23 year-old Tom Coda is one of our most consistent and dedicated BJJ students, and his hard work paid off exponentially last Sunday at the 2019 IBJJF NY Spring Open tournament in New York, NY. He straight-up won his blue belt no-gi division, and he took silver in his gi division, coming up short in […]

In my last blog entry, I discussed the art of teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to young children, although I really only dealt with the tip of the iceberg. Yes, there’s a balance between discipline and play, and achieving it is critical to keep children coming back for more than one class. Discipline for the sake of […]

One day, while hanging out with some training partners, I found myself in a debate about what the most fun Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt-rank is. Even the no-gi men and women got in on this. Some purple belts said that they imagined the black belt to be the most fun. That’s ideally when you become the […]

The above question was put forth to me years ago by a young man who had just taken his first classes in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was being partially sarcastic – although new to things, he knew enough to perceive that learning the nuances of a martial art cannot be 100% accomplished through […]

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt David D. wins his semi-final match last month at NAGA’s North American Championships in West Orange, NJ. Competing in the Blue Belt Heavyweight division, David showed his solid technique defeating his opponent with a nice mounted triangle choke. The submission is not a common technique usually used in competition as […]

JT Torres will be teaching a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar at NJ United Mixed Martial Arts this Wednesday, September 25th from 7-9pm!  JT is one of only 5 Americans to ever medal at the prestigious IBJJF World Championships in the HISTORY of Jiu Jitsu. JT also recently received an invite to the 2013 ADCC World Championships in China and made the cover of this […]

JT Torres is coming to NJ United Mixed Martial Arts on Thursday, June 13th from 7-9pm to teach another awesome seminar! JT will be teaching his specialty, taking the back and attacking for the submission! Check out a quick video of JT’s last seminar where he covered the De La Riva Guard. Speak with Michelle […]

At 41 years young, Brian talks about how his new found love of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training is the first athletic activity that he’s done since childhood. Many people think that MMA training is only for kids and 20 year old men, but the truth is everyone regardless of age can benefit from the amazing […]

Childrens Martial Arts at NJ United MMA If you are looking for the best academy for childrens martial arts classes in Passaic County then come check out NJ United Mixed Martial Arts. Our childrens martial arts program is proven to help students increase confidence, develop solid work ethic, focus, and discipline, while learning effective self […]

Great seminar tonight at NJ United MMA with JT Torres. JT showed some great open guard sweeps and a slick submission from side control. I can’t wait to try these new De La Riva sweeps. The attention to detail that JT has is amazing, it’s been great to see him go from a teen blue […]