Central New Jersey (NJ) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) MMA Kettlebells Monmouth County

New Stripe Promotions

Jason — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:47:33 +0000

Congratulations to the following GGA BJJ students for passing their stripe tests this past month. One step closer to the next level.

Anthony Messina
Mauricio Melo
David Heuer
John Zemkoski

Great job guys!

GGA – One of the Top 10 Best Comp Schools in the Northeast!

Jason — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:39:38 +0000

A couple of weeks ago we had some of our competitors represent GGA at one of the biggest grappling tournaments on the east coast – Grapplers Quest and we have just come to find out that as a team out of EVERY team and OVERALL results we placed in the top 10! This is such a great accomplishment for us considering that most of the other schools are much bigger then ours. We are going to keep growing and keep getting better. We are proud to be one of the best.

Grapplers Quest Medalists! – Bringing Home Some Hardware

Jason — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:51:43 +0000

Last Saturday on December 10th 2001 we have a few of our competitors compete at the local Grapplers Quest in Asbury Park. Per GGA fashion we had some great results!

Nick Salles – 1st Place Advanced Teens No-Gi and 3rd Place Advanced Teens Gi
Mike Spatafora – 2nd Place Intermediate No-Gi
Jesse Dynak – 2nd Place Blue Belt
Mauricio Melo – 2nd Place Novice No-Gi

Great Job Everyone! Keep up the great work.

Congrats to Cesar and Matt – Brand New Promotions!

Jason — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:58:20 +0000

GGA would like to give a huge congrats to Cesar Moriera and Matt Strobel on their recent promotions! They both have been working extremely hard and have great attitudes to match! A huge shout out to Cesar for coming back to BJJ full force and really showing dedication!

Thanksgiving Doesn’t Stop Us! – Burning Calories Before the Feast

Jason — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:30:04 +0000

We had a great group with us Thanksgiving morning for our 1st Annual Turkey Tornado Roll. Was a great turnout! Give us a call and get on the mats!

Congrats to Joe Roibal and Danilo Bueno! NAGA Medalists

Jason — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:04:13 +0000

At the North American Grappling Championships on November 19th both Danilo Bueno and Joe Roibal brought back some well earned hardware!. Danilo placed 3rd in his No-Gi Intermediate Division and 3rd in his Blue Belt Division and Joe placed 3rd in his White Belt division. We are very proud of their hard work and for testing themselves! Great job guys!

New Jersey Grappling Champion – Jason Scully

Jason — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:49:09 +0000

Great job to head coach Jason Scully for placing 1st in the Expert Division at the North American Grappling Association grappling tournament on December 19th. Check out his highlight finish in the finals!

Red Bank Kids Martial Arts – Future Champions in Life – Promotions!

Jason — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:20:33 +0000

We would like to celebrate our FIRST ever kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu promotions here at GGA!! It is such a proud moment for all of us. Our kids program started a few months ago and the children are seeing some great results. We love every second of it! Make sure you stop in to see what it’s all about.

Great job to Robert, Julian, Kayla, and Kaylee on their brand new promotions to White/Yellow belt!

Womens Martial Arts in Monmouth County – Congrats Angelica!

Jason — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:56:48 +0000

Everyone at GGA would like to congratulate Angelica Baeza on receiving her first stripe on her white belt! She has such a great attitude and work ethic that it is really contagious. We are very happy to have her be apart of our family.

Shrewsbury NJ MMA – Red Bank NJ BJJ – Blue Belt Promotion

Jason — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:04:00 +0000

Congratulations to Surfer Joe Horvath on earning his hard earned blue belt!

We are extremely proud of you…Keep up the great work…Next up is Purple Belt!

Black Belt No-Gi Pan Am Medalist

Jason — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:13:28 +0000

Congratulations to coach Jason Scully in earning the Bronze Medal at the No-Gi Pan Ams competition in New York City on October 1st in the Black Belt Division.

Jason had some hard fought matches and pull through with victories to earn his spot on the podium!

Lincroft NJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion!

Jason — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:06:19 +0000

Congratulations to all of the GGA members who placed this past weekend at the Good Fight grappling tournament at Brookdale Community College this past Saturday (9/17/11)

Dan Kaufman Placed 1st in his Blue Belt Division and 2nd in his No-Gi Intermediate Division
Ryan McCarthy Placed 1st in his No-Gi Intermediate Division
Ellen Park, a temporary GGA member who visited us from San Francisco and competed in her very first tournament placed 1st in her White Belt Division.

Great job everyone! Very proud of everyone for stepping on the mat and testing yourself, win or lose!

Congrats Joe Roibal! – NAGA Place Winner!

Jason — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:16:47 +0000

Everyone at GGA would like to give Joe Roibal a big congrats for stepping up and placing 2nd in his no-gi division at the past N.A.G.A. grappling event.

Great Job Joe!

New White Belt Promotions!

Jason — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:39:54 +0000

Congratulations to everyone who received stripe promotions on their white belts this past week!

Jamie Ferrugiaro – 4 Stripes (Next up blue belt!)
Nicole Cantatore – 4 Stripes
Dan McMillon – 3 Stripes
Josh Navarro – 3 Stripes
Kyle Thompson-Bass – 3 Stripes
Dan Hayes – 3 Stripes
Dave Heuer – 1 Stripe

Great Job Everyone! Keep up the great work.

Congratulations to Dan Kaufman! – Winning Medals All Around!

Jason — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:46:05 +0000

Everyone at GGA would like to give a huge congrats to Mr. Dan Kaufman for his recent tournament accomplishments. Dan has been working extra hard lately with both his training and instructing the kids BJJ program. Great job Dan!

The Good Fight BJJ Tournament – July 9th 2011

3rd Place - Mens Blue Belt

The NJ BJJ Federation Tournament – July 24th 2011

2nd Place – Mens Blue Belt
1st Place Champion – Mens Intermediate No-Gi

Red Bank MMA and BJJ – Grapplers Quest Winners!

Jason — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:22:57 +0000

Well it was time for a another grappling tournament and once again GGA didn’t dissapoint! At this past Grapplers Quest on June 18th 2010 we had some wins and some loses but no matter what we had a great time! Congrats to:

Chris “20-Watt” Ulbricht – Champion Advanced No-Gi
Ayanthi Gunawardana – 2nd Place Advanced No-Gi

We are all very proud of you!

Promotion Season! – Red Bank Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Students Excelling!

Jason — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:01:02 +0000

There seems to be a bug in the air. A PROMOTION BUG!!! Congratulations to all of the new GGA promotions! Extremely well deserved.

Tim Ahern – Purple Belt
Mike Fiorillo – Blue Belt
Mark Fitzgerald – Blue Belt
Mike Spatafora – Blue Belt
Matt Liembach – Blue Belt
Marcus Johnson – Blue Belt

Great Job Everyone!

New Jersey Grappling Tournament Winners! – Producing Results!

Jason — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:25:37 +0000

We would like to congratulate everyone who compete at the Challenge Grappling tournament on May 21st! In GGA fashion we had a great turn out with some great results! We had some first time competitors that showed a lot of heart by testing themselves and we had some veterans who did what they do best! Here are the results of those who medaled!

GGA Placed 1st in the Team Results!!

Jim Lepping – 2nd Place Brown Belt Division
Chris Ulbricht – Champion Purple Belt Division
Jesse Dynak – 2nd Place Blue Belt Division
John Neidrich – Champion Blue Belt Division
Danilo Bueno – 2nd Place Blue Belt Division
Mike Fiorillo - Champion White Belt Division
Mike Dilione – 2nd Place White Belt Division

Honorable Mention for Testing Themselves! All Had Great Matches

Kyle Thompson-Bass
Joe Sciortino
Josh Navarro
Shlok Keshari
Russ Pearce
Joe Horvath
Joe Roibal

Great Job Everyone!

New Stripes! – Middletown and Red Bank New Jersey Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Jason — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:14:34 +0000

The mats are on fire! We had a bunch of new stripe promotions the past week. Everyday we have our members working and help each other along the way. We would like to congratulate the following student on their new stripes!

Joe Horvath – 5 Stripes
Marcus Johnson – 4 Stripes
Mike Fiorillo – 4 Stripes
Joe Roibal – 2 Stripes
Shlok Keshari – 2 Stripes
Brandon Aponte – 2 Stripes
Kyle Thompson-Bass – 2 Stripes
Joe Sciortino – 2 Stripes
Dan Hayes – 2 Stripes
Alex Milano – 1 Stripe

Great Job Everyone!

BJJ in Red Bank New Jersey – New Blue Belt!

Jason — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:17:42 +0000

Everyone at the Grapplers Guide would like to give a HUGE congratulations to Mr. Peter Zelinskie in receiving his Blue Belt last week. Pete has been a helpful and dedicated student from the beginning and we extremely proud to have him apart of our GGA family!