NAGA: North American Championships Last weekend NJ United Mixed Martial Arts student Greg J. brought home the championship belt from one of the toughest grappling tournaments in NJ. The North American Grapplers Association (NAGA) hosts events throughout the United States, drawing some of the most talented grapplers from the area to each event. Purple Belt […]

Great job Christina DeNichilo on winning 1st place at the EndGame Submission Grappling Tournament Sunday! Christina had a nice mounted triangle to submit her opponent to win 1st place in the women’s division. Showing the true warrior that she is, Christina wanted to test herself against the men and lost a tough battle in her first […]

NJ United MMA Comes Home With 5 Medals! Some of the best up and coming grapplers in the NJ, NY, PA area tested themselves Saturday at the North American Grapplers Association. The tournament was held at the National Guard Armory in West Orange, NJ and the competition was fierce. NJ United sent five competitors into […]

Check out this pretty cool video of the top 20 greatest submissions of all time in the UFC! There were so many awesome ones that didn’t make the list, but most of the 20 that were selected were historic moments in UFC history. My 3 favorite submissions from the list would have to be #14 […]

Check out JT‘s GOLD medal match from the 2013 IBJJF No Gi World Championships from this weekend in California. JT defeated a very tough Marcelo Mafra from Brazil in the finals to win his first Black Belt World Title! Congratulations JT!

Congratulations to JT Torres on becoming an IBJJF Black Belt World Champion! JT has worked so hard for this and no one else deserves this more than him. Hard work pays off and I can’t wait to see all the more amazing things that JT accomplishes in his young Brazilian Jiu Jitsu career!

Check out my instructor Jared Weiner and one of my training partners, Paramount BJJ’s Brad Court, demonstrating a nice armbar setup off of a rolling uma plata.  Enjoy!

What an awesome weekend of some of the very best in MMA and BJJ competing at the highest level. The “Olympics” of No Gi Jiu Jitsu, (ADCC) was held in China and saw the very best in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Submission Grappling) vying for the Title. Congratulations to friend of NJ United Mixed Martial Arts, […]

Come in and train Sunday at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts in our BJJ 101 class at 11:00am. Our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 101 program is designed for new students with little or no grappling experience. This is a great class to learn the basics of the amazing art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

Check out JT Torres showing a nice back take from the deep half guard. JT is one of the best Black Belts in the WORLD and is also a good friend of NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. JT also has a new website coming out soon….