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Self Defense Classes in Totowa | 30 FREE Days

Self Defense Classes at NJU FACT: 90% of self defense situations end up on the ground… …And most people have no idea how to defend themselves when they wind up there. If you are in Passaic County, then you owe it to yourself to come try our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu self defense classes in Totowa.  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, […]

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Easter Sunday training!!!

NJ United Mixed Martial Arts will be open Easter Sunday for open mat training starting at 10am and going to 11:30am! Students can come in and practice technique, drill positions, or train hard! Even the Easter Bunny says train jiu jitsu on Easter!!!

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NJU will be OPEN all Holiday WEEKEND!

Attention students! We will be open all weekend. Classes will run as scheduled Friday and Saturday. On Easter Sunday we will have 10am open mat training. See everyone on the mats!

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Kids Martial Arts | 30 FREE Days

Kids Martial Arts in Totowa, NJ Want to give your child unbreakable self esteem and the confidence to pursue their dreams? Try our kids martial arts program at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts in Totowa, NJ. Our Tiny Ninjas, Little Ninjas, and Little Spartans programs are designed to increase your child’s confidence, self esteem, and give […]

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New blue belts at NJU

This week was packed with some awesome promotions at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. The team has been training hard lately and it’s awesome to see everyone improve! Congratulations to Dave, Crew, and Rorie for receiving their blue belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this week. Dave has been training with me since I was teaching in Hoboken in 2009. […]

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu basics

Our technique of the month is the elbow/knee escape from the mount position.  This technique is part of our BJJ 101 curriculum. The curriculum is designed to give each student a solid foundation of jiu jitsu (not just the fancy chokes, armlocks, and leg locks) and get them to achieve the rank of blue belt. The […]

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Awesome day at NJU!

We had a great day of classes at NJ United MMA! The Little Ninjas had an action packed class and I am very impressed with the focus and hard work that everyone put in today. There were some great rolls in the adult no gi, mix levels, and BJJ 101 classes. And to top it […]

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Jiu Jitsu Competitions in NJ

Grapplers Quest consistantly holds one of the most competitive jiu jitsu competitions in NJ.  NJ United Mixed Martial Arts brought a strong team to compete over the 2 day weekend. We ended up with 11 medals total and more importantly everyone gained valuable experience from the “Beast of the East” tournament. I’m so proud of everyone […]

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New Blue Belt

Congratulations to Tom Gaffney for receiving his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu today at the 11am BJJ 101 class!

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Wednesday night BJJ 101 Class

We had 25+ students in class Wednesday night at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Everyone was training hard and learning some awesome fundamental Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique.  Team Lloyd Irvin!

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