Posts Tagged ‘jiu jitsu tournaments’

The Importance of Struggling, Winning, Losing, and Learning in Martial Arts

Recently, a Facebook friend of mine jokingly shared this National Post article entitled “Dodgeball isn’t just problematic, it’s an unethical tool of ‘oppression’” by Joseph Brean. The basic gist of Brean’s article is that competition is “unhelpful to the development of kind and gentle children,” and that the struggles of victory and defeat are not […]

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NJU Wins Team Title at Grappling Industries!

The NJU crew sure has been working very smart, hard, and consistently lately, and they proved it last Saturday at the Grappling Industries tournament in Paterson, NJ! In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu culture, It’s been said in many ways that participating in a tournament is the equivalent of four months of regular training. But then again, you […]

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The devil’s in the details. Here’s how to tap him out!

Check out this short, recent article and video from jiujitsutimes.com. Basically, it raises an important issue that is asked in some form by everyone who wants to go beyond the first level of their field of study: Why isn’t this technique working in THIS kind of situation? Now, you may be able to relate better […]

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Become the best version of yourself through jiu-jitsu!

I’ll be honest – I was tired of seeing ads about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and weight loss. That was before I saw it happen twice (and in dramatic fashion) with my own eyes. And it wasn’t just the weight-loss issue that caught my attention – it was also a matter of watching a human body change […]

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Congrats to Steve Vega for medaling at NJBJJF yesterday!

Big congrats to NJU white belt Steve Vega for taking silver at the NJBJJF Spring Challenge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament yesterday! Steve fought hard and always had his poker-face on during his matches, never exerting unnecessary energy and always looking to pit the strongest parts of his game against the weakest parts of his opponent’s game. […]

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NJU student Tom Coda takes GOLD at IBJJF!

23 year-old Tom Coda is one of our most consistent and dedicated BJJ students, and his hard work paid off exponentially last Sunday at the 2019 IBJJF NY Spring Open tournament in New York, NY. He straight-up won his blue belt no-gi division, and he took silver in his gi division, coming up short in […]

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UFC bantamweight Wilson Reis

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 […]

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NJ United Kids Win at NAGA Worlds

We had a great time this weekend at NAGA: Kids World Championships in Morristown, NJ. Little Ninja Zachary had an excellent performance today winning the GOLD medal in the Kids No Gi Intermediate division and the GOLD in the Kids Gi Intermediate (under 49.9 lbs) division. As the lightest and youngest competitor in the division […]

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NJ United Wins Big at “The Good Fight”

Congratulations to everyone from NJ United Mixed Martial Arts that competed in “The Good Fight” in Nyack, NY Saturday! Everyone gave it 100% and left it all on the mats. We had our first Little Ninjas compete in the kids division today. 5 year old Zack had two impressive victories (one by a choke from the […]

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2013 Pan American No Gi Jiu Jitsu Championships

Congratulations to everyone that went out there and put it all on the line today at the 2013 IBJJF No Gi Pan Ams! Every match was a battle and I’m very impressed with the amount of heart that all of the athletes showed. The most important thing is that you leave it all out there […]

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