Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu school sweeps tournament championship

Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu school sweeps tournament championship

Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a Lyndhurst jiu-jitsu school, swept the the New jersey Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (NJBJJF) tournament sunday in Aberdeen NJ. The team, led by Professor Chris Savarese and Coach Sean Bermudez, has been successful the last few years with this being their 4th Kids championship and 2nd Adult title. The charge was led by brownbelt Brian Procel who took 1st place in his brownbelt division and repeated later in the No-Gi Absolute, winning 1st there as well, submitting his 240lb opponent despite being only 165 lbs. Among the standouts were Caitlin McManus, who dominated her bluebelt division and then won her no-gi later as well. Two 16 yr olds, Leo Alves and Sean Yadimarco, stepped into the ADULT bluebelt divisions and both won their large, stacked divisions. that is quite a feat for a 16 yr old and tournament promoters were raving about their talents afterwards. Their teens were dominate as well with Maria “the foof” Villa, Tyler Ruffino and Caitlyn gerardi all winning 1st place in their divisions. Also on the medal stand were Eric Estevez 2nd purple, Danny Rodriguez-2nd purple, Jerome Jardinano-2nd Purple,
Corey Peirone-3rd place whitebelt and Todd O’Rourke-2nd place whitebelt.  The Savarese BJJ kids team was just incredible with the medal count for the following:
Kayla Zeppetelli Gold
Harun Incekara Gold and Bronze
Aleksey O’Neil Gold
Leo Tiankee Gold
Lorenzo Tiankee Gold
Mateo Santiago Gold
Antonio Santiago Gold
Damian Moreira Gold
Jameel Gutierrez Gold and Silver
Noah Salgado Silver
Anthony Colon Jr. Silver
Reagan Roxas Silver
Diego Pena Silver
Isa Rios Silver
Jordan Vega Silver
Kalina Faccone Silver
Dylan Villareal Bronze
Paulie Helwig Bronze
Lucas Demarco bronze
Mikey Careira Bronze
Nogi medal count.
Lorenzo Tiankee Silver
Leo Tiankee Gold
Lucas Demarco Silver
Jordan Vega Silver
Mikey Careira Silver

The Savarese Kids team has consistently been among the top kids teams in NJ, winning or placing as a team in almost every tournament they entered in the last 3 years. Congrats to all the kids and their parents for their commitment.