Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu school excels at NYC Tournament
Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, a Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu school, excelled at the Big Apple Open Tournament in NYC this weekend. With only 22 competitors in one of the East Coast’s biggest tournaments, the competition team racked up 17 medals in total. Professor Chris Savarese, the Academy owner, had this to say on Facebook: “What a great day […]
Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3
Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3 Lyndhurst Kids Martial Arts School Places Top 3 this past Saturday at the Big Apple BJJ Open in New York City. The event was held at Martin Luther King Jr. High School and had well over 35 teams involved. Savarese BJJ placed Top 3 amongst the schools […]
Teaching your child how to lose
Tom Izzo is one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time and he has written an article on the benefits of teaching your child how to lose. I played baseball, basketball and football growing up. Sports taught me life lessons to prepare me for the world and who I am today. Today’s children, because […]
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 […]
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros