Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!!! We are having open mat training for NJ United members on Sunday, 12/26 from 2-4pm. See you there….

Wednesday night 6-7pm mix levels gi, 7-8pm open mat training, 8-9pm Muay Thai kickboxing…..

Hey everyone, we will be closed on Friday, December 24th and Saturday, December 25th this week. We will be following the regular schedule for the rest of the week. Happy Holidays!!!!

Open mat at NJ United MMA this Sunday from 12-2pm!!! Special pre-holiday training session, there will be no formal instruction…. Open mat is for NJ United members only

Here is our technique of the week from when you are on top in your opponent’s closed guard. Shutting down a good guard player starts with your posture. Remember to keep your head up and your back straight before attempting to open your opponent’s guard. Also break any grips that your opponent may have on your lapels before you open the guard.

I see alot of big improvements in everyone’s posture and defense while on top in the closed guard after these past 2 weeks. Keep it up guys!!! Don’t forget about Saturday kids class 11-11:45am, and adult open mat training 12-2pm!!!

Wednesday schedule: 6-7pm mix levels gi, 7-8pm open mat, 8-9pm Muay Thai

Keep training hard guys!!!

Great training tonight!!! We worked on some fundamental techniques while inside our opponent’s closed guard. Remember, your ability to open up the closed guard comes down to your posture. If you can’t maintain good posture it’s going to be difficult to stay safe and avoid submissions and sweeps. We also had some great shark bait wrestling drills in No-Gi class as well. Work those takedowns guys!!!

We are going to have a few new classes added to the schedule starting January!!! Check back for more information.

Great kids class today and we had a few stripe promotions at open mat!!!

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not just a martial art that consists of the fancy chokes, armbars, leglocks, and other various submission holds that you see in the UFC. It is also a martial art that contains many useful self-defense techniques that can literally save your life. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is regarded as one of the most, if not the most effective martial art for self defense in the world.

Here is an effective way to get to your feet in a self defense situation that is also commonly used in Mixed Martial Arts.