We had a great night of jiu jitsu classes tonight. In CAP Gi we worked on countering and passing the berimbolo position. In BJJ 101 we worked on some effective counters to our opponents trying to pass the half guard. Hanyann taught another great Boxing 101 class on mat 2. We have some new members […]

Congratulations to everyone for their AWESOME performances today at “The Good Fight: New York Open“ in Nyack, NY. We had 5 students compete, bringing home a total of 8 medals (6 GOLD, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)! There were many hard fought battles throughout the day, and our students showed a ton of heart and determination. […]

The beauty of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that many times you don’t realize that you are caught until it’s too late. You get drawn into a false sense of security thinking that you have your opponent right where you want him/her, and then before you know it, the match is over and your opponents hand […]

  New Years Fitness Resolution   It’s that time of the year again!  It’s time where everyone sets “goals” for the coming year and the truth is, most of these “goals” end up being just dreams. So do you have your New Years fitness resolution yet? With the list of failed workout programs and unsustainable diet […]

Congratulations to NJ United Mixed Martial Arts students Chas, Chris, and Renzo on their performances Saturday, December 8th. Chas traveled to Brooklyn to compete in The Good Fight: Winter Open 2012 and came home with a Bronze medal. Chas won his match in the consolation round submitting his opponent in 12 seconds. NJU also had […]

In 2004 as a blue belt in jiu jitsu I competed in the Mundial World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  To this day it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.  It stands out in my memory as one of my favorite experiences in my journey in the martial art of […]

A few weeks ago Hurricane Sandy ripped through the New Jersey/New York area doing widespread damage to most of the northeast leaving 5 million people without power, heat, or hot water.  Gas was and in some areas still is very difficult to come by, with state-wide gas rationing laws in effect. People still have no […]

Proudly representing Team Lloyd Irvin, NJ United Mixed Martial Arts instructor Jay Hayes wins the Bronze medal in the Masters Black Belt middleweight division at the 2012 IBJJF No Gi World Championships. This marked Jay’s first medal at the Worlds, coming one win short of a bronze in 2008 and 2009 as a brown belt. […]

Glad to have power up and running and the classes back to normal. Great night tonight guys!

Great night of classes at NJU Thursday night! The mats were packed and there was some serious training going on! Keep it up guys and gals!