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NEW JERSEY
201-332-IBOX (4269)
316 SINATRA DR
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	Jay Hayes - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu JAY HAYES BEGAN TRAINING IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU IN APRIL 2003 UNDER LOUIS VINTALORO (ROYLER GRACIE BLACK BELT). NOW REPRESENTING TEAM LLOYD IRVIN, JAY CONTINUES TO TRAIN JIU-JITSU WITH JARED WEINER AND WILSON REIS AT BJJ UNITED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS OF TRAINING JAY RECEIVED HIS BLACK BELT IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU FROM LLOYD IRVIN AND JARED WEINER. JAY WAS THE 2006 AND 2008 GRAPPLERS QUEST TEAM USA TRIALS PROFESSIONAL DIVISION SEMI-FINALIST AND A 2006 ADCC NORTH AMERICAN TRIALS WELTERWEIGHT PROFESSIONAL COMPETITOR (A DIVISION THAT CONSISTED OF ONLY 16 MEN SELECTED FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA). ON APRIL 1, 2007 IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA, JAY WON THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE 2007 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINNING ALL 5 MATCHES WITH NO POINTS SCORED AGAINST HIM. JAY ALSO WON THE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 2009 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN APRIL OF 2009, JAY WON THE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL OPEN ABSOLUTE DIVISION (NO WEIGHT LIMIT), BEING THE LIGHTEST COMPETITOR TO MAKE IT TO THE MEDAL PODIUM. JAY CONTINUES TO COMPETE BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. 2007 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU GOLD MEDALIST 2009 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU BRONZE MEDALIST 2009 NY INTERNATIONAL OPEN BRONZE MEDALIST (OPEN WEIGHT DIVISION) 7X GRAPPLERS QUEST CHAMPION 6X NAGA CHAMPION NJ STATE OPEN UNDER 190 LBS CHAMPION BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT
	Tony Careccia - Boxing Instructor FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE SPORT OF BOXING, AT AGE 14 TONY WAS TRAINED AT GLEASON�S GYM IN BROOKLYN N.Y. BY WORLD RENOWNED TRAINER HECTOR ROCA. ROCA HAS PRODUCED SUCH WORLD CHAMPIONS AS ARTURO GATTI, IRAN BARKLEY AND BUDDY MCGIRT. MORE RECENTLY, HECTOR ROCA IS BEST KNOWN FOR TRAINING ACTRESS HILLARY SWANK FOR HER ROLE IN THE OSCAR AWARD WINNING MOVIE �MILLION DOLLAR BABY�. A TWO TIME N.Y.C. DAILY NEWS GOLDEN GLOVES COMPETITOR, TONY HAS COMPETED AT THE 139 POUND NOVICE DIVISION AND ALSO THE 147 OPEN DIVISION CLASS. RECENTLY, TONY HAS ENTERED INTO THE MAINSTREAM SPORT OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AS A TRAINER AND CUT-MAN AND HAS WORKED WITH PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS FOR SUCH TOURNAMENTS AS THE � RING OF COMBAT� HELD AT THE TROPICANA RESORT IN ATLANTIC CITY , N.J. TONY IS LICENSED AND CERTIFIED BY THE N.J. STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION AS A BOXING TRAINER ON BOTH THE FITNESS AND COMPETITIVE LEVELS AND INVITES YOU TO �DISCOVER THE BEST CARDIOVASCULAR WORKOUT YOU�LL EVER EXPERIENCE�!
	Michael Rodriguez - Pro Boxing Trainer MIKE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE PAL BOXING PROGRAM IN BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, A POSITION HE HAS HELD FOR SIX (6) YEARS. HE HAS TRAINED BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS, AND HAS WORKED WITH PROFESSIONALS FIGHTERS SUCH AS: FREDDIE CADENA, OMAR SHEIKA, ARCHAK "SHARK ATTACK" TER-MELIKSETIAN, AGNALDO NUNES, JULIO AQUINO AND ALEX PACHECO QUIROZ. HE HAS FINE TUNED HIS ABILITIES AS A TRAINER BY BEING MENTORED IN THE GYM BY AND WORKING WITH THE LIKES OF TRAINERS SUCH AS: JOEY RIVERA, HENRY CORTES, OSCAR SUAREZ, JOSE ROSARIO, BUTCH SANCHEZ, AL CERTO AND TOMMY BROOKS. MIKE HAS A PRACTICAL "HANDS ON" APPROACH TO TRAINING AND BELIEVES STRONGLY ON THE BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF BOXING, A PHILOSOPHY THAT HAS EARNED HIM THE RESPECT OF HIS PEERS. HIS ADVICE TO THOSE WANTING TO TAKE PART IN BOXING IS; "WHETHER YOU INTEND ON FIGHTING OR NOT, YOU TRAIN AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO." HE HAS BEEN LICENSED TO WORK AS A SECOND/CORNERMAN IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: NJ, NY, CT, MA, WASH DC, CA, LAS VEGAS NV, OKLAHOMA, AND PA.
	Mike Smith - Boxing/MMA instructor MIKE SMITH STARTED BOXING AT 15 YEARS OLD AT THE BED -STUY BOXING CLUB IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.HE WAS TRAINED BY THE LEGENDARY GEORGE WASHITION (GEORGE PRODUCED WORLDCHAMPIONS RIDDICK BOWE AND MARK BRELAND).MIKE HAD 70 AMATUER FIGHTS TO HIS CREDIT.AFTER A STINT IN THE ARMY (DESERT STORM VET) HE BECAME A TRAINER AT GLEASONS GYM IN BROOKLYN.DURING HIS 10 YEARS AT GLEASONS AS A TRAINER HE PRODUCED 10 NEW YORK CITY GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONS, 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, PAN AM GAMES BRONZE MEDALIST ALL FROM DAY ONE AT THE BEGINING OF THERE CAREER.HE WAS HEAD BOXING TEAM COACH FOR THE NEW YORK REGION FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. MIKE ALSO HAS TRAINED MANY PRO BOXERS (RONICA JEFFREY 3 TIME FEMALE GOLDEN GLOVE CHAMP) AND WORK AS A PRO CUTMAN AND HAND WRAPPER FOR BOTH BOXING AND MMA. FOR MMA HE WORKED WITH MEMBERS OF TEAM RENZO GRACIE(JAMAL PATTERSON, IGOR GRACIE ,GREGOR GRACIE, DANIEL GRACIE AND ROLLES GRACIE)AND MANY OTHER MMA FIGHTERS LOOKING TO BETTER THERE STAND UP.A CERTIFED SECOND IN 13 STATES, BOXING MANAGER AND LEVEL 3 BOXING COACH FROM USA BOXING.
	JT Torres - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor JONATHAN �JT� TORRES BEGAN TRAINING BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU IN AUGUST OF 2004 AT AGE 15 UNDER ROYCE GRACIE, WHO HE RECEIVED HIS BLUE BELT FROM AFTER 6 MONTHS OF TRAINING. JT WAS A SILVER MEDALIST AT THE 2006 AND 2007 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN JUNE OF 2008, JT MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE GRAPPLERS QUEST TEAM USA TRIALS PROFESSIONAL DIVISION. IN AUGUST OF 2008, JT WON THE NO-GI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA. JT ALSO HOLDS MANY NAGA AND GRAPPLERS QUEST GI AND NO-GI TITLES AND HAS COMPETED IN NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL NO-GI DIVISIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST. NOW AT THE AGE OF 19 YEARS OLD, JT HOLDS A BROWN BELT IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU UNDER LOUIS VINTALORO (ROYLER GRACIE BLACK BELT), WHICH HE OBTAINED IN ONLY 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS. TODAY JT CONTINUES TO STUDY BJJ UNDER LLOYD IRVIN BLACK BELT JARED WEINER AND HE ALSO CONTINUES TO BE AN ACTIVE COMPETITOR ON BJJ SCENE. 2008 NO-GI WORLD CHAMPION 2007 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPION 2007 PAN AMERICAN JIU-JITSU SILVER MEDALIST
	Pat Collins - MMA Instructor PAT GREW UP IN UNION, N.J. ALL STATE /ALL AMERICAN IN BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL '96. GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR BASEBALL, DRAFTED BY ATLANTA BRAVES OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, CHOSE TO ATTEND CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ON FULL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP, TRANSFERRED TO ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY ALL BIG EAST, 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN, 5TH PICK IN '99 MLB DRAFT TO MONTREAL EXPOS , TRADED TO ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IN '02 , SPENT 6 + YEARS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL. MOVED TO HAWAII IN 8/03 SPENT OVER 5 YEARS THERE TRAINING UNDER RELSON GRACIE , KALEO AUWAE , AND MIKE AND CHRIS ONZUKA. WON HAWAII STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OF JIU-JITSU TRIPLE CROWN '06, AND THEN MAUI OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF JIU-JITSU IN SAME YEAR. ALSO TRAINED MAY THAI UNDER DENNIS ALEXIO AND DOUG OWENS OF TIGER MUAY THAI . GOT INVOLVED IN MMA SAME YEAR FIGHTING IN ICON FIGHT ORGANIZATION, A PARTNER OF ELITE X-C, WON NUMEROUS AMATEUR EVENTS BEFORE FIRST PROFESSIONAL FIGHT , CURRENTLY 1-0 IN ICON HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER JARED LYNDSEY. FOUGHT OUT OF PAPAKOLEA FIGHT CLUB IN OAHU. CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR UPCOMING FIGHT AND CURRENTLY TRAIN @ RENZO GRACIE ACADEMY IN N.Y.C I ALSO MANAGE / HEAD OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS AT EXTRA-INNINGS/HANOVER , A BASEBALL TRAINING FACILITY WITH OVER 600 MEMBERS , SPECIALIZING IN ONE ON ONE INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS TEAM WORKOUTS. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING CERTIFICATION FOR PERSONAL TRAINING WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY BEGINNING OF AUGUST. CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN OFFICER CANDIDATE SELECTION IN N.Y.C, FOR MARINE CORPS IN PURSUIT OF COMPLETING OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL IN QUANTICO VA NEXT SUMMER AND EARNING COMMISSION IN THE MARINES.
	Hans Marrero - MMA Instructor HANS HAS BEEN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS SINCE THE AGE OF FOUR. HIS FIRST INSTRUCTOR WAS HIS FATHER, HANS MARRERO SR. (USMC RET.), A FORMER CHEIF INSTRUCTOR FOR THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT. SUBSEQUENT TO HIS FATHERS TRAINING HANS HAS LEARNED MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF MARTAIL ARTS, INCLUDING KOBUSHI-SESSEN JUTSU, (FEUDAL WARRIOR CLOSE COMBAT ART), SHORINJI- KEMPO, KYO KUSHIN, KAI-KAN, AIKIDO, MATSUKAZI-RYU(JIU JITSU). FROM 2003-2006 HE WAS A SENIOR INSTRUCTOR FOR THE POLICE COMBATIVE TRAINING ACADEMY WHERE HE TAUGHT CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE (CQB) TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION HE TAUGHT CIVILIAN SELF DEFENSE AND COMPETITIVE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. HANS STARTED FIGHTING COMPETITIVELY AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WITH A CURRENT RECORD OF 17 WINS AND 7 LOSSES. HANS ALSO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN ON NUMEROUS MOVIE AND TELEVISIONS FILM SETS WORKING ON STUNTS AND FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY.
	Ben Case - Pro Muay Thai Fighter / Instructor BEN TRIANED WITH KRU (TEACHER) STEPHEN STROTMEYER FOR 2.5 HOURS, FIVE TIMES A WEEK AT PITTSBURGH MUAY THAI IN SOUTH HILLS, PITTSBURGH. HAVE ALSO TRAINED EXTENSIVELY AT JITTIGYM (BANGKOK) AND AT LEAST ONE MONTH TRAINING AT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: DR. SAENCHAI/ 13 COINS GYM (BANGKOK), THE WAT (NYC) AND WARRIOR WAY (DETROIT). HE TAUGHT A BEGINNER CLASS THREE TIMES A WEEK AND A FIGHTERS CLASS THREE TIMES A WEEK. 5 YEARS TRAINING EXPERIENCE 3 YEAR FIGHTING EXPERIENCE, 1.5 YEARS A-CLASS (11 WINS, 1 LOSS, 5 KO) WPMO CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION (THAILAND �08) USKBA EAST COAST LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION (NYC �07) BATTLE OF BROOKLYN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION (BROOKLYN �06) USKBA NOVICE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION (NJ �05) NOTABLE OPPONENTS: EH PHUTONG (CAMBODIA), NAKONECNYY (UKRAINE), BENYAT (THAILAND), FREDDIE VOSGYM (NETHERLANDS); DAORORD (THAILAND), STEPHAN CLOUD (CANADA).
	Danny Mc Dermott - Boxing Instructor DANNY MCDERMOTT FROM JERSEY CITY, NJ IS AN UP-COMING PROFESSIONAL JR. LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER. MCDERMOTT HAS BEEN BOXING FOR 15YRS. HE STARTED HIS TRAINING UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF LEGENDARY TRAINER JIMMY ARCHER IN 1994. ARCHER AT ONE TIME WAS RANKED AS HIGH AS 5TH IN THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE 50'S. MCDERMOTT EXCELLED IN THE NJ/NY GOLDEN GLOVES FROM 1994-2004. IN 2004 MCDERMOTT WAS CHOSEN TO THE USA BOXING TEAM REPRESENTING NJ. HE TOOK BRONZE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETION BEFORE TURNING PRO IN 2005. MCDERMOTT WAS CHOSEN TWICE AS SPARRING PARTNER FOR THEN WORLD CHAMPION ARTURO GATTI. MCDERMOTT TURNED PRO IN 2005 ON THE UNDERCARD OF GATTI-LEIJA. HE TRAINED WITH LEGENDARY TRAINER AND 2X WORLD CHAMPION, BUDDY MCGIRT FOR 2 YEARS IN FLORIDA. HE HAS FOUGHT IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON THE UNDERCARD OF MIGUEL COTTO-MOHAMOUD ABDELUEV. HIS RECORD STANDS AT 7-1(2KOS). AN ARTURO GATTI PROTEGE, MCDERMOTT HAS ALSO SHOWN THE WARRIORS HEART, IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST LUCIAN GONZALEZ IN 2007 ON THE VERSUS NETWORK HIS FIGHT WAS HAILED AS FIGHT OF THE YEAR DUE TO ITS ACTION PACKED NON-STOPPED PACE. IN HIS MOST RECENT FIGHT, MCDERMOTT DEFEATED ANOTHER UPCOMING PROSPECT, JOSE GUZMAN, A FORMER 2X NY GOLDEN GLOVE CHAMPION WHO WAS BEING FILMED FOR A DOCUMENTRY ON MTV'S "TRU LIFE" AT THE TIME OF THE FIGHT. HE CURRENTLY IS RANKED #1 JR.LIGHTWEIGHT IN THE STATE OF NJ. MCDERMOTT CAN TEACH FROM FUNDEMENTALS TO ADVANCED BOXING FOR ANYONE INTERESTED. HE SPECIALIZES IN 1 ON 1 TRAINING. MCDERMOTT'S CLIENT RESUME AS A TRAINER INCLUDES RAPPER UPTOWN FROM DIPSET AND WORKED WITH JIM JONES, JEWELZ SANTANA. HE ALSO TRAINED BRONX TALE STAR AND SOPRANO'S ACTOR, LILO BRANCATO. HE ALSO TRAINS JOE LOUIS,JR, THE SON OF LEGENDARY HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JOE LOUIS.
	Gil Castillo - Kickboxing Instructor GIL WAS BORN IN THE BRONX, BUT SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE GROWING UP IN UNION CITY. AT AN EARLY AGE, GIL BECAME INTERESTED IN SPORTS, FORMING TEAMS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS, AND SPENDING MOST OF HIS DAYS OUTDOORS. AS A YOUNG BOY, GIL WAS A FEARLESS ATHLETE, WHO LOVED TO CLIMB AND GET INTO THINGS, EARNING HIMSELF THE NICKNAME NINJA. HE GRAADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ADULT FITNESS PROGRAMMING AND GETTING CERTIFIED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL FITNESS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (IFPA), GIL WAS DETERMINED TO USE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE HE GAINED OVER THE YEARS TO HELP OTHERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. GIL SAYS HE ENJOYS WORKING WITH OTHERS AND LIVES BY THE METHOD OF �CREATING NEW GOALS AND STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH BY CREATING THE MOST EFFICIENT AND PERSONALIZED PROGRAMS.� OUTSIDE OF TRAINING OTHERS, WHICH HE HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, GIL CONTINUES TO TRAIN HIMSELF IN OTHER MODALITIES AND METHODS, STAYING ABREAST OF THE LATEST TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY. RECENTLY, HE HAS TAKEN AN INTEREST IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, PARTICULARLY COMBAT SAMBO, A RUSSIAN STYLE MARTIAL ART, AS WELL AS UFC CAGE FIGHTING. GIL HAS HAD THE HONOR OF TRAINING WITH TEAM NOGUIERA, AS WELL AS A FIGHT TEAM OUT OF LONG ISLAND THAT PRACTICES THE MILLETICH FIGHTING SYSTEM. IN HIS FIRST AMATEUR CAGE FIGHT, GIL WON BY TKO REFEREE STOPPAGE DUE TO A LEG KICK, AND LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN MORE FIGHTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHEN IT COMES TO FITNESS, AND LIFE IN GENERAL, GIL FINDS INSPIRATION IN A COMMENT ONCE MADE BY MALCOLM X, ��THERE IS NO TEACHER BETTER THAN ADVERSITY. EVERY LOSS, EVERY DEFEAT, CONTAINS ITS OWN SEED, ITS OWN LESSON ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE NEXT TIME.�
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	Ricco Rodriguez - MMA Instructor / UFC Heavyweight Champion RICCO RODRIGUEZ IS AN AMERICAN MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST OF PUERTO RICAN AND MEXICAN DESCENT. HE IS A FORMER ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND HAS ALSO COMPETED IN PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, ELITEXC, INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE, WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING AND KING OF THE CAGE. HE HOLDS NOTABLE WINS OVER ANDREI ARLOVSKI, JEFF MONSON AND RANDY COUTURE. IN 1997, RICCO RODRIGUEZ BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO WIN A BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. HE WON THE ADCC SUBMISSION WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE ABSOLUTE (OPEN WEIGHT) DIVISION IN 1998. IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR RODRIGUEZ BEGAN HIS MMA CAREER WITH A WIN AGAINST ROCKY BATASTINI. HE WON SEVERAL OF HIS FIRST MATCHES BEFORE LOSING TO BOBBY HOFFMAN AT THE SUPERBRAWL 13 EVENT IN HAWAII. HE LATER FOUGHT IN THE PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP. RODRIGUEZ'S FIRST UFC MATCH WAS AT UFC 32 AGAINST ANDREI ARLOVSKI WHICH HE WON BY TKO. RODRIGUEZ WENT ON TO BEAT WILLIAMS, JEFF MONSON (UFC 35) AND TSUYOSHI KOHSAKA (UFC 37) TO EARN A TITLE SHOT AGAINST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION RANDY COUTURE AT UFC 39. RODRIGUEZ ACHIEVED A GROUND-AND-POUND VICTORY WITH A STOPPAGE BY VERBAL TAPOUT. RODRIGUEZ FOUGHT HIS FINAL MATCH FOR THE UFC AT UFC 45 IN A PRELIMINARY CARD MATCH AGAINST PEDRO RIZZO. IN WHAT HE DESCRIBES "ONE OF THE BEST PRELIM BOUTS [UFC] EVER HAD". RICCO�S PROFESSIONAL MMA RECORD IS 37-11 WITH 8 KNOCKOUTS AND 22 SUBMISSIONS.