Need info on New York GJJ training association...

[Armbar is back!]

I was thinking about joining. Anybody here train there? Is it any good? Any info would be appreciated.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Dude, there are three big schools in NY. I don't know of any Training Association offshoots, but you have Renzo's school, Marcos Santos's school, and Fabio Clemente's school all for bjj, not to mention a whole ass load of schools for other fighting arts. Learn from a real pro dude, one that has students that are as advanced as the guys that run these associations.

[Martial Artist]

http://www.gracieacademyny.com This mite help.

[Muddy Waters]

Depends on where in NY you are. In NYC, as mentioned above, you have:
Marcos Santos - http://www.nycmachadojj.com/
Renzo - http://www.shazbot.com/renzo/)
Fabio - http://www.newyorkjj.com/

If you are upstate a bit there is the:
Rorion/Royce TA is Westchester - ( As previously posted by Martial Artist) http://www.gracieacademyny.com/

Relson TA in the Bronx - http://www.gracieny.com/

IMO, The NYC Associations lean more towards competition ( timed matches, points etc) and the Bronx and Westchester TA's more towards self defense.

[Armlock Master]

I think that if I were you I would check out the Relson TA in the bronx. Relson is the best out of the Gracies and I heard it was a good school.

[tuffguy]

Renzo has a new web page @ http://www.renzogracie.com
Relson is very good, but I wouldn't say he's the best of the Gracie's. Renzo's is definatly the place to be, just look at the number of top guys he has there in just a few years. Matt Serra:Pan Am and Mundial champ, and ADCC 2001 american qualifier, Nick Serra: shootfighting champ of NY, Joe D'arce: Pan Am champ, 2nd in Mundial, Ricardo Almeida:Pan Am champ, 2x 2nd place ADCC, 3rd ADCC, Rodrigo Gracie:ADCC champ etc....too many guys to name them all.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Relson doesn't teach in NYC.

[Muddy Waters]

Relson visits occasionally in the Bronx. Classes are run by excellent Purple Belts.

Royce taught in Thornwood 2 weeks ago and there are frequent vists by Caique and sometimes Rorion. Classes also taught by an EXCELLENT instructor that also happens to be a Purple Belt

One thing to keep in mind, if money IS an object, training in NYC is quite a bit more expensive than at the Bronx/Westchester TA's.

[Edited by Muddy Waters on 12-02-2000 at 06:36 PM]

[Armlock Master]

Thank you Muddy waters, The TA's are the way to go, and as for you Mr. Miyagi, I never said it was in NYC it's in the bronx so blow it out your ass.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Yeah, go learn from a purple belt.

Or you can train with guys that have purple belts and blue belts and have your teacher be a black belt.

I'm going to go blow it out my ass now.

[Armbar is back!]

Chill out guys. I used to train with Renzo a couple of years ago and would love to go back, but money and most importantly the 1 hour commute to the city is too much with my schedule. The Westchester GJJ association seemed like a good compromise to get back into BJJ - its 15 minutes from where I live and quite cheap. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience at THAT particular school - whether good or bad - to see what I would be in for. Miyagi - I know training with a black belt is best (hey Renzo is the best instructor I've ever had, I trained back when Matt Serra and Nick were still blue/purple belts!), but right now I ain't got the time to go to Manhattan or the money for his classes. I figure some training is better than none .

[Muddy Waters]

I have to agree with Armbar is Back

Of course training with a BB is the best option in an all things equal world. And at every opportunity I train with one. But all things,including time,travel and expense are rarely equal. Plus, as a relative beginner, until I can school one of these Purple Belts, which I can't, I will assume that I have something to learn from them.

IMHO, I think you'll be impressed with the teaching and environments at any of the NY TA's or Academys whether taught by Black or Purple

[Armlock Master]

I fully agree with Muddy Waters, these purple belts do have alot to offer, not to mention the frequent visits by either Relson, Royce, or Caique.

[title35]

Originally posted by Armbar is back!
The Westchester GJJ association seemed like a good compromise to get back into BJJ - its 15 minutes from where I live and quite cheap. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience at THAT particular school - whether good or bad - to see what I would be in for.

I train at the Westchester TA and I love it. Everyone's friendly and there to learn. The teacher has been in the Torrance instructor training program for a few years, so he's very detail oriented. They also have classes every day of the week except Friday. There's usually a guest black belt that teaches every couple of months or so. The different people you roll with will have a wide range of skill levels, which I like. Did you have any specific questions I didn't answer?

If you're only 15 minutes away, don't take anyone's word for it - just try out a few classes on a few different days and see if it's for you.

[rmlock71]

I help run the Bronx T/A for Relson - I think you will find them to have great training environments and a lot of very good instruction at a small cost - and i think both the westchester t/a and the bronx T/a do a great job of getting black belts in freaquently. if cost or travel is an issue they are a great solution but I think you should try to get to renzo's as often as you can afford -even if its 1x a month - the training and instruction there is very, very good


Rob kahn