"History teaches everything including the future."...Lamartine

Guerrero Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Verona, New Jersey is dedicated to the highest quality of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Marial Arts, Women's Self Defense, Martial Arts, and Children's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in the area of Cedar Grove, Montclair, Caldwell, Verona, Essex County, & Northern New Jersey.

It is said to truely know one self and where we are going, we must know our past and our beginnings. On this page, we learn about our academy's lineage and connection to the past and our link to the future.  Remember that as you read about the history of our great martial art that it is up to you to continue the evolution of it. This is how we will continue to progress and strive for excellence in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, and life in general. Helio Gracie, Carlos Gracie, Rigan Machado, The Machado Brothers, and Sensei Johnny Guerrero have all contributed and put their own personal spin on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but now it your turn to continue the progress and revolution which they have started.