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 […]
Clifton resident wins another jiu-jitsu tournament!
Clifton resident wins another jiu-jitsu tournament! Sean Yadimarco, a Clifton resident, wins another jiu jitsu tournament making that the 4th one he has won this year! The Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student is readying himself for the IBJJF World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in June. Therefore, he is competing as much as he can. This past weekend, he […]
Drilling: the most useful tool of jiu jitsu
Drilling: the most useful tool of jiu jitsu Some of the best BJJ competitors are big believers in drilling. At Savarese BJJ Academy, we use the phrase “Drillers are Killers” quite often. We believe in the “Outliers” theory, based on the book by Malcolm Gladwell. A common theme that appears throughout Outliers is the “10,000-Hour Rule,” […]
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros