“Sensei Guerrero will be an excellent ambassador for the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and will be very successful as its ambassador.”  Professor Rilion Gracie

Sensei Johnny Guerrero has dedicated over 24 years of his life to Martial Arts.  Sensei Guerrero is a renowned Black Belt & Expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Marcos Santos and World Famous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion & Instructor Master Rigan Machado.  Sensei Guerrero is also one of few privileged individuals to attain a 2^nd Dan Black belt in Ninjitsu under World Champion Grandmaster Eugene D. Floyd.

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 Sensei Guerrero’s humble beginnings in the world of martial arts began at birth when he was given his last name Guerrero which in Portuguese translates to Warrior or War like Person. As a result, Sensei Guerrero had to live up to his name and began training martial arts as a need to survive.  Sensei Guerrero was born & raised in the city of Newark, NJ which was named by Money Magazine “The Most Dangerous City in the Nation”.  This need to survive is what fueled him on his quest to train and find the most effective form of self defense.  He would soon find his answer in the form of a seminar at the tender age of 17 with two of the Greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighters of all time: World Champion Fighter Professor Rickson Gracie & Professor Royler Gracie. 

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 He was hooked from day one and his thirst for more knowledge led him on his path to master the art form known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Guerrero continued his training from White Belt to Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training with World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Abu Dhabi Champion Professor Royler Gracie and Black Belt Instructor Professor David Adiv where he became one of their top representatives for many years.

 Guerrero’s almost predestined fate eventually led him to meet and train with the World Famous Champions & Instructors of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu “The Machado Brothers” and their Official New York Representative Professor Marcos Santos, whom he now represents as their Official New Jersey Representative for Master Rigan Machado.  Sensei Guerrero attained his Black Belt rank under Master Rigan Machado and Professor Santos in 2005, but this would not stop his thirst for more knowledge.

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 Guerrero continues training privately with both new generation members of the Gracie Clan Professors Ryron and Rener Gracie, who are Pan American Jiu-Jitsu champions and International Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Federation champions.  These two brothers are one of few who have received a diploma from Grandmaster Helio Gracie, whom Sensei Guerrero has had the distinct honor of training with.

As an Instructor, Guerrero has dedicated over 15 years of his life to developing the most efficient way of teaching martial arts to every individual student.  As a result of his love for teaching and evolving as an instructor, Sensei Guerrero has always chosen to train with Top Foremost Experts in Martial Arts and World Champion Fighters. Guerrero has traveled to Oregon to train at the World Famous “Team Quest” Camp, where he has trained with 4x Ultimate Fighting Champion & UFC Hall of Famer “The Natural” Randy Couture, Top Ranked Middleweight & Olympic Silver Medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland, and Top Ranked UFC Middleweight & Light Heavyweight “Dangerous” Dan Henderson.  He continually enhances his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by training with the foremost experts on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling: Carlos Machado, Jean Jacques Machado, Rigan Machado, John Machado, and Roger Machado.  He has enhanced his Mixed Martial Arts knowledge by training with top fighters such as “The Prodigy” BJ Penn, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Not a stranger to any martial art, he has also enhanced his kickboxing ability by also training with the Legendary Kickboxing Champion Joe Lewis.

Sensei Guerrero has also studied many different styles of Martial Arts, which include: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Marine Corps Martial Arts, Wu Ying So, Goshin Ryu Karate, Greco Roman Wrestling, Ninjitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Kickboxing and Wing Chun.  Guerrero has attained a green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts program and is working towards his third black belt.

In 1998 Sensei Guerrero entered the United States Marine Corps.  He provided security in New York City during September 11, 2001 attacks.  He was then activated in the Marines twice and sent to Iraq where he served time during “Operation Iraqi Freedom” with 6^th Communication Battalion.  During his overseas stay, Sensei Guerrero taught Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to the Marine Corps Combat Instructors. Guerrero has also conducted many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts seminars around the world where he has taught both Marines and civilians alike.

Now at the age of 30, it seems that there is no slowing down in Sensei Guerrero’s quest for knowledge and of spreading the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to all individuals in this world. He is a family man at home, combat hardened veteran of war, and a World Class Instructor respected by all who know him, but especially by his students who simply know him as Sensei. He has lived his life by one motto “Go Hard or Go Home”, and he will show you what that has meant to him in his lifetime.