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NJ United MMA Reviews | Mixed Martial Arts

NJ United MMA student Glen Shaw talks about training at NJU. Glen is a amateur MMA and Muay Thai fighter from South Jersey that recently started training at NJU MMA! Glen is a hard worker and a great addition to our team! Try our classes for 30 FREE days and find out why we are […]

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Saturday Open Mat

Check out some training pictures from Saturday’s Open Mat at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Everyone got some great drilling and training in at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open Mat. There were some battles on the mats. The Muay Thai men and women also did some good technique and got some great sparring in. Everyone is […]

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Brian Earns His Blue Belt

Congratulations to Brian Wolfe for receiving his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this week at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts from Jay Hayes. Brian is a hard worker, a helping teammate, and a great person and is a big part of the NJU family. Brian also competed very well in his past few competitions, […]

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Woman Chokes Attempted Rapist Unconscious | Self Defense | 30 FREE Days

Self Defense Classes Check out this article about how a woman was able to use Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique to stop an attempted rape by choking the attacker unconscious. The woman, a US Navy sailor, was able to use a “triangle choke” to put the rapist to sleep. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great art […]

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NAGA Photos

Check out some pictures of Rich winning 2 GOLD medals at NAGA in Morristown, NJ this Saturday. Rich has only been training for a few months and is already winning very competitive regional tournaments representing NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Great job Rich!

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Congratulations NJU Students!

Congratulations to the NJ United MMA students that competed today at the IBJJF New York Open and NAGA. Brian Wolfe showed a ton of heart bringing home the Silver medal home from City College in NYC after a few tough matches. Over in NJ, Rich Pocsi won the GOLD medal in the No Gi mens […]

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Ben Henderson and the Importance of the Gi (Kimono)

Why is Ben Henderson one of the greatest fighters on the planet? Part of the reason is the UFC Lightweight champion still trains and competes regularly with the kimono in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  It’s no coincidence that four of the current UFC Champions are either brown or black belts in BJJ. The best MMA fighters in the world; […]

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Sunday BJJ 101 Class

20+ students on the mats training yesterday! Great class and everyone was really looking sharp from the closed guard. I’m looking forward to the IBJJF NY Open this weekend…

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Tuesday Night Classes

The Little Ninjas got some great training in today. We practiced some basic Muay Thai kickboxing combinations on our feet and then worked our key lock during jiu jitsu. Everyone was super focused today, I’m very proud of all the Little Ninjas. In CAP No Gi Jiu Jitsu class we covered a nice arm drag […]

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Competition Team Class

Great Competition Team class tonight, everyone was training hard getting ready for the IBJJF NY Open and NAGA!

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