Happy Holidays everyone. We will be closed Dec 24th and 25th. There will be Open Mat on Saturday Dec 26th at 10am. Regular classes will be held Dec 28,29 and 3oth. We will be closed Dec 31st and Jan 1st. Regular classes will resume Jan 2nd.
2009 was a great yar for us an I look forward to an even better year in 2010.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
MADAMA JIU JITSU HOLIDAY SALE!
HOLIDAY SALE!
ALL T-SHIRTS AND HATES 50 % OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME YOU CAN ALSO GET PRIVATE LESSONS AT 1/2 PRICE.
OFFER ENDS 01/01/2010
ALL T-SHIRTS AND HATES 50 % OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME YOU CAN ALSO GET PRIVATE LESSONS AT 1/2 PRICE.
OFFER ENDS 01/01/2010
Pete "Drag" Sell MMA Seminar
Be one of the first 20 to register and recieve a FREE Semi Private Lesson from Josh Madama 2XNAGA Advanced Champion, Hall of Fame Instructor, Serra Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt.Friday, October 9, 2009
Congratulations New Blue Belts!
Congratulations are in order for our newest batch of BLUE BELTS. The following students earned their new colors this past week after some seriously tough training.
Rob Weir
Joe Romano
Ryan Fox
Matt Hauser
Adam Howell
Nice job guys keep up the good work.
Rob Weir
Joe Romano
Ryan Fox
Matt Hauser
Adam Howell
Nice job guys keep up the good work.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Matt Serra and Drago Sell Visit Madama Jiu-Jitsu
Matt Serra's seminar was a resounding success. The UFC star and one of his top students, Pete "Drago" Sell (also a UFC fighter), taught 50+ students over a dozen techniques and concepts in just over three-and-a-half hours. "Although a lot was covered. None of it was rushed or cramped," Serra told the students. He went on to say that the Madama Jiu-Jitsu team members had such a good grasp of many of the movements and postures that he was able to cover a lot of material in a relatively short time.
Matt, a charismatic teacher and world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, taught techniques ranging from taking down a wrestler from the standing position and finishing him with an arm-in guillotine to how to regain the guard against someone muscling through your guard to a highly technical way to set-up a bow-and-arrow choke against a turtled opponent. After demonstrating the techniques and instructing the students, Matt and Drago walked the room offering advice, tweaking positions, and even jumping in from time-to-time to help someone who was struggling.
The first half of the seminar concentrated on no-gi moves. Matt taught techniques that proved successful in his UFC fights paying special attention to how to combat an opponent that tries to muscle you. After a brief 5-minute break, the rest of the afternoon revolved around techniques that can be done with the gi, including a series of sit-up guard sweeps.
While Matt and Drago were friendly to many of the senior students - remembering them from past seminars, addressing them by their first names, and making small-talk - they made sure to pay special attention to the newest students, assuring them that they were doing the techniques properly and giving them individual instruction as needed.
At the end of the seminar, Matt sat in the center of the mat and congratulated the gathered students on a successful seminar. He went on to talk about Josh Madama, Madama Jiu-Jitsu's owner and main instructor:
"Josh is a long-time student of mine and still makes regular two-hour trips to my academy on Long Island. Most times he makes it several times each week. That shows tremendous dedication and loyalty. Josh even helped me prepare for my last UFC fight (against Matt Hughes).
"I want you guys to know that he is the real deal. You can trust the jiu-jitsu he is teaching you. Know that the things he knows, his jiu-jitsu comes from close to the well, close to the source of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He didn’t learn it from video tapes or from an instructor with questionable credentials. You should be as confident in him as I am."
And with that, he and Drago spent the next half-hour or so chit-chatting with the students, taking pictures, and signing autographs. Everyone left with smiles on their faces and heads full of new jiu-jitsu knowledge.
Matt, a charismatic teacher and world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, taught techniques ranging from taking down a wrestler from the standing position and finishing him with an arm-in guillotine to how to regain the guard against someone muscling through your guard to a highly technical way to set-up a bow-and-arrow choke against a turtled opponent. After demonstrating the techniques and instructing the students, Matt and Drago walked the room offering advice, tweaking positions, and even jumping in from time-to-time to help someone who was struggling.
The first half of the seminar concentrated on no-gi moves. Matt taught techniques that proved successful in his UFC fights paying special attention to how to combat an opponent that tries to muscle you. After a brief 5-minute break, the rest of the afternoon revolved around techniques that can be done with the gi, including a series of sit-up guard sweeps.
While Matt and Drago were friendly to many of the senior students - remembering them from past seminars, addressing them by their first names, and making small-talk - they made sure to pay special attention to the newest students, assuring them that they were doing the techniques properly and giving them individual instruction as needed.
At the end of the seminar, Matt sat in the center of the mat and congratulated the gathered students on a successful seminar. He went on to talk about Josh Madama, Madama Jiu-Jitsu's owner and main instructor:
"Josh is a long-time student of mine and still makes regular two-hour trips to my academy on Long Island. Most times he makes it several times each week. That shows tremendous dedication and loyalty. Josh even helped me prepare for my last UFC fight (against Matt Hughes).
"I want you guys to know that he is the real deal. You can trust the jiu-jitsu he is teaching you. Know that the things he knows, his jiu-jitsu comes from close to the well, close to the source of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He didn’t learn it from video tapes or from an instructor with questionable credentials. You should be as confident in him as I am."
And with that, he and Drago spent the next half-hour or so chit-chatting with the students, taking pictures, and signing autographs. Everyone left with smiles on their faces and heads full of new jiu-jitsu knowledge.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Matt Serra Seminar Was Awesome!
This past saturday we hosted an amazing brazilian jiu jitsu seminar with Matt "The Terror" Serra. We were also suprised with the presence of another great UFC fighter Pete "Drago" Sell. This place was packed. Full story and photos to come, so check back soon.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Matt "Terror" Serra Seminar
Matt "Terror" Serra is coming to Madama Jiu Jitsu.
Join Team Madama and "The Terror" himself for an afternoon of world class brazilian jiu jitsu instruction.
The seminar will take place at Madama Jiu Jitsu located at 1174 Fischer Boulevard, Toms River, NJ 08753. Space is limited and participants must pre-register by September 30th to participate. The price for this event is $125. Madama Jiu Jitsu Members will recieve a special discount rate of $100. The registration fee must be paid in cash at the time of registration. (No Exceptions!) Thank You for supporting Madama Jiu Jitsu and Team Serra. For more information contact Josh at 732-597-1917
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