Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu-Henry Akins seminar
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu-Henry Akins seminar
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu school Savarese BJJ Academy hosted another Rickson Gracie blackbelt Henry Akins seminar open to the public last night. The Park Ave school had over 50 people in attendance for Akins, one of the best American blackbelts. Professor Chris Savarese, the school’s owner and head instructor had this to say “Another mind blowing seminar by Henry Akins last night. I am so glad that my students and I got the opportunity to learn from him. Thank you to all the visitors from other schools who sent messages thanking me for closing my school for the night and opening for the BJJ community to learn from Henry. Your instructors taught you well if you were smart enough to make the sacrifices to come and props to all the blackbelts and school owners who keep the attitude of a whitebelt and realized the opportunity to learn from one of America’s best. We are all better today. oss.” If you are interested in joining Savarese’s school, one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools in bergen county, NJ, call 201 933-5134 or email [email protected] for a free intro class.
Henry Akins
Henry Akins is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Rickson Gracie, who is widely considered the best living Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and the best of the Gracie Family. Often regarded as one of the best black belts produced by the legendary Gracie, Akins’ views on the “fundamentals†of jiu-jitsu and his style of coaching are revered by many in the grappling community.  Rickson awarded the black belt to Henry Akins in 2004, becoming Rickson’s 3rd American black belt. Akins would later become the head instructor at the Rickson Gracie academy, after his instructor moved back to Rio de Janeiro, a position Akins had to abandon in 2008, reportedly due to a severe injury. He would later reappear in the grappling scene as the head coach of Dynamix Martial Arts, a prime MMA academy in Los Angeles, California. Here is a brief video about Henry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPipjAFRzRs
