Professor Dave Maver provides world class instruction
In 1914, a Japanese Jiu-Jitsu expert named Mitsuyo Maeda arrived in Brazil in order to establish a Japanese immigrant community. While there, Maeda’s work was aided by a Brazilian businessman of Scottish descent named Gastao Gracie. In exchange for his friendship and hospitality, Maeda offered to teach Gracie’s son Carlos the Japanese martial art of Jiu-Jitsu. Carlos then taught the art to his brothers and in 1925 they opened their own Jiu-Jitsu academy in Brazil.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system is a means of signifying a practitioner's increasing levels of technical knowledge and practical skill within the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Colored belts that are worn as part of the uniform are awarded to the practitioner.
Over the years, the Gracie family refined the art of Jiu-Jitsu, modifying it through countless challenge matches and street fights, and decided to call their art “Gracie Jiu-Jitsu” (also called “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”, or “BJJ”, today). The emphasis was on taking the opponent to the ground where the techniques of the art, with its efficient use of leverage, could be applied. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focuses on the use of positional hierarchy on the ground, as well as the use of joint locks and chokes.
The origin of the uniform starts over 100 years ago, all the way from Japan. The founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano decided that he needed to create a uniform for his students. He needed something that would show uniformity among those training Judo, but something that would be able to take a beating from the constant throwing, pinning and choking techniques of the art.
Professor Dave has dedicated training in martial arts for the past 15 years while working as a physical education teacher in the New Jersey public schools. His training regiment has focused on wrestling, boxing, BJJ and Muay Thai, but it recent years has focused solely on grappling & Jiu-Jitsu.
Professor has learned from some of the best jiu-jitsu instructors…
Dave has found great success in being able to run his own studio, Renzo Gracie Warwick.
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We offer multiple classes every day of the week. Double up if you want to. The more you put into Jiu Jitsu the better you will become.
All of our classes are led by high ranking brazillian jiu jitsu teachers, many of whom are black belts.
