Holiday School Closing

We will be closed from December 24th through January 1st. Classes will resume on January 2nd. I will be available for private lessons during the break.
Thanks and Happy Holidays,
Josh

Congrats Luke!

Luke Merlin Morgan is our newest BLUE BELT. Luke has been one of the most consistant MBJJ members for quite some time now and it shows. He has developed some excellent armlock / triangle combos making his guard game very dangerous. Keep up the good work Luke!

New Breed Fighting results

"Joshua Madama brought a technician to us as Jeremy Denardo, 1-0, defeated Vince Di Medio, 1-1, Extreme Performance MMA at 2:08 of Round 1 by rear naked choke."

from New Breed website

Congrats to Jeremy Denardo who won his first mma fight in style submitting his opponent by rear naked choke in the first round. Glenn Sonnabend put on a good show dominating the first round of his debut fight against a very tough opponent. Glenn was hanging tough in the 2nd round but was stopped at the midway point. For full results please visit NewBreed at http://www.newbreedfighters.tv/

Holiday Academy Closing / School News

Madama Jiu Jitsu will be closed for all classes from Wednesday 11/26 through Friday 11/28. We will reume scheduled classes on Saturday morning 11/29 at 10 am. Dont forget to come see Madama Jiu Jitsu team members Glenn "Bucket" Sonnabend and Jeremy "Tramp Stamp" DeNardo make their MMA debut on Wednesday night 11/26 at the House of Blues in Atlantic City.

Congrats to our newest blue belt!!

Manny Gorge became our newest BLUE BELT on Saturday morning. Aside from being an incredibly gifted athlete and wrestler, Manny has shown a marked improvement in his study and application of jiu jitsu technique. Keep up the good work.

New Breed Fighting 11/26

Hey guys,
Two Madama Jiu Jitsu standouts will be making their MMA debut's at New Breed Fighting 11/26/2008 at The House of Blues in Atlantic City. Glenn Sonnabend and Jeremy Dinardo have been training for bouts in December. New breed called and asked for our fighters to step up as replacements on short notice for the 11/26 event. We were very happy to take this opportunity and we look forward to showing the world what we are all about. We have a limited number of tickets and would love to see a big turnout to support our teammates. General Admission is $40. Please call me asap to reserve your tickets. Don't wait till the last minute to get your tickets. Thanks,
Josh

UFC Viewing Party - Coutore vs Lesner

Hey guys,

Madama Jiu Jitsu will be sponsoring a UFC viewing party 11/15/2008 at Jimmy C's 17 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ 08753 starting at 9:30 pm. Cost at the door is $10 per person. We are looking forward to a good turn out. Please come out and enjoy a night of good food, drinks, and fights. I hope to see you there.

Josh

Congratulations Team Serra / Madama

Congratulations to all of the guys who competed this weekend. Phil Romano and Chris Romanow both placed 3rd in there divisions while Joe Schmid took gold submitting all of his opponents. Other notable competitors were Steve and Dan Skerritt, John McDonough, and Stefan Vernon. Good job guys. See you at practice.

Thanks Nick!

Nick "Mad Monkey" Serra put on a classic display of his monkey jiu jitsu on Saturday. We had a great turn out and an even better time learning from one of the most advanced jiu jitsu specialists on earth. Nick shared with us some of his famous triangle set ups and some very tight guard passing. It was a monumental day for us at Madama Jiu Jitsu with five PURPLE BELT promotions. Dennis Ryan, "Big" Dave DiPaolo, "E-Rock" Leopaldi, Tom "Cable Guy" Hilliard, and Glenn "Quagmire" Sonnabend all recieved there new belts in "Old School Mad Monkey Fashion" Two of our Rutgers crew Tom Dennis, and Mike Elshamy were also promoted to BLUE BELT. Thanks again Nick. We look forward to seeing you here again soon. Check out these cool black and whites courtesy of Tom "Tomcast"Brunner.

Check out these future champions.l

Check back for more images and clips from our new Kids Jitsu Program.

Congrats New Blu Belts!

Congratulations to Tom Brunner, Todd Malland, and John "Red Ninja" McDonough on recieving
their long awaited Blue Belts saturday.

Wenesday Night Class

Beginner Class Wednesday night was packed with enthusiastic new students. We had a great time and an even better training session. Thank You All!!

Josh

RIP Evan Tanner

Former UFC champ Tanner dead at 37
By Jeff Cain, Ken Pishna, and Tom Hamlin/MMAWeekly.com 15 hours, 1 minute ago
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Evan Tanner was found dead near Palo Verde, Calif. on Monday. He was 37 years old. His management team at the Driving Force Sports management agency confirmed his death to MMAWeekly.com.
Tanner had trekked into the desert on a journey to “cleanse” himself, according to Douglas Vincitorio of Tanner’s management team. “He went out to the desert to do a ‘cleansing’ as he called it. Kind of like ‘Survivorman.’” These short trips were not new to Tanner, said Vincitorio. It is something that he has done numerous times over the years.
“What we were told is that (Sheriff’s officials who found Tanner) believe his motorcycle had run out of gas, so he went to walk out in like 115- to 118-degree heat,” Vincitorio said. “He was miles away from his camp. That’s where the helicopter found him. Right now, they just think that he succumbed to the heat.”
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Lt. George Moreno of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Tanner set out treasure hunting on Wednesday, Sept. 3, asking friends to call for help if he didn’t return right away. Lt. Moreno says friends called the Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Sept. 5, and search and rescue teams looked for him throughout the weekend in temperatures up to 114 degrees.
The U.S. Marines used a helicopter to search by air Monday morning, finally spotting a body two miles from the campground where Tanner’s belongings were found earlier, according to Lt. Moreno. While a coroner has yet to confirm the body is Tanner’s, John Hayner, the owner at Driving Force Sports, says people close to to the fighter visually identified his body at the scene.
On Aug. 10, Tanner wrote a blog on Spike TV’s website, proclaiming his desire to start an adventure in the desert east of his new home in Oceanside, Calif. An avid outdoorsman and wandering spirit, he wanted to escape civilization for a while.
“I’m not just going out into the desert, I’m going out into the desert to hunt for lost treasure,” he wrote. “I’m going on a pilgrimage of sorts, a journey to solitude, to do some thinking, and to pay my respects to the great mysteries.”
On Aug. 16, Tanner wrote about collecting supplies for his journey, and wrote about the dangers he might face.
“I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life,” he said. “I’ve been doing a great deal of research and study. I want to know all I can about where I’m going, and I want to make sure I have the best equipment.”
Of course, this led followers of his blog to fear for his safety, as they often did when Tanner reported his frequent by-the-seat-of-his-pants adventures. In a blog dated Aug. 27, Tanner tried to calm his audience.
“This isn’t a version of ‘Into the Wild,’” he wrote. “I’m not going out into the desert with a pair of shorts and a bowie knife, to try to live off the land. I’m going fully geared up, and I’m planning on having some fun.”
But he also affirmed that things could go wrong if his equipment wasn’t up to snuff.
“I do plan on going back pretty far, so I did mention in one of my posts that I wanted to make sure to have good quality gear,” he said. “Any failure of gear out in the desert could cause a problem.”
On Sept. 2, Tanner wrote his final blog entry, documenting a training session at a facility in Oceanside.
The Amarillo, Texas native was a high school wrestling stand out who won the state championships his junior and senior years despite only getting into the sport as a sophomore. He entered mixed martial arts in 1997 encouraged by friends.
Tanner rose to the top of the mixed martial arts world by winning the UFC middleweight title over David Terrell at UFC 51: “Super Saturday” Feb. 5, 2005. He lost the title later in the year to Rich Franklin. Tanner, who had a career MMA record of 32-8 last competed in the UFC on June 21 losing to Kendall Grove by split decision.
“He will obviously be sorely missed,” said Vincitorio. Adding, “I think that Evan would want to be remembered as a very complex man with many layers, not just a fighter.”
Tanner was surely a unique personality. He’s eclectic spirit and competitive nature will be sorely missed in the MMA community.

Chris at tournet last Saturday. Video Link

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/dualmass/Jiu%20Jitsu/?action=view&current=MOV033.flv
enjoy

Shocking News!! Glenn "Bucket" Sonnabend dethroned!

Congrats to Chris "Bucket" Romanow for stealing the title away.

Our new champ

Congrats Joe Schmid

Joe has shown marked improvement in his jiu jitsu lately, particularly with the gi. He has also demonstrated good leadership skills staying late on many occasions to help guys with there wrestling. Congratulations on your BLUE BELT!!

Congrats Madama Serra team members!

Congratulations to all of the guys who went down to Wildwood to compete this past Saturday. For most of the guys it was their first competition experience so good job stepping up Luke, Mark, John, and Matt. Congratulations to Matt Davis on his 3rd place finish in the Intermediate division and Glenn "Bucket, Pheonix, Ogre, Saturday" Sonnabend for his 1st place Blue Belt division finish.

More new blue belts!!!

Congrats to Jim Keegan, Sean Hart, Bill Pennington and Joe Puglisi on your recent promotions to BLUE belt. Keep up the good work guys. Seeya on the mat.

Congrats Mark Hauser!!

Mark received his BLUE BELT during Intermediate practice on Thursday. Mark has been looking very technical of late and has shown the ability to stay competitive with his senior team members. Good job and keep up the good work.

School closed for July 4th

Have a happy and safe Independence Day everyone. Friday afternoon class is cancelled for July 4th. Conditioning practice at 6 is still on. see you guys Saturday.
Josh

Congrats Erik Swanson and good luck.

Big congrats to Erik Swanson who recieved his long awaited BLUE belt at Tuesday night Intermediate class. Erik has been with us from the beginning and he has come a long way. Also, Erik will be spending some time away from us. His Army unit has been activated and he will be overseas for a while. So, good luck Erik, I am very proud and grateful. See you soon.

New Blue Belts

Congratulations to Matt Davis and Jeremy DiNardo who both recieved there well earned BLUE BELTS after some hard training at Saturdays class. Good work guys.

Memorial Day

All classes are cancelled for Monday the 26th in observance of Memorial Day. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our military personnel. You are appreciated. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend.
Josh

Nick "Mad Monkey" Serra fight tickets

Nick Serra on Elite XC!!!

Academy News
Written by Danny Valle Thursday, May 1 - 2008
Nicky "The Mad Monkey" Serra will be fighting on May 31st at Elite XC!!! Tickets will be available online through Ticket Master. Be sure to support the Mad Monkey and purchase tickets. Suppo​rt the Mad Monke​y and enter​ the promo​tiona​l code 1ELITEXC when you buy ticke​ts!​
"CBS Elite​XC Satur​day Night​ Fight​s"​May 31, 2008 6:30 PMThe Prude​ntial​ Cente​r,​ Newar​k,​ NJ.
You can visit Ticket Master or Elite XC's website for more information on the fight.
Hope to see you all you freak​s there​!​!​!​ Bring​ your 3D glass​es and popco​rn,​ cause​ it’s gonna​ be a FREAK​ SHOW!​

Kickboxing and Yoga

Hey guys,
Dont forget. Muay Thai class starts this Saturday at 12pm. Please bring MMA or Boxing gloves. If you dont have gloves, You can get them at the school.
Also Don't forget that Yoga starts Wednesday at 5pm. Shorts and T Shirt are fine. See You at practice.
Josh

Error on new schedule

Hey guys,
There was a misprint on ther new schedule that is being corrected. The Monday 11am class is still a Gi class. Sorry for any inconvenience.
josh

Congrats Brian Raab

Congratulations to Brian Raab of Wellington Martial Arts. He won his fight Saturday night by arrmbar. We have been working hard with Brian on his jiu jitsu and it apparently payed off. Keep up the good work bro.

New Schedule

Hey guys please check out the new schedule. This schedule goes into effect May 1st. The conditioning class will not begin until the 3rd week in May. Any questions please ask Josh.
Thanks.
http://www.madamajj.com/madama-schedule.html

UFC 83

from www.serrajitsu.com
21 - 2008
This past weekend at UFC 83, Matt "The Terror" Serra stepped into the octagon against Georges St-Pierre in front of a sold-out crowd in Montreal, Canada. All of us here at Serra Jiu-Jitsu along with fans stretched across the globe, are extremely proud of Matt Serra. Amidst all the booing, trash talking, and hype that led up to the fight, The Terror walked straight into St-Pierre's hometown and fought with everything he had. Even though the fight did not turn out the way he or many of us expected, we are proud of Matt and are looking forward to seeing him step into the ring very soon.
At the end of the fight, Matt showed a lot of class and congratulated St-Pierre on a well fought fight by carrying him across the ring over his shoulder, and judging by the crowd, earned the respect of at least a few more Canadian fans!
In closing, although the fight did not go Matt's way that night, you can be sure he will be back to fight again soon and will be an even better fighter. Matt has always been one to improve and learn from his previous fights. Win, lose, or draw, he is still a champion!

See Matt's post fight interview here.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=11451

Congratulations Richie!

Huge Congrats to Richie Longo. He has been looking real tough with the schools top guns lately. nice guard passing bro. Richie recieved his BLUE BELT at practice Monday night during the Advanced class. Be sure to congratulate Richie and the rest of the newly promoted when you see them.

Another Blue Belt!

Congratulations to Alan Ulbricht on becoming the newest BLUE BELT here at Madama Jiu Jitsu. One more fine example of hard work paying off. Alan recieved his promotion at Monday night advanced class.

8 second armlock

Nice one Alan.

Congratulations Mike!

Congratulations to Mike "Keep you head up!" Lanzano on recieving his Blue Belt at class on Monday morning. Keep up the good work.

Promotions!!

Congratulations to "Big"Dan Panckeri on recieving his long awaited Blue Belt at Thursday nite practice. During Saturday practice Dave Hyer mas promoted to 2 stripe White Belt. Erik Rogers was promoted to 3 stripe White Belt Tom Brunner was promoted to 4 stripe White Belt. Sean Reader and Dave DiPaolo were promoted to 2 stripe Blue Belt. Keep up the good work guys you are looking great.

More NAGA

Some Pictures from NAGA

Congrats Team Madama Serra!!!

This weekend we were well represented at the NAGA tourney. Glenn Sonnabend swept his division submitting all of his opponents. He racked up 2 rear naked chokes, 2 triangle chokes, and an armbar en route to his second straight tournament win. Jeremy DiNardo also took home the gold defeating 4 tough competitors in his division. Alan Ulbricht also had a good showing landing a flying flying armbar in one of his matches for what may have been the days fastest submission. He went on to take 4th. Congratulations to all of our competitors for getting out there and putting it on the line. Your teammates and coaches are very proud of your hard work.

Check back soon for pics, vids, and more results.

Tourney

Good luck to all of the guys from Team Madama/Serra competing at NAGA this weekend.
Get your results, pics, and vids to me asap so we can post them. You guys are gonna kill.
Josh

training in the new school....

New School Open!!!!

Hey guys, we are officially in the new space. This place is awesome. I want to thank my loyal members for believing in Madama Jiu Jitsu. This new facility was possible because of your dedication. Thank you to Matt, Dennis, Alan, Richie Big Dave, and all the guys who put in countless hours of labor to get the job done. Thanks to Matt, Nick, and the whole Serra camp for everything you guys have done to help me reach this level of success. This would not have happened without all of your support. I also want to thank Joe Scarolla, Tom Muller, Ricardo Almeida, Rodrigo Gracie and Master Renzo Gracie for the great times and training you gave me. Lastly I will thank my family for giving me the courage and strength to follow my dreams.


SLACKER NOTICE!!!

Now would be a great time to get back on the mat. The energy in the room is high and there are certainly some promotions on the horizon. It would be great for all of us to experience this together. I hope to see you all soon.
Thanks again,
Josh

Also, check back soon for some photos of the new facility.

New Facility

Hey guys, the all new and improved Madama Jiu Jitsu is near completion. We shouild be able to move in by our April 1st deadline. This place is gonna be awesome. Some of the imrovements to look forward to are; 2000 square feet of mat space. a heavy bag section featuring standard, muay thai, and teardrop bags. 2 bathrooms with more changing area and much more. Check back soon for pics of the new place. Thanks Guys,
Josh

Congrats Sean Hart

SEE THE FIGHT HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tCjGy7INK8


Congratulations to Sean Hart on winning his first mma fight Saturday nite. Sean had his opponent in big trouble late in round one when he secured a fully extended armbar that may have broken the elbow. His opponent was very tough and did not tap out. The fight went on to the second round. After some exchange, Sean landed a nasty knee strike and ended the fight with a brutal knock out. Good job Sean. I hope to see you back at practice soon.

Coming Soon!

Hey guys,
I just wanted to keep you posted on some new programs I am really excitied about.
1. Muay Thai Kickboxing
2. Athletic Enhancement
3. Fa-Shen (Yoga-Tai Chi Fusion)
4. Advanced Mixed Combatives (MMA)
More info on these programs will be posted soon so check back often. For immediate information on any of these programs, please call me at 732-597-1917.
Thanks,
Josh

Schedule Change Info!!

Hey guys, starting Monday Feb 4th the day classes on Monday and Wednesdaywill be from 11am-1pm, Friday will remain 2pm-4pm. The format will remain the same Monday Gi, Wednesday and Friday No Gi.
These classes will remain all level access. Please call me with any scheduling questions.

Thanks,
Josh
732-597-1917

Belt Promotion!!

Congratulations to Garrett Joest on recieving his BLUE BELT Tuesday. Garrett has put the time in and it really shows. Keep up the good work bro.

Attention Members!!!

01/09/2008 wednesday

Hey guys, check these out. The new Madama Jiu Jitsu student id cards are in. Each card is custom coded to you and can conveniently be placed on your keychain. Stop in and pick yours up today.

p.s. Slackers Beware!! Further slacking could be hazardous to your ego. Some of these guys are getting pretty good. Best to get back on the mat soon. See ya at class.

Josh

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Glenn "Bucket" Sonnabend on receiving his BLUE BELT this past Thursday nite! Glenn has been training like a maniac and it shows. We are all very proud.


In an unrelated story, Glenn is also the only man in Madama Jiu Jitsu history to dump an entire mop bucket all over the school. TWICE! That's one way to get out of mopping.

Thursday nite class!

Big class on Thursday nite and some great training. Hope everyone learned alot and had fun!