Since man began participating in combat sports people have argued who would win in a fight between karate and tae kwon do, wrestling and boxing, and “street fighting” and kickboxing… For decades Hollywood movies have clouded our perception of what “real fighting” is with fancy, jumping spin kicks and moves better suited for video games. […]

Check out this video of a police officer catching a suspect of an attempted burglary. It’s obvious that the officer had either wrestling, jiu jitsu, or at the very least football or rugby training. Since law enforcement officers can’t go back in time to join the high school football team, I believe all officers should […]

We had an awesome night of classes at NJ United MMA. The Little Ninjas worked on their Muay Thai elbow strikes and got some great training in during “Sumo Challenge.” Keep up the great work guys! In CAP No Gi Jiu Jitsu we focused on our wrestling and working for those takedowns. I’m impressed by […]

Self Defense Training in NJ Located in the heart of Passaic County, NJ United Mixed Martial Arts provides the best self defense training in NJ. Our program is designed to prepare students to be able to protect themselves in all situations. Our Muay Thai kickboxing classes allow students to effectively use their punches, elbows, knees, […]

Great match from the Jiu Jitsu World Cup in 2004 between two of the top UFC contenders in their respective weight classes, “Jacare” and Fabricio Werdum. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza only competed at Black Belt for 2 years before taking up MMA full time, but in that short time frame he won 3 GOLD medals at […]

This story is exactly why I believe that every man, woman, and child should train martial arts. Ask yourself this question, would you be able to defend yourself in a home invasion if 4 men broke into your house? What if they were armed and you weren’t? What if not only did you have to […]

Bibiano Fernandes is one of the most accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors and MMA fighters in the world today! I remember watching Bibiano compete in the ’06 Pan American Championships in California when I was a purple belt. He won the GOLD in the Black Belt division and was definitely one of the most impressive […]

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 […]

The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community truly is amazing. We packed BJJ United in Philadelphia, PA with 10-15 Black Belts and countless students from various academies for the Crush Cancer Benefit Seminar for John Flite. We were able to raise $10,000 for John to help him win this fight against cancer. Big props to Jared Weiner […]

The back room is officially DONE and I couldn’t be happier! There was lot’s of great training going on today at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Instructor Derek taught an excellent Little Ninjas and Little Spartans class. The Ninjas and Spartans are really turning into some skilled little martial artists! We covered some important details on […]