Congratulations to Brian Wolfe for receiving his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this week at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts from Jay Hayes. Brian is a hard worker, a helping teammate, and a great person and is a big part of the NJU family. Brian also competed very well in his past few competitions, […]

Self Defense Classes Check out this article about how a woman was able to use Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique to stop an attempted rape by choking the attacker unconscious. The woman, a US Navy sailor, was able to use a “triangle choke” to put the rapist to sleep. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great art […]

Check out some pictures of Rich winning 2 GOLD medals at NAGA in Morristown, NJ this Saturday. Rich has only been training for a few months and is already winning very competitive regional tournaments representing NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Great job Rich!

Congratulations to the NJ United MMA students that competed today at the IBJJF New York Open and NAGA. Brian Wolfe showed a ton of heart bringing home the Silver medal home from City College in NYC after a few tough matches. Over in NJ, Rich Pocsi won the GOLD medal in the No Gi mens […]

Why is Ben Henderson one of the greatest fighters on the planet? Part of the reason is the UFC Lightweight champion still trains and competes regularly with the kimono in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  It’s no coincidence that four of the current UFC Champions are either brown or black belts in BJJ. The best MMA fighters in the world; […]

20+ students on the mats training yesterday! Great class and everyone was really looking sharp from the closed guard. I’m looking forward to the IBJJF NY Open this weekend…

The Little Ninjas got some great training in today. We practiced some basic Muay Thai kickboxing combinations on our feet and then worked our key lock during jiu jitsu. Everyone was super focused today, I’m very proud of all the Little Ninjas. In CAP No Gi Jiu Jitsu class we covered a nice arm drag […]

JT and Dominyka medal at Pan Ams! I want to send a big congrats to friends of NJ United, JT Torres and Dominyka Obelenyte for their performances at the 2013 Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships in Irvine, CA. Dominyka won the GOLD in the Purple Belt open weight class, the toughest purple belt division of […]

Check out some pictures from the Little Ninjas and Little Spartans class from Wednesday night! The adults getting some good technique in at BJJ 101 class  

Good luck to my good friends JT and Dominyka at the 2013 IBJJF Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships in California. The Pan Ams begin Wednesday and wrap up Sunday night after 5 long grueling days of competition. JT and Dominyka are two of the best young stars in the men’s and women’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu […]