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Great Seminar at Gracie Humaita NC!

2012-05-23T18:15:27Z

This past weekend Professor David Adiv had the pleasure to work with the Gracie Humaita North Carolina, students and their head instructor Professor Armando Basulto, our RGDA representative there. It was definitely a great time learning together, as Prof Avid says that "It never ceases to amaze me how this group of men, women and children being so far away by the beautiful Mountains of Ashville, use our program and their creativity to reveal and explore their great potentials. I am very happy and honored to see them putting it into actions year after year and I recommend to everyone wishing to improve their skills to take a closer look at this work."
Congratulations to everyone promoted on Saturday! Keep up with the great job! For more details and additional information, please check: www.wncbjj.com/

Gracie Humaita NC - Group Photo

Group Training

Basulto Boys!

Prof. Adiv Seminar in Waynesville, NC

2012-04-29T03:27:22Z

Inviting all Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students and friends from Ashville/NC area to Professor David Adiv seminar on:

Saturday, May 19, 2012
9:00am until 12:00pm

at Gracie Humaita North Carolina/RGDA
218 Branner Ave,Waynesville, NC 28786
www.wncbjj.com

To Register and for more info, please contact Prof. Armando Basulto at (828)230-5056 or BasultoBJJ@yahoo.com
Cost is $75 pre-reg by Sun May 12th
$85 at the door

Find this event on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/102064723262895/

Prof. Adiv Seminar in Waynesville, NC

2012-04-29T03:27:21Z

2012 Kids Seminar with Master Royler Gracie

2012-04-17T15:46:18Z

We would like to thank all children and their parents attending Master Royler Gracie’s Seminar last Saturday. It was certainly a very special class and great time! We can’t wait for the next one!

Huge Congrats to all children receiving new belts and stripes! We still have a few more promotions coming up this week! The children at Gracie New Jersey have been working very hard and focused. They are naturally growing and absorbing the program. Daily we see them putting themselves in prospective and working together. Through trial and errors we see them persevering and succeeding. We are very proud of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Youth Team and most importantly of the constant care and consideration they show towards one another.

Great job kids!

Youth Team Group Photo

The Parents - Thank you for the constant support!!

2012 - Royler Gracie Seminar

2012-04-17T15:32:48Z

Thank you everyone for coming from near and far to attend Master Royler Gracie’s seminar last Saturday.

Congratulations to all those who received promotions and special congrats to our head instructor, Professor David Adiv, for receiving his 4^th degree on the Black Bel and to our new Black Belts: Sundar and Edwin.

Belt Promotions:

Black Belt: Sundar Brown and Edwin Rodriguez

Purple Belt: Vinny Renda, Anthony DePaula, Dale Blackman, Chris Scheier, Nick Deltufo, Marty Guilfoyle.

Blue Belt: Pete Bonis, Terren Suydam, Mike Iwaskow, Patrick Castello, Pete Emmet, Josh Babij, Chris Bennett.

Stripes Promotions:

White Belt 1^st Stripe: Jeff Brittigham, Ben Morgan, John Killian, Josh Ulm, David Chen, Anthony Pieroni, Sheri Lynch and Betina Esgueirra-Brown.

White Belt 3^rd Stripe: Lou Ousiek

White Belt 4^th Stripe: Doug Torsen and Cindy Fink

Blue Belt 3^rd Stripe: Marc Portnoy, Chad Orevillo, John Delfino, Kevin Schuettler, Cliff Stewart

Blue Belt 4^th Stripe: Charlie Gaston

Purple Belt 4^th Stripe: Jamie Bridygham

Thank you everyone for making it a great event!

Great work!

Gracie NJ Girls: Sheri, Betina and Cindy with Master Royler Gracie, Angelica and Maria from VA.

Black Belts: Steve Toyrilla (VA), Angelica(NJ), Paul Abel (Canada), Prof Adiv, Master Royler Gracie, Brian O'leary (NJ), Sundar Brown (NJ), Steven Yount (TX).

Holiday Schedule - Open Mats and More!

2012-04-06T22:27:48Z

Dear Gracie NJ Academy Students,

Please note the following training schedule for the upcoming weekend:

FRIDAY - April 6th: MMA @ 6PM and COMPETITION TEAM TRAINING @ 7PM

SATURDAY - April 7th: ALL CLASSES WILL RUN AS SCHEDULED - KIDS @ 11:30AM and ADULT'S @ 1PM

SUNDAY - CLASSES ARE CANCELED! Please join us for OPEN MATS @ 9AM and 10AM. All students of all levels are welcome to join us for 1 or both sessions!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

ADULT'S SEMINAR with MASTER ROYLER GRACIE

2012-03-24T13:35:02Z

Gracie New Jersey Academy invites all students and friends to:

Master Royler Gracie Seminar
Saturday, April 14th, 1pm

WHEN? 04/14/2012 – 1pm to 3pm
WHERE? Gracie NJ Academy
56 Payne Rd, Lebanon NJ 08833
WHAT TO WEAR? White Gi
To register contact us at: gracienewjersey@aol.com and 908-713-0004

Adults and Teens only! Kids under 11 please join us for the Kids Seminar on 04/14 at 11am. Call us for more information.

Spots are limited. Reserve yours today!
US$85.00 – by 04/07
US$95.00 – after 04/07
Cash or check – credit/debit cards please add U$3.00

WWW.GRACIENEWJERSEY.COM

KIDS SEMINAR with MASTER ROYLER GRACIE

2012-03-24T13:29:13Z

We are excited to invite all our youth students and friends to join us for an unprecedented event at Gracie New Jersey Academy:

Master Royler Gracie KIDS Seminar
Saturday, April 14th, 11am

Unique opportunity for all children to learn from one of the most accomplished competitors in the history of our sport. Royler Gracie holds several titles, including 4 World Championships.
Son of Grandmaster Helio Gracie, Royler, started training at a very young age and has great passion and commitment in teaching his father’s legacy and self-defense program.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to train with one of Gracie Jiu Jitsu’s living legend.

Master Royler Gracie KIDS Seminar
WHEN? 04/14/2012 – 11am to 12pm
WHERE? Gracie NJ Academy
56 Payne Rd, Lebanon NJ 08833
WHAT TO WEAR? White Gi
To register contact us at: gracienewjersey@aol.com and 908-713-0004

KIDS ONLY! Adults and Teens please join us for the Adult’s Seminar on 04/14 at 11am. Call us for more information.

Spots are limited. Reserve yours today!
US$40.00 – by 04/12
US$50.00 – after 04/12
Cash or check – credit/debit cards please add U$3.00

WWW.GRACIENEWJERSEY.COM

No Competition Team Training on Sunday, March 25th

2012-03-24T13:17:32Z

ATTENTION: THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITION TEAM TRAINING THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH.

PLEASE JOIN AND SUPPORT OUR COMPETITORS AT THE GRAPPLERS QUEST TOURNAMENT IN WAYNE - NJ. FOR MORE INFO CHECK: WWW.GRAPPLERSQUEST.COM

THE 1PM FUNDAMENTALS CLASS WILL RUN AS SCHEDULED.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETING AND THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL THOSE WHO WILL BE THERE SUPPORTING THE TEAM DURING THE EVENT.

Kids visiting Gracie NJ Academy

2012-02-07T16:38:58Z

On Saturday, Feb 4th we've received the visit from the kids of the jiu jitsu program at Complete Martial Arts, in Roseland NJ. It was a great time! Our young visitors have been training with Brad Shipp, who has been a regular and dedicate student here at Gracie NJ Academy. They brought a huge desire and excitement with them and were very much welcomed by our kids who were also eager to meet and train with the new partners. The combination resulted in kids of all ages training hard and working together in a very friendly and productive manner.
As part of our commitment to the promotion of bringing people together on a positive note, we take this opportunity to thank Brad Shipp and the Complete Martial Arts Kids and Family for their visit and we leave the invitation open for them and the community for more training opportunities and occasions like this.

Gracie NJ Academy & Complete Martial Arts
YOUTH TRAINING

The Good Fight - NY Open

2012-02-07T01:24:00Z

The Gracie New Jersey Competition Team started off the 2012 Tournament Year with a Bang at The Good Fight's New York Open Event on February 4th at Nyack College, in New York.

Skyler Brazdovic, the Academy's sole Teenage competing at that day, made us all proud by medaling both with the gi (3rd place) and without (2nd place) in the teens white belt under 141 pound divisions. Skyler set the tone for an awesome team performance by staying relaxed, listening to his coaches and teammates on the sidelines, and utilizing his impeccable technique.

Next to compete was Adam Skillin, who finally got a chance to compete at weight, although the division was very small. Adam bested his first opponent in the 3-man Purple <135.5 pound division in just over 30 seconds by quickly pulling his opponent into a triangle, which he finished after rolling his opponent onto his back and squeezing from the top. In Adam's second match, he took his opponent down, rolled him to the turtle position and set about taking the back, where he eventually finished with a choke to nail down the gold medal.

Cliff Stewart was the next competitor to show that hard work pays off. Cliff spoiled the day for his first opponent via repeated guard sweeps. Cliff lost a hard-fought finals match to take 2nd place in the Executive Medium-Heavy Blue Belt division.

Vinny Renda and Kevin Schuttler represented us well in the Adult Blue Belt 162-pound division. Kevin had 2 hard-fought very close matches in which his opponents managed to have their hands raised.
Vinny put on an absolute judo clinic, throwing all his opponents and heading to dominant positions on the ground. He kept a very strong pace, staying ahead on the score, winning 4 straight matches, with 3 submissions (2 chokes + 1 armbar) before settling for Second place in one of the day's toughest and biggest divisions.

Chris Bennett and Terren Suydam also had a lot of contenders to deal with, but took home 2nd and 4th place, respectively in the White Belt Adult Middleweight Division. Chris armbarred his way into the finals, winning 3 matches straight all with the same finish. Terren started out strong but ultimately 2 tough losses resulted in a still admirable 4th place finish.

Closing out the day, Tom Piotrowski smashed his way to a third place finish in the Purple Belt No-Gi Mens 162-pound division.

The Gracie New Jersey team ended up with a total of 62 team points for the day. What a great starting point for 2012! The Good Fight organization plans to hold its next tournament in Langhorne, PA on March 17th.
Please see one of the Competition Team instructors or coaches if you're interested in competing.

A few photos follow below and more to come. Stay tuned!

CONGRATS GRACIE NJ COMPETITION TEAM!

Adam Skillin - 1st Place

Cliff Stewart - 2nd Place

Vinny Renda - 2nd Place

News Contribution by Adam Skillin
Photos by Eric Cahill

More promotions!!!! Congrats!!!!!

2012-01-19T18:26:48Z

We are excited to announce the promotion of Dennis Nguen and Brent Kelly to the Blue Belt!
Congratulations guys!

Brent, Professor Adiv and Dennis

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Really Exciting Promotions!!!!!

2012-01-14T01:35:16Z

Congratulations to Master Royler Gracie on receiving the Red/Black Belt today from his brothers Rickson and Rolker. At Gracie NJ we are all proud and thankful to be his students and friends. We wish Royler all the best and may he continue his work of guiding, assisting and inspiring Jiu Jitsu practitioners all over the world.

We also take the opportunity to congratulate Jim Tavarez and Ryan Keane on receiving the purple belt while attending Royler's Jiu Jitsu camp in Rio de Janeiro this week. We hope they are enjoying their time in Brazil and we can't wait to have them back on the mats with us!

Meanwhile, here in NJ, we are very proud to announce the promotion of L.J. Reboli to the blue belt. L.J. is one of our competition team members and is very much accomplished at a very young age.

Congratulations Master Royler Gracie, Jim, Ryan and L.J.!!!!

Royler receiving the Red/Black Belt!!!!

Rolker, Royler and Rickson

Jim Tavarez - Purple Belt!!!

Ryan Keane - Purple Belt!!!

L.J. Reboli - Blue Belt!!!

Wednesday Morning Jiu Jitsu Classes will resume on 01/25

2012-01-10T19:44:40Z

Attention students there will be no Morning Jiu Jitsu on Wednesday, January 11th and Wednesday January 18th. Wednesday's Morning Jiu Jitsu classes will resume on 01/25, when coach Tavarez will be returning from the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Camp in Brazil with Master Royler Gracie.
Meanwhile, everyone is welcome to join us for Tuesday's morning MMA classes at 5am.

Jim Tavarez, Master Royler Gracie and Ryan Kean

Holiday Self-Defense Seminar

2012-01-06T20:02:28Z

Self-Defense Seminar with

Professor David Adiv

A Holiday Gift from Gracie New Jersey Academy to our students, their family and friends!

When: Sunday, January 8^th 2012 from 1 to 3pm

Where: Gracie New Jersey Academy

56 Payne RD, Lebanon NJ 08833 USA

What to wear: White Gi Pants and T-shirt or Sweat Pants and T-shirt (For safety, please no buttons or zippers)

RSVP: By January 6^th, 2012 at the front desk or:

Phone: 908-713-0004

Email: gracienewjersey@aol.com

Limited Spots! We would love to have everyone, so please sign up soon and help us plan for a great time together!

Congrats to Chris Waldron on the Brown Belt!

2011-12-12T14:34:14Z

Professor Adiv and all of us at Gracie NJ Academy would like to congratulate Chris Waldron on achieving the rank of Brown Belt. Chris has been studying Gracie Jiu Jitsu with Professor Adiv for many years and has been a great part of our academy and support team. As a support team member, Chris assists with the Youth and Fundamentals classes. We are very happy that he has achieved this huge milestone.

Congratulations Chris!

Happy Thanksgiving! Special Schedule!

2011-11-24T01:44:55Z

Gracie New Jersey Academy would like to thank all our students, family and friends for the constant support and appreciation. And we invite all our students to join us for some great training throughout the holiday long weekend.

THANKSGIVING SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY – NOV 24TH: 9AM – OPEN MAT

All other classes will be canceled on this day

FRIDAY – NOV 25TH: 11AM – OPEN MAT

All other classes will be canceled on this day

SAT/SUN – NOV 26TH/27TH: All classes will run as regularly scheduled.