Big congrats to NJU white belt Steve Vega for taking silver at the NJBJJF Spring Challenge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament yesterday! Steve fought hard and always had his poker-face on during his matches, never exerting unnecessary energy and always looking to pit the strongest parts of his game against the weakest parts of his opponent’s game. […]

Whether in a movie or a cartoon of some sort, you’ve probably seen a Rube Goldberg machine without knowing its Wikipedia definition, which is: “a machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overcomplicated fashion.” A picture is worth a thousand words, so check out this guy’s hat on the right. […]

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 […]

I have great respect for parents who regularly bring their young children in to our academy to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As a teacher of children’s martial arts, I’ve learned to be constantly aware of what type of instruction is right for what child at what point in time. In my early years of teaching, I […]

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 […]

Take Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for FREE for 30 Days in Totowa, NJ. NJ United Mixed Martial Arts is the premier martial arts academy in Northern New Jersey. The spacious new 3,680 square foot facility is located right on Route 46 West in Totowa. If you are looking for a FUN way to lose weight […]

Congratulations to Derek Havran, Corey Green, and George Geier for receiving their Purple Belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tonight from head instructor Jay Hayes.   Derek, Corey, and George have not only medaled in Grapplers Quest and NAGA tournaments, but they also are constantly helping every other student in the gym get better. They are a huge […]

Try our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for FREE for 30 Days. NJ United Mixed Martial Arts is the premier martial arts academy in Passaic County, NJ. Head instructor Jay Hayes is one of the most experienced and accomplished instructors on the east coast. If you are looking to get in shape, lose weight, learn self […]

NJ United Mixed Martial Arts is the premier academy in Northern New Jersey. Try our classes for 30 FREE Days to see for yourself. NJ United MMA represents the most successful American based Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team in the country, Team Lloyd Irvin. Located in the heart of Passaic County, NJ United offers classes for […]

This afternoon following a busy day of classes with the Little Spartans and Combat Gold competition team students training hard, fellow Team Lloyd Irvin Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt JT “Spiderman” Torres came in to teach an AMAZING two hour seminar for NJ United students. Not only was the seminar a great learning experience, but […]