Nutley HS student earns jiu-jitsu greenbelt
Nutley HS student Maria Villa earned a jiu-jitsu promotion to greenbelt on Saturday. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner was promoted by her instructor, Professor Chris Savarese of the Savarese BJJ Academy in Lyndhurst. The school is one of the top jiu-jitsu schools on the east coast. Villa has been training a little over 2 years and has made a […]
What are you doing to improve outside of class?
What are you doing to improve outside of class? I have wanted to blog about this for awhile now. In the beginning of your journey through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), I encourage white belts to just listen to their instructor. Any good instructor should have a solid curriculum in place to bring you to bluebelt. Many […]
Jiu Jitsu promotion for Lodi High School student
Lodi High School student Tyler Ruffino was recently promoted. After training for over a year, Ruffino was promoted to green belt by Professor Chris Savarese. Savarese is the owner and head instructor at the Academy. He is also one of the 1st Americans to earn a black belt in BJJ from Royler Gracie. Tyler has […]
Harrison resident earns jiu jitsu promotion
Harrison resident earns jiu jitsu promotion Andrew Kuntz, a Harrison resident earned his jiu-jitsu promotion to 3 stripe bluebelt on saturday. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner who promoted by his instructor, Professor Chris Savarese of the Savarese BJJ Academy in Lyndhurst. The school is one of the top jiu-jitsu schools on the east coast. Kuntz […]
Lyndhurst BJJ Instructor Earns Promotion
Sean Bermudez, the head of Savarese Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids Martial Arts, earned a prestigious promotion last night. His instructor, Professor Chris Savarese, promoted Bermudez with “professor stripes” on his black belt, a rank rarely given out in most Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) schools. Students will now have to address Bermudez by his title while in […]
