The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend Roger Gracie vs. the great Romulo Barral. Great pressure from Roger in this match…

Much respect to one of the American pioneers in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts, BJ Penn. BJ is someone that I looked up to when I first started BJJ in 2003. He was the first non-Brazilian to win the World Championships, with only one other American winning it since then. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Congratulations to Crew and Greg B. for earning their Purple Belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last night during Competition Team class! Both of these guys have put the time in on the mats and really dedicated themselves to getting to the next level. Crew just won the GOLD medal at the IBJJF NY Open in […]

2004… Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships… Tijuca Tenis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… This match was an historic moment between two legends of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Multiple time BJJ World Champion and current UFC Middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza faced fellow BJJ World Champ and former UFC fighter, Roger Gracie. If you have 15 minutes watch […]

Congratulations to everyone that competed at the Grapplers Quest “Beast of the East” tournament yesterday! We came back with 3 Silver medals on the day. I’m so impressed with the heart, determination, and most importantly, respect that our students have every time they compete. Seeing these 6 and 7 year old Little Ninjas bow on […]