New Jersey Shore Personal Fitness Training, Kettlebells, BJJ

Congratuations Kurt Pellegrino!

Jersey Shore BJJ's affiliate instructor Kurt Pellegrino fought on Wednesday January 23rd in front of millions of viewers on SpikeTV during the UFC Ultimate Fight Night event. His opponent was Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and World BJJ Champion Alberto Crane. During this fight Kurt showed true heart and skill. He overcame a big kick during the opening bell and went on to dominate his fight against Crane earning himself another UFC win via referee stoppage.

We are all very proud of you Kurt and we will be rooting for you in your future fights in the UFC. Great Job Kurt!!

Congratulations Joe Marino and Brian Satcher!

Everyone at Jersey Shore BJJ would like to congratulate both Joe Marino and Brian Satcher on their performances at the Real Fighting Grappling Tournament on Sunday, January 20th.

Joe Marino - Placed 1st in his division. Joe has been very dedicated to his training and has been very respectful to all of his training partners. It's a great pleasure having him be apart of Jersey Shore BJJ. Great Job Joe!

Brian Satcher - Brian placed 1st in the Absolute division. Brian is extremely hard working and he has a true passion for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is going to do great in all that he works towards. We are happy to have you around Brian. Great Job!

Congratulations 12/15 Grappling Competitors!

Everyone at Jersey Shore BJJ would like to congratulate the following students for stepping on the competition mat and testing themselves.

Joe Marino - Joe placed 2nd in the beginners no-gi division in Delaware winning his first match by armbar. Joe has only been a member of Jersey Shore BJJ for a short time, but he has been a very dedicated, hard working, and respectful member. We enjoy having him around.

Jim Lepping - Jim stepped up into his first Purple belt tournament this weekend. Jim is always up for a good tournament and he didn't pass this one up. He trains hard and always keeps a great attitude both in class and in competition. While he didn't place in the division he looks forward to stepping up again in the future as he always does.

Tom Hayes - Tom placed 1st in the beginners no-gi division at the tournament in Rahway. He had a win by armlock and a win by flying armlock. Since the beginning Tom has been a great student at JS BJJ. He is extremely respectful, hard working in class, and will never mind going out of his way to help a new student. We appreciate Tom being apart of our team.

Jason Scully - Jason placed 2nd in the advanced no-gi division in Delaware. He also stepped up in the Absolute advanced division where his first opponent was 220lb. He didn't come away with the win, but he definitely pressed the action. Jason is looking forward to competing in more competitions in the future.

New JS BJJ Promotions!

Congratulations to everyone who was promoted last night (11/20/07) by our affiliate instructor Kurt Pellegrino. Everyone at JS BJJ is very proud of you.

Chris Tirrell - Blue Belt
Tim Ahern - Blue Belt
Jim Lepping - Purple Belt
Jason Scully - Brown Belt

Great Job Guys!

New Jersey Shore BJJ Promotions!

Affiliate instructor Kurt Pellegrino came by yesterday September 13th to do a seminar...During that time we took the opportunity to do some promotions for those who we felt were ready for the next step up. Congrats to all who got promoted!

Kevin Mooney - Blue Belt
Ray Saunders - Blue Belt
Peter Burdge - Blue Belt
Mike Meistrich - Blue Belt
Max Breznyak - Blue Belt
Phil Gardner - Blue Belt
Hunter Baker - Blue Belt
Tinh Tupy - Purple Belt

Congrats everyone they are well deserved! Now time to work even harder so you can reach the next level! Thanks to Kurt for coming around and doing another great seminar and acknowledging our students. Pictures to come soon.

Kurt Pellegrino Seminar on Thursday 9/13/07

Jersey Shore BJJ will be having affiliate instructor Kurt Pellegrino at our school and he will be conducting a 2 hour seminar with the gi. All JS BJJ students should attend.

The seminar will be on Thursday September 13th at 7:00 p.m. and the cost for admission will be $40. It will be much appreciated if you contact us in advance about whether you can make it or not.

Kurt is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Hermes Franca. He is currently fighting in the UFC and just went through a war with Joe Stevenson. He holds many titles in Mixed Martial Arts, Submission Wrestling, and Gi Tournaments.

Make sure you come on this day to support your fellow teammate!

Jersey Shore BJJ

Kurt Pellegrino vs Joe Stevenson. Good Luck Kurt!

JS BJJ affiliate instructor Kurt Pellegrino will be facing Joe Stevenson at UFC 74 on Saturday August 25th in Las Vegas.

This is a very important fight for Kurt as the winner of this match could very well have a chance of getting a title shot. We wish him he best of luck and we all will rooting for him.

Good Luck Kurt!!

July 4th Schedule

There will not be any class on Wednesday night on July 4th 2007.

There WILL be training on July 4th 2007 at 11:00 a.m.

JS BJJ

Congrats Jim Lepping and Jason Scully! US Grappling 6/23

We would like to acknowledge both Jim Lepping and Jason Scully for representing Jersey Shore BJJ at the US Grappling Diamond State Games on 6/23

Jason competed in the provisional division with black belt competitors such as Wilson Reis, Jared Weiner, and Ruben "Cobrinha" Charles. Jason competed against Jared Weiner first and was defeated by submission. He is happy to have been able to compete with some of the best grapplers in the country.

Jason then competed in the advanced division of the regular tournament and placed 2nd winning one of his matches by flying kneebar.

Jim Lepping competed in the advanced no-gi mens division for the first time and had two tough matches. He did the best he could and we are all very proud of him for stepping up.

Congrats Guys!

Congrats Hunter and Soto! Beach Wrestling Tournament

We would all like to congratulate both Hunter Baker and Greg Soto in placing in the first Annual NJ State Beach Wrestling Tournament. The tournament took place in Long Branch, NJ.

The tournament consisted of a 20 foot ring and you were able to score points by either a takedown with control or throwing your opponent out of the ring.

Hunter Baker placed 3rd in the tournament and fellow JS BJJ instructor Greg Soto placed 2nd.

Great Job Guys!
Jersey Shore BJJ

Here is a video of Hunter competing that was made by Hunter: