Today, we had a solid turnout of 20 students on the mat! We continued our theme-of-the-week (guillotine escape to Von Flue choke, and headlock-escapes from standing), but we also mixed things up a bit. It’s wise to keep your self-defense basics sharp, so we did a few drills in which our training partners were at […]

Tonight, we had a great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 101 class in which we drilled some self-defense headlock escapes based on your opponent’s positioning. Remember that it’s essential to have backup escapes; after all, there’s no one escape that’ll enable you to escape everything! Always obey the philosophy of “Right time, right technique, right opponent.” We also […]

Fighters and politicians are so different that I probably use different brain cells just to think about either of them. However, their one commonality is that they’re both often masterful excuse-makers. Sure, plenty of them aren’t (Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, etc.). However, plenty of them are, and I’ll admit that if I sacrificed all of […]

There’s no shortage of internet videos detailing the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. There’s also no shortage of internet trolls (i.e. pranksters and agitators) who make excuses for punks who get choked out and twisted into pretzel-shapes. Sometimes these trolls are simply in it for the lulz (for their own amusement), but many others actually believe […]

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is much more than the fancy Berimbolos and De la Riva guard sweeps that you see in the competition scene (although I love competition). It’s more than the slick guard passing and submissions that you see in the UFC and in other Mixed Martial Arts settings. In order to earn a Black […]

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. […]

NJ Jiu Jitsu for an entire month FREE??? That’s right, you can train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts in Totowa, NJ for an entire month absolutely FREE! NJ United MMA is the premier martial arts academy in the NJ Jiu Jitsu scene. No matter what goals you are looking to get […]

We had 25+ students in class Wednesday night at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Everyone was training hard and learning some awesome fundamental Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique.  Team Lloyd Irvin!

If you are looking for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gyms in NJ, then come try our classes at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts in Totowa, New Jersey. If you are looking for a fun workout that also has a very practical application to self defense, then come in and try our classes absolutely FREE for 30 days! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is […]