We finished up our weight room at NJ United MMA, making our academy a complete fitness training facility. Students can now work on their strength and conditioning to go along with our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, and Muay Thai kickboxing classes. NJ United is doing big things!

Wrestling is a huge part of no gi jiu jitsu. In my opinion, if you’re not wrestling when you’re not training with the kimono, then you’re not doing no gi jiu jitsu. We train wrestling every no gi jiu jitsu class at NJ United MMA. Check out this defense of the single leg takedown…

Great finals match between Rodolfo Vieira and Bernardo Faria from the 2014 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships. Rodolfo is widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor in the world not named Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida. Bernardo Faria is a fierce competitor who has been gunning for a win over Vieira at every major […]

Check out some pictures from Wednesday’s Little Ninjas class!

Buchecha is amazing, when he turns it on, he’s unstoppable.

Check out some pictures from the Little Ninjas and Spartans class from today. Instructor Derek is back from his honeymoon in Japan and taught a great Little Ninjas class. The kids practiced their boxing on their feet, upa escapes on the ground and did some situational drilling and “Sumo Challenge.” The Little Spartans got some […]

NJ United MMA will be having open mat training for adult students on Memorial Day (Monday) from 10:00am-12:00pm for NJU students only! Evening classes are cancelled for the holiday…

One of my favorite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors to watch, UFC bantamweight Wilson Reis. Wilson was a Brown Belt World Champion in 2004 and holds a 17-5 record in MMA. He was the Elite XC bantamweight champion, and also fought for Bellator before signing with the UFC. Here Wilson shuts down a flexible guard player […]

If you didn’t get a chance to see the Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva fight from UFC Fight Night take 15 minutes of your time and check it out! Lots of Mixed Martial Arts action both on the feet and on the ground!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the NJ United moms out there!