Lovato beats Spriggs by choke at FTW 64
Savarese Competition team enjoys big UAEJJF
Savarese Competition team enjoys big UAEJJF
The Savarese Competition team enjoys big UAEJJF, having a really good at the NYC Tournament. Savarese had 3 guys compete today and each one ended up on the medal stand in a very tough tourn. Andrew Kuntz was awesome on the day, dominating his division without having a point scored of him. It was his very first tournament as a purple belt and him dominated his class in all 3 matches.
Danny Lleonart finished 3rd in his division. Lleonart won his first match by a quick submission and then loss a very controversial decision that had many in the crowd vocal. I’ll just say he should have been in the finals and leave it on that. (Btw, my team is like 0-16 in refs decisions in the last 2 years in tournaments. Lol) Back to the positive.
Congrats to Mark Garcia for taking 2nd in his purple belt division as well. It was his first tournament at his new belt as well, as he was just promoted 3 weeks ago.
Their coach, Professor Savarese has this to say “Great job guys. Great things happen when you aren’t afraid to fail.”
Savarese BJJ’s Andrew Kuntz wins UAEJJF tournament
Savarese BJJ’s Andrew Kuntz wins UAEJJF tournament
 SSavarese BJJ’s Andrew Kuntz wins UAEJJF tournament, defeating 3 tough opponents on his way to the prize. Kuntz did not have 1 point scored against him during the tournament. His Professor, Royler Gracie blackbelt Professor Chris Savarese, had this to say “Big congrats to Andrew Kuntz on winning his purple belt division at the UAEJJF North American Continental Pro without having a point scored against him. Andrew is getting better w each time he tests himself and this is a HUGE tourn for him. Proud instructor here. Awesome Andrew!”
New Purple belt
Andrew is a new purplebelt, just receiving his promotion 3 months ago. He has progressed with each week and tournament and is slowly making a name for himself on a very successful Savarese BJJ Competition team. The team has had tremendous success across the country in the last 3 years and is considered by those in the BJJ community to be one of the best up and coming teams on the East Coast competition scene.
Savarese BJJ’s Leo Alves wins Dead Serious superfight
Savarese BJJ’s Leo Alves wins Dead Serious superfight! Alves controlled the entire match vs Justin Giove using attacks from the bottom to sweep throughout. Alves nearly finished w/ omoplata attacks but the tough Goive escaped. Giove had a near subsmission attempt of his own using a baseball bat choke from bottom but Alves escaped and took back control. Sean Yadimarco lost a split decsiion to Mike Diaz. Close match but it didn’t go Yadimarco’s way tonight. Professor Chris Savarese had this to say “Had an awesome night at the Man Of War event tonight at IPlay Arena. We went 1-1 on the night w Leo Alves winning his match vs the very tough Justin Giove and Sean Yadimarco losing his match. Proud of both of these guys for stepping up on the big stage. Leo looked awesome vs a very experienced guy. Now to drive home in a blizzard and do it again tomorrow.”
Savarese BJJ’s Leo Alves wins Dead Serious superfight
Big month ahead for Savarese BJJ Competition team
Savarese BJJ students on Dead Serious card
Savarese BJJ students on Dead Serious card Saturday night. Please support Savarese BJJ student Leo Alves in his match vs Justin Giove and Savarese purplebelt Sean Yadimarco in his match vs Mike Diaz at the Dead Serious Men Of War Pro Submission Grappling Event. The event will be at the IPlay Arena in Freehold Saturday night. Let’s go Leo and Sean! 
Saddle Brook’s CJ Limatola gets 100th win!
Saddle Brook’s CJ Limatola gets 100th win!
Congrats to CJ Limatola on getting his 100th win today. Words cannot describe how proud of him I am, he did this through hard work and will, not having the advantages that many have. This is a memory you will always remember and something nobody can ever take away. Congrats kid!
Savarese BJJs Andrew Kuntz shares his story
Savarese BJJs Andrew Kuntz shares his story:
I posted this to my academy, Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but wanted to post publicly. I stumbled across this picture recently.
The picture on the left is about 2.5 years ago. I was in the middle of my Blue Belt and the Blue-Belt-Blues hit hard due to external stresses and my own ego issues. I felt that I wasn’t getting any better and there was a group of guys and girls who just got theirBlue Belts who I thought were flying by me. The stress got to me, I started to dread coming to train, it felt like a chore with no reward. As you can see, it affected me physically as well. It got to the point where I seriously considered quitting.
However, around that same time Professor began testing the Blue Belts on the entire stripe sheet curriculum. When I tested I realized how much I had learned, and how much better of a practitioner I was from the day I stepped on the mats. With that and the constant support of my girlfriend, who always understood how beneficial BJJ was for me, I found the enjoyment and focus which had disappeared. I am so happy that I stuck it out; the school has made me a better person, physically and mentally, and is a place I am proud to call home.
The purpose of this long-winded story is to remind many of the newer guys, to Trust the Process. Prof. Sav and Sean say it all the time, but sometimes it falls on deaf-ears because it is hard to imagine them as white belts or blue belts going through tough times. But, we have all been there. And I know for a fact that we all care about your progress, no one more than Professor Sav, Professor Sean and all the instructors. And I promise you will make progress if you just stick with it.
So, if you are feeling down, just remember how far you came and why you began BJJ in the first place, you will not regret it. And don’t be afraid to talk to any of the Professors, Coaches and upper-belts, they are always willing to listen.
See you all on the mats!
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Savarese BJJ instructor places at UAEJJ
Savarese BJJ instructor places at UAEJJ
Savarese BJJ instructor places at UAEJJ! Congrats to one of our instructors, Danny Lleonart, for taking 2nd place in his division at the UAEJJ International Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Orlando this weekend. Danny will be competing again in 2 weeks in the North American Continental Pro in Queens. It has been a long time since Lleonart competed. An active and successful competitor at bluebelt, Leonart then took some time off from the competition scene while studying to become a lawyer, become a dad and deal w/ some personal issues. He has since gotten back into the scene and has a big year planned, especially UAEJJF tourns.Â
Savarese Competition team is one of the best
The Savarese BJJ competition team has been very successful over the last 5 years, winning team titles everywhere. They have been one of the best the East Coast has to offer in that span. Numerous champions have been crowned in organizations all over the USA including a Masters World Champion in Brian Long. Look out for the squad in tournaments throughout the East Coast in 2018, with many new members of the team making their competition debuts.
Kids team shines as well
Savarese BJJ has one of the best kids team too, winning over 5 team titles in the past 2 years.
Savarese Jiu-Jitsu’s Alves wins UGA tournament
Savarese Jiu-Jitsu’s Alves wins UGA tournament! Congrats to our young phenom Leo Alves on taking First Place today in the purplebelt lightweight division at the UGA touney in Atlantic City. Great start to the 2018 Comp season, he will competing in a bunch of tournaments in 2018. Alves has been a dominant competitor since he was a teenager, winning men’s divisions all over the East Coast in tournament like Grappling Industries, NAGA, NJBJJF, Pride and some others. He will be competing in a superfight in the Dead Serious promotion vs. Justin Giove of Pellegrino MMA at the IPlay arena in Freehold, NJ in the coming months. The World Brazilian Jiu-Jitu Championship in CA is also in his plans for this year.
If any gi or fightwear companies are willing to sponsor him, please email me at [email protected], he is an awesome competitor and has been winning men’s division since he was 15.
