NJ United Party: 2014

I want to thank everyone from the NJ United family for getting together Friday night and making it an unforgettable evening. We had a great turnout of about 50 of our students, parents, friends, and family members meeting up at the American Legion in Woodland Park.

Words can’t describe how happy and proud I am of every single one of our students. I’m honored to be able to share the wonderful art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with everyone. It’s been quite the journey from a 1,100 square foot gym in Wayne to a 5,000 square foot training facility in Totowa. I’m very fortunate to have Christopher M Jones, Derek Havran, Corey Green, Gil Castillo, JJ Mike, Kev Jitsu, Michelle, and everyone else that shares their passion of Mixed Martial Arts, BJJ, and Muay Thai kickboxing with one another.

We had some great food, listened to some good tunes, and awarded some awesome trophies to some of our NJU family. It was nice to see the parents, kids, and adult students socializing together and making friends with some familiar faces from the academy. I’m very lucky to have the greatest job in the world, doing something that I love, and to be able to work with such a great group of people.

Thank you Christina DeNichilo (and Victoria), Brian Wolfe, Erik Luker, and everyone that helped with the preparation and setup of the event. See everyone on the mats!