Lyndhurst students to compete in World Jiu Jitsu Championship
Lyndhurst students to compete in World Jiu Jitsu Championship
Five Lyndhurst Jiu Jitsu students are set to compete in the World Jiu Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, CA.
Next weekend, Savarese Jiu-Jitsu Academy students Brian Procel, Caitlin McManus, Sean Yadimarco, Leo Alves, and Ariana Zeppetelli go. They have been training hard for this for the last 6 weeks.
While in preparation, a couple of them competed at the 2016 Big Apple Open in NYC. Here, Zeppetelli shined. winning all of her matches by submission en route to winning her division handily.
Their instructor, 2nd degree blackbelt Professor Chris Savarese, is excited for them. “Competing in the World Championships is an honor and something you never forget. But we aren’t just showing up, we are going in to win! I am very excited for this opportunity for them and about their chances.”
The tournament will broadcast live on flograppling.com where you can watch the Savarese students fight under the Saulo Ribeiro team banner.
Best of luck to all the Savarese, Lovato and Ribeiro students!
IBJJF World BJJ Championship
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship , also known as The Mundials or the Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu, is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament in the world.
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation hosts the event in CA every year.
The first World Championship was held in 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has since grown tremendously, with over 1650 competitors (including 250 foreign athletes) fighting before a crowd of over 12,000 in the 2005 championship.
Held in Brazil every year until 2007, the tournament then moved to California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California. This marked the first Mundial tournament ever to be held outside of Brazil. Finally, the competition has continued to prosper in California and there are a record number of entries for 2016.
Savarese BJJ Academy, Lyndhurst NJ
Savarese BJJ Academy opened it’s doors in 2006 and is owned and operated by Professor Chris Savarese.
Located at 40 Park Ave in Lyndhurst, it is known as being one of the best BJJ schools in NJ.
In addition to the Adult and Kids competition team winning numerous team titles over the last 3 years, the school has a great reputation as one of the top schools on the East Coast.
If you would like to try a free class, call 201 933-5134 to set one up.
