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Savarese Jiu-Jitsu adds 2 new blackbelts

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.

Promotees

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

Other students who received stripes on their belts include:

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

Savarese BJJ wins Fuji Team Title

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!

Results

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

Savarese bluebelt captures gold

Congrats to Eliot Braun for taking 1st place at the Grappling Industries tournament today.

Savarese BJJ student earns World Championship bronze

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 Jiu-Jitsu teen wins double Gold

Savarese Jiu-Jitsu teen wins double Gold! Tommy Picurro is one of the youngest members of the Savarese BJJ Competition Team. The 17 year old had a great day at the NAGA (http://nagafighter.com ) tournament this weekend. Piccuro won his gi division, submitting all his opponents in his path. He followed up his tremendous day by entering the no-gi division. He went on to submit all his opponents in that division as well. If Picurro continues this torrid pace, he will be another in the long line of elite Savarese BJJ young competitors. As a result, he will be sponsored for future tournaments. In conclusion, look for Picurro at the upcoming Grappling Industries tournament in December.