Located On Top of Middletown Fire Company #1 Station 8
336 State Highway 35 - Red Bank, NJ 07701 - (732) 397-2048
You Are Guaranteed to Improve Your Grappling and Your Fitness at the Grapplers Guide Academy!
Here at the Central New Jersey’s premier Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy we have No Egos, No Politics, and Just Great Training! Everyone from everywhere is welcome to train with us.
We are dedicated 100% to helping you reach all of your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, Grappling, and Fitness Goals.
- If you want to get off of the couch or stop wasting the rest of your day after work then this is the place for you.
- We cater to the individual who is looking to just break their boring routine and the individual who is interested in testing theirself in competition.
- You’ll find like minded individuals who want to expand their interests and learn something fun, functional, and get in great shape at the same time.
- As soon as you walk in the door our goal is to make you feel like you are a part of our family from the beginning.
Even if you check out any other gym in the area, do your self a great service and make sure you check out the Grapplers Guide Academy too!!
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No class this Saturday (2/6/10) due to inclimate weather. Enjoy the snow!
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Once again members of the Grapplers Guide Academy all kicked some butt at the US Grappling tournament in Boothwyn, PA. We brought 6 competitors and each one of them brought back a medal!
- John “Needles” Neidrich placed 1st in the no-gi intermediate division and 1st in his gi division.
- Mike Spatafora placed 1st in his no-gi division
- Kristel “Lil Mongoose” Roxas placed 1st in her no-gi division and 2nd in the no-gi absolute division
- Chris “20-Watt” Ulbricht placed 2nd in his blue belt division
- Mike “Tupaco” Benincasa placed 2nd in his white belt division
- David “Casper” D’Angelo placed 3rd in his white belt division

We couldn’t be any prouder of all of you! The Grapplers Guide competition team represents everytime we step on the mat both with hard work and respect!
Great Job Everyone!
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We would like to congratulate a couple of our Grapplers Guide Academy members for competing and placing in the On The Mat tournament in Philadephia, PA.
- Chris “20-Watt” Ulbricht placed 2nd in his Blue Belt division
- Jesse Dynak placed 3rd in his white belt division.
Great Job Guys. As always we are all very proud of you. We’ll see you at the next one!
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We would like to congratulate the following Grapplers Guide members on their stripe promotions. They are now one step closer to reaching the next belt level. Every single member here trains with a great respect for their teammates and works hard every time they step on the mats!
- Jessie Dynak - 2 Stripe White Belt
- Dan “Veggie” Kaufman - 2 Stripe White Belt
- John “Needles” Neidrich - 2 Stripe While Belt
- Danilo Bueno - 1 Stripe White Belt
Great Job Guys! Keep up the great work!
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There will not be any classes on:
- Thursday - December 31st 2010
- Friday - January 1st 2010
- Saturday - January 2nd 2010
Classes will resume on Monday January 4th 2010. We wish you all a safe and happy New Years!
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Everyone at the Grapplers Guide Academy would like to congratulate all who competed at the Head to Head Grappling Tournament in Wall NJ on Saturday December 5th.
We had a good turnout for this tournament.
- Dan “Canoes” Witzig - Placed 3rd in his gi division
- Jessie Dynak - Placed 2nd in his gi division
- Kristel “Little Mongoose” Roxas - Placed 2nd in her no-gi division
- John Neidrich - Placed 1st in his gi division and 1st in his no-gi division
- Chris “20-Watt” Ulbricht - Placed 1st in his no-gi division
- Pete “Smokehouse” Zelinksi - Competed for the first time and was able to get his first competition win.
- Mike “Tupaco” Benincasa - As a white belt had a tough match against a blue belt and came extremely close to pulling out the win
We are very proud of everyone for stepping on the mats and testing themselves. They all represented the Grapplers Guide Academy well.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support their teammates too. To have a great support system at these tournaments is a huge help and spirit booster!
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Please remember that the training schedule for Wednesday is:
- 7:00pm - Beginners Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- 8:00pm - Int/Adv Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Thank you,
GGA
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We would like to let everyone know how proud we are of those who competed this past weekend (11/14/09) at the North American Grappling Association Championships in Newark, NJ. We had 3 competitors and they all represented the Grapplers Guide extremely well.

Kristel “Mongoose” Roxas had one of her best showings yet. She placed 1st in the white belt division winning her first match with a shutout and her finals match by an armbar. Kristel gets better and better every time she steps on the mat and every time she tests herself in competition.
John Niedrich competed in his first ever BJJ competition and had an awesome showing with only 3 months experience. He won 3 matches competing in both the Intermediate No-Gi division and the White Belt division. As he trains more and more he’s definitely going to be a beast on the mat and give everyone who steps in his way trouble.
Jesse Dynak also competed in his first ever BJJ tournament with only 3 months experience. He competed in the White Belt division and won 2 matches. Jesse is another student that is doing great in training and is improving at a rapid pace.
We are so proud of all of you! Keep up the great work and thank you for representing the Grapplers Guide with respect and hard work!
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Please be aware that the schedule will be as follows starting November 16th 2009. We are offering Beginners BJJ classes at some later times during the week and on the weekend. Along with a MMA class on Wednesday nights.
- Monday
- 7:00 pm - Beginners BJJ
- 8:00 pm - BJJ
- Tuesday
- 7:00 pm - Muay Thai Kickboxing
- 8:00 pm - No-Gi BJJ
- Wednesday
- 6:15 pm - Beginners BJJ
- 7:00 pm - BJJ
- 8:00 pm - MMA
- Thursday
- 7:00 pm - Muay Thai Kickboxing
- Friday
- 6:00 pm - Open Training (Grappling and Muay Thai)
- Saturday
- 10:00 am - Beginners BJJ
- 11:00 am - No-Gi BJJ
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Team Lloyd Irvin wins it all! As the promoter put it:

The Best Grappling Superfight Team in the Northeast was crowned and that team was : TEAM LLOYD IRVIN!
Some good matches along the way, facing Jungle Gym in the semi-finals and Team Renzo Gracie in the finals but we managed to take the Gold. Great Job!
The 5 on 5 Champions were:
- Wilson Reis (Black Belt)
- Tracey Goodel (Blue Belt)
- DJ Jackson (Blue Belt)
- Willie Leonard (Blue Belt)
- Ron Stallings (Purple Belt)
The action was crazy in the house! Go Team Lloyd Irvin!
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We would like to congratulate our Lloyd Irvin teammates for their performance at the No-Gi World Championships this past Sunday (11/8/09) in Long Beach, California.
Team Lloyd Irvin Placed 3rd out of over 100 teams at the World Championships. We were the only east coast team to place in the top three! Team Lloyd Irvin proves over and over again why we are one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu teams in the country!
Congratulations to:
- J.T. Torres - 2nd Place Black Belt Division
- De Alonzio Jackson - World Champion Blue Belt Division and 2nd Place Absolute Division
- Phil Davis - World Champion Blue Belt Division
- Willie Leonard - World Champion Blue Belt Division and Absolute Division Winner
- Rachel Demara - 3rd Placed Women’s Purple Belt Division and 3rd Place Absolute Division
- Michael Atkin - World Champion Purple Belt Division and 3rd Place Absolute Division
Great Job Everyone!!
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The Grapplers Guide would like to welcome the following new members to our family. We are looking forward to working with you and growing into better people together.
- Danny Hartsgrove
- Jason Vengelis
Dan McGarry
- Tom McDonald
- Christopher Ozar
- Danilo Bueno
- David D’Angelo
- Russell Pearce
- Cary Harr
- Jordan Kaufman
- John Neistrich
- Mark Fitzgerald
- Paul Placa
- Phillip Rocco
- Brian Rocco
- Todd Smith
- Mike Spatafora
- Josue Rolon
Welcome Everyone!
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We would like to congratulate everyone on their recent stripe promotions. Everyone has been working hard and giving their all in training. All of us at Central Jersey BJJ are very proud of each and everyone of you! Great Job!!
- Mike “Tupaco” Benincasa - 4th Stripe White Belt (next is the Blue Belt!)
- Kristel “Mongoose” Roxas - 3rd Stripe White Belt
- Maye “No Way” San Jose - 2nd Stripe White Belt
- Marcus “A.K.A.” Johnson - 2nd Stripe White Belt
- Pete “Smokehouse” Zelinksi - 1st Stripe White Belt
Keep up the hard work. It’s great having you all apart of our family!
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We would like to congratulate both Kristel “Mongoose” Roxas and our instructor Jason Scully on their performances at the NY Submission Shootout tournament this past weekend in New York City.
Kristel placed 1st in the novice womens division securing two of her wins by armbar. This is her second time placing in a tournament out of the very few she has done. She has a strong will and drive to get better every time she trains and her love for BJJ radiates to everyone on the team!
Jason placed 2nd in the advanced division winning one of his matches by armbar also. Be on the look out for Jason on the competition seen as he is looking to hit every tournament he can. We are very proud of him for not only instructing our student’s but also showing by example and testing himself on the mats.
Great Job Guys!!
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All women who are interested in training in Real Muay Thai Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu now have a chance to try out all of the Grapplers Guide Academy’s martial arts programs for a FULL 60 DAYS FREE. There is no catch and no obligation.
We are looking to expand our female memberships. We have 6 female members currently who have been asking for even more female members to join and train.
THIS OFFER ALSO APPLIES TO FEMALES WHO ALREADY TRAIN IN BJJ AND MUAY THAI!! IF YOU ALREADY TRAIN YOU CAN STILL COME AND RECEIVE 60 DAYS FOR FREE!!
By training with us you’ll:
- Lose Weight
- Gain Confidence
- Increase Your Self Awareness
- Learn Two of the Most Effective Martial Arts Created
- HAVE A GREAT TIME!
We are looking to build a good and successful womens Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai Kickboxing program. Remember these are REAL martial arts. Not the fake kind like cardio kickboxing and tae kwon do!
THE NEXT 5 WOMEN WHO SIGN UP WILL ALSO RECEIVE 10% OFF THEIR MONTHLY FEES. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FREE 60 DAYS IN FULL REGARDLESS. WHEN WE SAY A FULL 60 DAYS FREE, WE MEAN IT.
Contact us by filling out the forms on this website, e-mail us at jasculs@gmail.com, or call us at 732-397-2048
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Everyone at the Grapplers Guide Academy would like to congratulate the following members on there Brazilian Jiu Jitsu stripe promotions. They are all now one step closer to that next level.
- “Judo” Jim Lepping - 3 Stripe Purple Belt
- Eddie “FP” Chou - 1 Stripe Purple Belt
- Chris “20-Watt” Ulbricht - 1 Stripe Blue Belt
- Mike “Tupaco” Benincasa - 3 Stripe White Belt
- Kristel “Peachie” Roxas - 2 Stripe White Belt
Great Job Everyone! Keep up the good work.
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We would like to welcome the following new members to the Grapplers Guide Academy!
- Ian Gamble
- Luke Panizzi
- Mike Gilleece
- Jesse Dynak
- Bryan Mullee
- Maye San Jose
- Larry Kenny
- Peter Zelinskie
The Grapplers Guide only has 13 membership spots open before registration is closed! Contact us today so you can reserve your spot!
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Congratulations to Jason Scully in placing 3rd at the ADCC Trials in the professional lightweight division on June 13th at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. Jason had some tough competition and had a great showing that day!
