Scotty Nelson doing great things!
http://onthemat.com/anderson-silva-fabricio-werdum-and-chipsa-hospital-join-forces-to-k-o-cancer-save-a-willy-f/?fbclid=IwAR31j0IjcBc8IcEUMp_rIApW1xLn86aBM77rdLsO_gxFl5VpF_JazzeDKOw
Savarese Jiu-Jitsu adds 2 new blackbelts! What an amazing night at Savarese Jiu-Jitsu. We added 2 new blackbelts to our team in Danny Rinaldi and Maria Lleonart. Both are so deserving in so many ways and I am honored to be connected to each for life. Maria becomes the first female blackbelt at Savarese BJJ. She is one of the first women doing BJJ in the US, the first I ever saw submitting men, a woman who submitted cancer and she gave one of the most amazing blackbelt speeches I have ever heard. We also leveled up Danny’s brother Gerry Rinaldi to 2nd degree blackbelt, a rank wayy overdue. The Rinaldi’s are 2 of the best grapplers in the world but their attitudes and humility make them special beyond their skills. A great thank you to all who shared this night with us, it was a night that I don’t think any member of our team will forget. Congrats as well to the rest who leveled up tonight.
Andrew Kuntz- brownbelt
Jose Almeida Hoze Bee- purplebelt
Maverick Garcia -purplebelt
Patrick Younan- purplebelt
Ivette Ponte-purplebelt
Tommy Picurro-bluebelt
Ariel Morel-bluebelt
Wilson Will Sanchez-bluebelt
Gabriel Jarosi- bluebelt
Theresa Zep- Greenbelt
Bluebelts
Dylan Hutchinson, Dan Czarnecki, Donna Valvidia, Pete Valvidia, Thomas Thibodeaux, Kayla Zeppetelli, Juan Cabreara, ant cirri, Ed Vecchione, Tom Calnan, and Jenn gatto.
Purplebelts:
Danny rodriguez, Elliot santiago, Baba Ojo and Jim Pecoraro.
Brownbelts
Andrew Zeppetelli and Chris Thibault
I look forward to seeing the growth of all of you in 2020 and beyond. Proud of you all and proud to be your instructor. Oss
Amazing turnaround for Savarese BJJ student! Congrats to Ariel Morel on winning his division at the Fuji BJJ Tournament today! Great day at the Fuji tournament for the Savarese BJJ competition team but i wanted to post about this guy first. Guys like him make all the bad days of owning a school or teaching BJJ worth it. Since this guy joined my academy , he has dropped over 80lbs and has gotten much healthier. 2 months ago, he decided to compete for the first time. It wasn’t his day. But in the “win or learn†mentality of Jiu-Jitsu, he learned. Well he just back in the horse today and won 2 matches, both by submission, to win his division at the Fuji tournament today. https://www.fujibjj.com/Home/Index The smile in this first pic makes me so happy and Ariel, I am sooo incredibly proud of you Jiu-Jitsu changes lives every day. 🤙ðŸ»Â #Savaresebjj #lyndhurst #bergencountybjj #lyndhurstjiujutsu #jiujitsulifestyle
This is what Jiu-Jitsu is about!
Savarese BJJ wins Fuji Team Title! Congrats to everyone on the Savarese BJJ competition team who tested themselves today. It was a mix of some of our best, some who haven’t competed in a very long time, and some testing themselves in their first tournament. We finished 2nd in the team standings but 1st Place in the Adult standings (we had no kids competing today) and I am proud of all of you not because of your great showing but more because you stepped up, faced a fear and weren’t afraid to fail like so many are. First I want to shout out our purplebelt standout Sean Yadimarco, who took 1st place in the Blackbelt division. (Props to the black belts for letting him in so he could test himself, much appreciated), winning his first match 9-0 and his 2nd by submission. Also props to Ariel Morel, who continues his journey to better health but winning his first BJJ tourn ever! Since this guy joined my academy , he has dropped over 80lbs and has gotten much healthier. 2 months ago, he decided to compete for the first time. It wasn’t his day. But in the “win or learn†mentality of Jiu-Jitsu, he learned. Well he just back in the horse today and won 2 matches, both by submission, to win his title at the Fuji tournament today. https://www.fujibjj.com/ So proud of you! Then the amazing Ivette Ponte, who took 1st place in her division, continuing to be better in every aspect of life and BJJ. She is a 100% completely different person than the person who walked in 3 years ago. Sooo proud of you. Maverick Garcia, who has a unbelievable tournament!
Here are our results:
Sean Yadimarco-1st Place
Ariel Morel-1st place
Ivette Ponte-1st place
Kayla Zeppetelli -1st place and 2nd place bumping into a purplebelt division
Jose Almeida- 1st place and 2nd place
Dylan Hutchinson-2nd place
Baba Ojo-2nd place
Maverick Garcia -2nd place
Dan Czarnecki-2nd place
Jim Pecoraro -2nd place
Tom Thibodeaux-2nd place
Gabe Jarosi-2nd place
Ant Cirri-2nd place
Eliot Santiago-3rd place
Leo Alves-3rd place
This is what Jiu-Jitsu is about! This is how Jiu-Jitsu changes lives, this is what Jiu-Jitsu is about: self improvement, being better than you were yesterday. Yesterday, i got to witness my student Ariel take a new step in his journey, face a fear and grow. He has lost over 80 lbs since he started, is healthier, stronger mentally and physically, and is getting better every month with his skills. While he lost his matches, he won because he grew. And when I told him that, I think he understood which is more growth. Not gonna lie, i have been a little fried w BJJ lately but I went yesterday because I wanted to see him grow and am so glad I did. Thank you Ariel for inspiring ME. You made my day, I was smiling all day because of you! Oss.
Congrats to Eliot Braun for taking 1st place at the Grappling Industries tournament today.
Savarese’s Picurro wins another title! Congrats to Tommy Picurro for winning his division today at the Grappling Industries Tournament , winning all his matches by submission. Tommy is in quite a roll of late, has won his last 3 tournaments without a loss. Still a lot of work to do but his future is bright.
Savarese BJJ student earns World Championship bronze! Congrats to Sean Yadimarco for taking 3rd in the No-Gi World Championship this weekend in Anaheim. He went 4-1 on the day to earn the prestigious honor of getting on the podium at a World championship. Very proud of all he has accomplished the last 2 years, looking forward to seeing what 2020 brings for him. #savaresebjj #thebeast #ibjjfnogiworlds
Savarese BJJ’s Yadimarco wins Double Gold at NY Fall Open! Congrats to Sean Yadimarco on winning his division today at the NY Open (ibjjf.com). In addition, he won the Absolute (no weight limit) division. The purplebelt went 6-0 on the day with no points scored against him! As a result, Yadimarco earns points towards qualifying for the World Championship. Finally, look out for Yadimarco in January.
Yadimarco wins Double Gold
Yadimarco wins Double Gold
Yadimarco wins Double Gold
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros