The Little Ninjas had a great class this morning!!! Then we had a killer Combat Gold Competition Team class right after. We had a wide variety of talent on the mats ranging from experienced white belts to black belts and Division 1 wrestlers!!! Feeling great after the workout!!!

Good luck to my friends and teammates competing at the 2011 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mundial World Championships in California this weekend!!! Here is a highlight of Team Lloyd Irvin from last years championships…..

Congratulations to Mike Bayer, JV Emperio, and Meir Esral for receiving their first degrees on their white belt!!!!  Keep up the great work guys!!!

I am very happy with the progress everyone made during the month of May.  I think everyone has a pretty good understanding of how to escape the mount and the back from the repetition and drilling time we put in.  Defense is the foundation to everything that you will learn in jiu jitsu. The Muay Thai […]

Good luck to everyone competing in The Grapplers Challenge in Red Bank, NJ tomorrow!!! Bring back some hardware to NJU!!! We will still be having our Little Spartans class from 11:00-11:45am Saturday.  Instead of our Combat Gold competition team training from 12-1pm, we will be having open mat training for students who have progressed through […]

Friday we have BJJ 101 class from 11am-12pm, the little ninjas class from 5:15-5:45pm, and Muay Thai kickboxing from 6-7pm. Come and train!!!

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu there is a common misconception that in order to get better you need to train full speed every time you are at the academy.  Some practitioners think that if they spend all of their time training in a live environment, they will be better because they will be practicing at the […]

NJ United Mixed Martial Arts head instructor Jay Hayes was recently nominated for induction into the Community Heroes Hall of Fame for “Grappling Instructor of the Year.” The nomination came from the American Society of Internal Arts….

Try our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for FREE for 30 Days. NJ United Mixed Martial Arts is the premier martial arts academy in Passaic County, NJ. Head instructor Jay Hayes is one of the most experienced and accomplished instructors on the east coast. If you are looking to get in shape, lose weight, learn self […]

Just got back from the NAGA tournament in Morristown, NJ. NJ United represented bringing home some more medals. Everyone that competed gave 100% and win or lose, everyone gained valuable experience from the competition.  Here are some quick results from NJ United: Chris Jones: 1st place blue belt gi Chris Magnani: 1st place blue belt gi Eddie […]