Fight Team

Champions Make Champions!

John Potenza, Greg Galperine, Matt McManmon, Phil Doig, Bill Petercsak, Victor Romero, Jorge Martinez, Pat Gasman, Brad Radosevich, Jack Cordero, Kyle Moore, Liz Welch, Ethan Waller, Keith Harary, Luke Harary, Sal Lubrano,  Shayne Glasgow, Eddie Roman, Gary Griffin, Teddy Periceleous, Jay Eib, John D'Amato, Vick Eizer, Paul Ritchie, Brandon Cromartie, Mike Miller.

 

 

Train Hard... Win Easy!

 

Mixed Martial Arts, Grappling, Muay Thai, 

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo,  Boxing,  Wrestling,

 Stick Fighting, Knife Fighting, Sword Fighting

 

 

6/12/10 Grapplers Quest

Congratulations to Brad Radosevich and Erica Bialick for their 2nd place medals at Grapplers quest. Erica showed alot of guts competing in the advanced absolute and finished the match without getting submitted. Good showings by Kyle Moore and Chris Pericleous despite external circumstances. Pat Gasmen took 3rd place in the Blue Belt Masters division. Not bad considering he just got his blue belt this month! Great job guys.

 

5/8/10 New Jersey State BJJ Federation tournament

 

 

 Modern MA bringing home the hardware. 5 competitors, 4 Gold and 2 Silver Medals!!!

Great showing by Team Modern MA at New Jersey State BJJ Federation tournament last Saturday.

Jack Cordero, Danny Panero, Brad Radosevich and Liz Welch got gold in their divisions. Kyle Moore got silver in his division. And Liz stepped up to the advanced division and took silver. Great job team.

4/7/10 Head 2 Head Supreme Grappling

2 Gold, 3 silver & 3 Bronze Medals!

-Brad Radosevich - 1st Place Intermediate Heavyweight

-Liz Welch 1st Place 135 no gi
-Frank Welch 2nd Place 175 Blue Belt

-Jack Cordero 2nd Place Teen No Gi Beginner
-Mike Lee - 2nd Place 190 Blue Belt
-Shayne Glasgow 3rd Place 175 Blue Belt
-Taylor Kiduff 3rd Place Teen No Gi Beginner
-Pat Gasmen - 3rd Place Masters No-Gi

3/22/10 Grapplers Quest

 

Jay Eib gets the Silver in the Expert Division at Grapplers Quest
Congratulations to Jay Eib on his second place finish at Grapplers Quest. Jay finished his first two opponents with leg locks. Unfortunately he got caught in the finals.

9/26/09 Grapplers Quest

Paul Ritchie went to PA to watch Grapplers Quest and decided to enter at the last minute bringing home yet another Glod Medal to Modern Martial Arts!

Congrats Paul! 

 

 

9/19/09 East Coast Judo Tournament

Ethan Waller does it again!
Although hes only a yellow belt in Judo, Ethan entered the Black Belt Division in one of the toughest Judo tournaments around winning all of his matches and bringing home the gold!

 

 

9/12/09 The Good Fight

Chris Perecelous brought home 2 gold medals (gi & no gi) and Frank Welch took home the silver. Congrats guys!

 

 

8/22/09  -Erik Paulson Seminar

It was great to train with Sensei Paulson again, the seminar was awesome!

Thanks to everyone that came out to train.

If you couldnt make it to this one be sure to catch the next one ,it will be Feb 6th 2010

 

 

 

8/15/09 New Breed MMA -

We Have A New 159 lb. Champ!

Congratulations to phil Doig for an outstanding proformance Saturday Night!

Phil stepped up a weight class taking on a verry tough opponent, but he was able to control the fight from start to finish winning by unanimous decision earning the 159lb Titke Belt!

 

 

 

 

8/1/09 NAGA Battle At The Beach

The boys brought home some more hardware!

Jay Eib won the gold, Vito Paolo took the Silver, Chris Pericelous also took the silver, and Mario Periccone won the Bronze!

Everybody fought hard and looked sharp. Congrats guys.

 

 

7/11/09 New Breed MMA

 

2 Modern Martial Arts fighters entered, both came home victorious!

 

Jay Eib wins again! This time by darce choke 2 minutes into the first round!

Jorge Martinez fought a great fight and also won his fight, this one was by decision.

Phil Doig was supposed to fight on this card as well but unfortunately his opponent dropped out.

Hopefully he can get an opponent in August.

 

 

 

 

6/27/09 Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals

Mike Miller wins the Silver in his first grappling tournament ever!

Congrats!

  

 

 

5/30/09 New Breed MMA

Vick Romero and Gary Griffin stepped up both taking fights on only 2 weeks notice!

Vick was up first and after an exciting first round vick pulled off the win with a beautiful ankle lock!

Gary made his debut in the cage taking a fight on short notice.
The first round was really exciting, unfortunately gary got a nasty cut in round 2 from an un-intentional head but making the fight a no contest.
The cut wll heal and he will fight another day.

Were really proud of you guys, great job!

 

4/17/09 Ring of Combat

Matt Mcmanmon wins his Pro MMA debut!
He put on a great show against a very tough opponent, winning by unanmous decison.
It was a great first step into his pro career, congrats matt!

4/4/09 2 More Gold Medals for Team Modern Martial Arts at NAGA Grappling Tournament!

Phil Doig and Jay Eib both brought home the gold from NAGA yesterday!
Congrats guys!

3/7/09 Modern Martial Arts gets 2 out of 3 wins at Newbreed MMA!

Jorge Martinez started the night off winning his fight by guillotine choke in the second round!

Jay Eib dominated his opponent getting his win by unanimous decision.

Phil Doig took a title fight on just 4 days notice & went all 3 rounds fighting hard but unfortunately he lost by decision. Although he didnt win, Phil put on the most technical fight of the night!

All of the guys looked great and we are very proud of them!

 

12/27/08 Northeastern Judo Championships

 

Ethan Waller continued his dominance in the 220lb. division . Going 4-0 in route to  1st place in the white/green belt division. He has yet to lose a fight in judo competition. Ironically his greatest competition in this tournament came from fellow MMA teamates. Steve Dehnz and Sal LuBrano took 2nd and 3rd Place respectively. Steve fought his way back from a first round loss to Ethan thru the repechage to face him again for the title ,Ethan prevailed by pin for 1st.  Sal Lubrano breezed thru the other side of the bracket by throwing both of his opponents for ippon, however lost to Ethan in the semi-final for a 3rd place finish. It is rare that one team takes the top three spots in a fairly large division. Pat Gasman continued to show guts and persistence at 178lb. and should be commended for his effort.  Sensei O'Carroll and Sensei Potenza are very proud of all the competitors. We are making a mark on the judo circuit and people are taking notice.  Thanks for all the hard work and lets continue to improve! 

11/26/08 New Breed Amateur MMA

Phil Doig put on a great show of skill dominating his opponent in the first round and finishing him with an impressive armbar in round 2, bringing his record up to 3-1.  Great job Phil!

11/8/08 NAGA Championship

John G. wins the gold again!

10/18/08 Grapplers Quest

Once again the team looked sharp. Nearly everybody won atleast their first matches. Matt McManmon won the Gold, Anthony Craparo took Silver, Tim Fullerton Bronze and Jorge Martinez also took home a bronze medal.

9/20/08 Esat Coast Judo Tournament

Ethan Waller Wins the Gold! After only 2 months of training Ethan stepped on the Judo mat for his first tournament and cleaned house!

Stephen Dehnz took the Silver winning every match with a different technique.

Pat and Chester got out there and gave it hell, but unfortunately came up short.

Everyone showed great heart and respect, Great job guys!

8/08 NAGA Battle At The Beach

Stephen Dehnz wins the Gold!

John G and Nikko Kaspidis both won the silver in each of their divisions!

8/2/08 Los Angeles Invitational

Zolt Lele wins his match in the second round by knock out! He landed a solid head kick putting his opponent to sleep in the middle of round 2, great fight zolt! 

6/21/08 NewBreed Fighters Amateur MMA

Congratulations to Eddie Roman on his win at NewBreed Fighters in the House Of Blues in Atlantic City Saturday night. It was a great match up as the two fighters went toe to toe for almost the entire fight! Eddie scored a knockdown in the second round but his opponent recovered and the two continued to fight until the final bell rang. Eddie was declared the winner by unanimous decision! 

 

6/8/08 Summer Slam Judo Tournament

     

Congratulations to Steve Dehnz for winning the gold in 2 divisions! 

Steve stepped up and fought in the heavy weight and the super heavy weight divisions bringing home 2 gold medals! A very impressive showing after only a few months of judo training.

4/26/08 Newbreed Fighters Amateur MMA

Phil Doig and Jeremiah Hine brought the heat Saturday night!

Both fighters were relentless in their attacks, putting on a great show.

 After two and a half rounds against a very tough opponent Phil won his match by way of submission in the middle of the third round!

This was Jeremiah's first fight and he looked great!

He looked completely relaxed and at home in the ring.

It was three rounds of non stop action! Although he got caught in a rear naked choke in the third round Jeremiah fought a great fight earning him a spot on the fight team.

4/19/08 NAGA Richmond VA.

John G competed in 2 divisions and wins the Gold and Silver!

4/5/08 NAGA World Championships

We had 6 competitors enter and everybody came home with atleast 1 win!

Nikko Kaspidis took the Silver

Kris Rosana won the Silver

John G won the Bronze

3/30/08 UMAN Grappling Tournament

Anthony Craparo wins the silver medal

2/3/08 Tech Judo Tournament  

The kids looked great on the mat!

John Potenza Jr. takes home the Bronze Medal

Anthony Potenza takes home 2 Bronze Medals by stepping up at only 5 years old, competing in 2 different divisions!

The adult division looked great as well;

Mike Phelps won the Silver Medal

Mike Esposito took the Bronze.

Pat Gasman also took the Bronze.

12/27/07 Matt Wins his Second MMA Title Belt

Matt McManmon fought another very tough opponent for his second title belt, this time at New Breed Fighters in Atlantic City.

Both fighters had undefeated records so you can imagine the intensity!

Matt took it to his opponent working the game plan to perfection winning the match by unanimous decision.

Congratulations Matt!

 

11/10/07 Grapplers Quest & 11/17/07 NAGA

Jorge Martinez Brings home the Gold 2x

Jorge put on a great show 2 weeks in a row winning the Gold at Grapplers Quest and NAGA!

Great Job Jorge, keep it up!

 

10/13/07 Sensei Potenza Promoted to Coach Level 3 by Erik Paulson!

The Seminar on Oct 13^th was awesome!

If you missed it, be sure to get to the next one in June 2008.

After the seminar Erik promoted Sensei Potenza to Coach Level 3!

  

10/13/07 Modern Gladiator Grappling Challenge

• 125 lb - 1st Place Jorge Martinez. 2nd Place Mike Moore
• 145 - 154 lb - Novice 1st Mike Cano. 2nd Brian Delurey. 3rd Jacob Scelsa
• 145 - 154 lb - Intermediate 1st Vince Dileo. 2nd Gary Griffin. 3rd Frank
• 165 - 174 - 1st Paul Ritchey. 2nd Pat Gazman . 3rd Gary Thompson
• 175 - 190 - 1st Mike Lee 2nd Mike Petti
• 175 - 184 Advanced - 1st Pete Normandia. 2nd Jason Witowski 3rd Victor Romero
• 220 + 1st Oni Pius 2nd Floyd Harris 3rd Jay Schorevel
• Open Division 1st Paul Ritchey 2nd Gary Thompson 3rd Vick Romero

10/6/07 East Coast Judo Tournament

Joe Squallaro wins the Gold, Jagpreet wins the Silver and John Potenza Jr brings home the Bronze in his first tournament!

9/24/07 New Breed Fighters results

Matt McManmon continues his undefeated streak in the cage!
He fought 3 tough rounds, dominating each of them winning by unanimous decision.
Congratulations Matt!

10/6/07 Grapplers Quest

Bill Petercsak wins 4 matches in a row bringing home the Bronze Medal!

8/4/07 - NAGA Battle At The Beach:

Congratulations to our grapplers on their victories and efforts at the Battle At The Beach, each of our grapplers came home with a win!

7/15/07 - Real Submission Tournament 2

15 Modern Martial Arts students entered bringing home 11 MEDALS!!!
It was a great show, the competition was tough and our boys made us all very proud!
Great Job Guys!

6/9/07 - Summer Slam Judo Tournament:

Shawn Brings home the gold!
This was Shawn's first tournament & he put on a great show, executing perfect throws, submission attempts and dominant position control winning his division!

5/19/07 Real Submission Tournament

Garry Griffin Brings home the Gold & The Newbie's stepped up!
Much respect goes out to these guys, our most senior competitor that day had only 3 months experience!
Garry Griffin Won his division, Shane Glasgow took Third Place in his division, Vinny Lynch and Mike Pacifico both put on a great show, both entering the competition with only 4 weeks of training!
Great Job Guys!

3/3/07 Real Fight Night 5

The boys from Team Modern Martial Arts made us proud once again!

3 fighters made their grappling debut and put on a great show.

Victor Romero had a great match with non stop action almost finishing his opponent with an ankle lock. But his opponent weathered the storm and they fought to a draw.

Mike Deleon also fought a very game opponent, but Mike landed the ankle lock and submitted his opponent.

Chris England had a high paced match right from the start and finished it by submitting his opponent by armbar.

It was a great night for the team!

2/17/07 Grapplers Quest

Two fighters entered, two Gold medals came home!

Congratulations to Nathan Litowsky and Ivan Pinzan.
At only 12 years old and 2 months training, Nate entered Grapplers Quest winning the Children's No Gi Middle Weight Division bringing home the Gold Medal!

The first bout ended in less than 42 seconds via Tap Out from a side choke! The Second bout ended in 62 seconds via Tap Out from a guillotine!

Ivan Pinzan stepped up in weight class and skill level by entering the Men's No Gi Intermediate Division, bringing home the gold as well! Ivan ran through all of his opponents with dominating takedowns and controlling positions beating everybody by points!

3/3/07 Real Fight Night 5

The boys from Team Modern Martial Arts made us proud once again!

3 fighters made their grappling debut and put on a great show.

Victor Romero had a great match with non stop action almost finishing his opponent with an ankle lock. But his opponent weathered the storm and they fought to a draw.

Mike Deleon also fought a very game opponent, but Mike landed the ankle lock and submitted his opponent.

Chris England had a high paced match right from the start and finished it by submitting his opponent by armbar.

It was a great night for the team!

2/17/07 Grapplers Quest

Two fighters entered, two Gold medals came home!

Congratulations to Nathan Litowsky and Ivan Pinzan.
At only 12 years old and 2 months training, Nate entered Grapplers Quest winning the Children's No Gi Middle Weight Division bringing home the Gold Medal!

The first bout ended in less than 42 seconds via Tap Out from a side choke! The Second bout ended in 62 seconds via Tap Out from a guillotine!

Ivan Pinzan stepped up in weight class and skill level by entering the Men's No Gi Intermediate Division, bringing home the gold as well! Ivan ran through all of his opponents with dominating takedowns and controlling positions beating everybody by points!

2/4/07 Tech Judo Tournament

The adults and the kids both bring home the hardware!!!

Julian Sanchez -Took home the Gold in his first ever competition beating everyone in his division including one player 2 ranks above him!

Mike Luburich destroyed all the mens heavyweights by ippon, and took home the gold.

Ryan and Eric Sakora took 2nd place and
Keith Sakora took third.

The team looked great!

1/27/07 - Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 3

Team Modern Martial Arts put on a great display of skill and heart once again!

Mark Setaro made his debut in the cage and put on what most people said to be the fight of the night!
After 3 rounds of non-stop action on their feet and on the ground Mark won by decision!

Doug McNicholas also made his debut on this card.
Doug dominated the first round. About half way through the second round he landed a side choke nearly finishing his opponent, but spent all of his energy on it. When they got back to their feet Dougs oppponent landed a straight right knocking him down for the win.
It was a great first fight and you can bet the Killa Gorilla will be back in the cage soon!

In the Main Event
Greg "The Gladiator" Galperine continues his undefeated streak winning the USKBA Amateur MMA Super Lightweight Championship!!!

Greg fought pro boxer / mma practitioner Emmanuel Rose. Greg was able to neutralize Emmanuel's hands and control all four rounds winning by unanimous decision!

Congratulations!

10/21/06 - Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 2

Matt McManmon put on a great show at Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 2!
Matt made history by becoming the first ever USKBA Amateur Northeast MMA Champ!

USKBA Amateur MMA Super Welterweight Northeast Championship - Matt McManmon def Ryan Broderick by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) after 4 rounds of nonstop action!.

10/14/06 Team Modern Martial Arts brings home the GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE MEDALS from Grapplers Quest!

Doug McNicholas won 1st place in the Absolute Division, bringing home the Gold!

Ivan Pinzan won four matches bringing home the Silver Medal.

Evan Rubenstien took home the Bronze after winning three of his matches!
As always, it was a great show of skill & heart!
Great job guys.

10/7/06 - East Coast Judo Championships

The team looked sharp as Sensei McKim lead us into battle! Most of the team came home with 2 wins each!
John Potenza won 2 of his matches
Mike Luberell won 2 of hismatches
Hugo won 2 of his Matches
Mike worbelowski won 2 of his matches.
Competition was tough, but our team definately left their mark on one of the toughest Judo competitions in the country!

3/3/07 Real Fight Night 5

The boys from Team Modern Martial Arts made us proud once again!

3 fighters made their grappling debut and put on a great show.

Victor Romero had a great match with non stop action almost finishing his opponent with an ankle lock. But his opponent weathered the storm and they fought to a draw.

Mike Deleon also fought a very game opponent, but Mike landed the ankle lock and submitted his opponent.

Chris England had a high paced match right from the start and finished it by submitting his opponent by armbar.

It was a great night for the team!

2/17/07 Grapplers Quest

Two fighters entered, two Gold medals came home!

Congratulations to Nathan Litowsky and Ivan Pinzan.
At only 12 years old and 2 months training, Nate entered Grapplers Quest winning the Children's No Gi Middle Weight Division bringing home the Gold Medal!

The first bout ended in less than 42 seconds via Tap Out from a side choke! The Second bout ended in 62 seconds via Tap Out from a guillotine!

Ivan Pinzan stepped up in weight class and skill level by entering the Men's No Gi Intermediate Division, bringing home the gold as well! Ivan ran through all of his opponents with dominating takedowns and controlling positions beating everybody by points!

2/4/07 Tech Judo Tournament

The adults and the kids both bring home the hardware!!!

Julian Sanchez -Took home the Gold in his first ever competition beating everyone in his division including one player 2 ranks above him!

Mike Luburich destroyed all the mens heavyweights by ippon, and took home the gold.

Ryan and Eric Sakora took 2nd place and
Keith Sakora took third.

The team looked great!

1/27/07 - Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 3

Team Modern Martial Arts put on a great display of skill and heart once again!

Mark Setaro made his debut in the cage and put on what most people said to be the fight of the night!
After 3 rounds of non-stop action on their feet and on the ground Mark won by decision!

Doug McNicholas also made his debut on this card.
Doug dominated the first round. About half way through the second round he landed a side choke nearly finishing his opponent, but spent all of his energy on it. When they got back to their feet Dougs oppponent landed a straight right knocking him down for the win.
It was a great first fight and you can bet the Killa Gorilla will be back in the cage soon!

In the Main Event
Greg "The Gladiator" Galperine continues his undefeated streak winning the USKBA Amateur MMA Super Lightweight Championship!!!

Greg fought pro boxer / mma practitioner Emmanuel Rose. Greg was able to neutralize Emmanuel's hands and control all four rounds winning by unanimous decision!

Congratulations!

10/21/06 - Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 2

Matt McManmon put on a great show at Combat in the Cage - Rumble in Rahway 2!
Matt made history by becoming the first ever USKBA Amateur Northeast MMA Champ!

USKBA Amateur MMA Super Welterweight Northeast Championship - Matt McManmon def Ryan Broderick by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) after 4 rounds of nonstop action!.

10/14/06 Team Modern Martial Arts brings home the GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE MEDALS from Grapplers Quest!

Doug McNicholas won 1st place in the Absolute Division, bringing home the Gold!

Ivan Pinzan won four matches bringing home the Silver Medal.

Evan Rubenstien took home the Bronze after winning three of his matches!
As always, it was a great show of skill & heart!
Great job guys.

10/7/06 - East Coast Judo Championships

The team looked sharp as Sensei McKim lead us into battle! Most of the team came home with 2 wins each!
John Potenza won 2 of his matches
Mike Luberell won 2 of hismatches
Hugo won 2 of his Matches
Mike worbelowski won 2 of his matches.
Competition was tough, but our team definately left their mark on one of the toughest Judo competitions in the country!

8/26/06 Real Fight Night 4

Another great show of skill and heart from Team Modern Martial Arts!

Mike Sofo started off the night by submitting his opponent with a guillotine choke in under a minute!
This was Mikes first fight, he's off to a great start!

Next up was Ivan Pinzan. Ivan took on an opponent 30 lbs heaver than him and was able to control the match from start to finish with submission attempts and always maintaining dominant position. Great fight Ivan!

Joe Giordano stepped up to the plate taking on a power lifter as his opponent. Joe was working for the guillotine choke, but was reversed and got caught in a side choke. It was a great show of heart.

In last minute pinch they needed a 185 lb fighter to take on an experienced Jujitsu fighter. With only 2 minutes notice George stepped up to fight! Although he has some prior training, George is fairly new to our school. George not only took the fight without notice, he controlled the action and nearly locked in several submissions! It was a very impressive show of character and heart! The future is bright for this warrior.

Main Event Jordan Kaufman fought in a Muay Thai bout against a very game opponent.
After 3 rounds of non-stop action the judges reached a (controversial) split decision. Although it seemed everyone other than the judges saw the fight in favor of Jordan, (even the other camp thought it should have been a draw at the very least), the decision went to his opponent.
It was an incredible first Muay Thai fight!
We were all very impressed and proud of him!

8/19/06 - COMBAT IN THE CAGE - BATTLE AT THE PIER

Team MMA continues its winning streak in the cage!

Greg "The Gladiator" Galperine took on the top fighter in his division Tinn Tupy.
Greg was the underdog going into this match as the undefeated Tupy has been able to stop all of his opponents until now.
It was an awesome fight as Greg dominated all three rounds with a combination of very impressive strikes and grappling.
The two warriors traded heavy punches and several submission attempts but Greg clearly got the better of the exchanges winning his bout by unanimous decision!
Congratulations kid, we are all very proud of you!!!

Matt McManmon also took on a very tough opponent named Phil Ferraro, (another undefeated fighter).
The fight was non stop action as the two fighters continuously exchanged strikes, and submission attempts! They went from start to finish never slowing the pace down!
It was an amazing show of skill and heart by both fighters, but Matt dominated the fight and it was his hand that would be raised by unanimous decision!
Great fight Matt!

8/19/06 - Team Modern Martial Arts ended off the summer with some big time hardware in wrestling

Luke Harary competed in the Great 8 Summer Series, going to a tournament every Saturday since June 24. Rather than going to the beach on Saturdays, Luke hit the mat for eight weeks. This earned him the 2006 Great 8 Iron Man Award.
He also finished second in the point standings in the 130 lb weight class. Luke's 175 points earned him the Great 8 Summer Series Challenge Cup Runner Up trophy. Since the beginning of the summer, Luke's improvement is undeniable. He was a 6 time top 4 finisher this summer, including a 3 time finalist, and a one time champion. Congratulations!!

8/5/06 - Team Modern Martial Arts keeps the hardware coming at NAGA BATTLE AT THE BEACH 7

Matt McManmon brought home the Championship Sword after winning all 5 of his fights!
This was his first tournament. Hes off to a verry impressive start!

Ivan Pinzan showed great skill and heart as he defeated his first three opponents, he was on his way to certian victory when he suffered a bad muscle pull in his fourth match and had to stop.

Bill Peterscak won his first match by points with an impressive show of position control and submission attempts. He almost caught his second opponent in a heel hook, but his opponent was able to escape and eventually caught Bill in a kimaura.
Great fight Bill.

Overall the team looked great, congratulations guys!

7/30/06 - Team MMA comes home from the Jersey State Summer Championship with 2 SILVER MEDALS!

Luke Harary once again wrestled great in this tournament, and now has placed in 5 out of the 6 summer tournaments.
He also has 155 points in the Great 8 point standings, and we wish him luck in the last 2 tournaments.
The big story today, however, was Coach Keith Harary dusting off his wrestling shoes and coming out of retirement to wrestle in his first competition in 20 years!
Coach showed no signs of rust, and came home with the silver medal!
Way to lead by example Coach!
Congratulations to the father son dynamic duo!

7/15/06 - Team MMA has some representation in wrestling as Luke Harary comes home from the fourth Great 8 Tournament, The Eagle Clash, with a bronze medal.

He wrestled in the highly competitive 130 lbs weight class and wrestled great.
Luke has now placed in 3 of the 4 Great 8 Tournaments, and we wish him much more success. Congratulations!

7/1/06 - Luke Harary does it once again

Luke Harary does it once again, coming home from the Jackson Jag Summer Jam Wrestling Tournament with some more hardware. This time he went home with the silver medal. In the first match, Luke faced a tough opponent who eventually won the tournament. Luke held his ground, but lost by decision, 7-1. In the silver medal match, Luke was forced to come from behind again, down 4-0. After an excellent takedown and some great pinning combos, Luke won by decision 8-4. We are all very proud of Luke; it seems like Tuesday nights with Coach Keith are paying off!

6/25/06 Cranford Judo Invitational

Sal Lubrano wins 3 out of 4 of his matches! It was an amazing show of heart & skill.
Congratulations Sal!

6/24/06 Team Modern Martial Arts does it again

Team Modern Martial Arts does it again, bringing home the gold from the Great 8 Kickoff Classic wrestling tournament through Luke Harary's wins. In his first match, Luke dominated his opponent with a 14 second pin. In the championship round, Luke was down 4-0 with very little time left. After a reversal to make it 4-2, Luke used a side cradle and got the three back points necessary to win the match at the buzzer, 5-4.

6/10/06 Greg Galperine Wins his first Cage Fight!!!

Greg Galperine faced a very tough opponent.
The crowd went wild when Greg submitted him in 1 minute 17 seconds of round 1 by armbar!!!
It was a very impressive display of skill as Greg dominated his opponent!
Congratulations, we are all very proud of you!

5/13/06 Team Modern Martial Arts does it again, this time at
GRAPPLERS QUEST US NATIONALS, BRINGING HOME 2 GOLD MEDALS & 1 SILVER!

AARON RAPOPORT Won the GOLD MEDAL!
Aaron started the day off by submitting his 1st opponent in under a minute!
He fought a very tough opponent in his second match and still came out on top winning by points. This was Aarons first tournament. Way to start off your fighting career!

GREG GALPERINE Won the GOLD in his division too!
Gregg continued his winning streak submitting EVERYONE that stepped on the mat with him!
Greg ended his first match by choking his opponent out with a guillotine choke.
His second match ended by side choke.
In his third match, Greg submitted his opponent with a kimaura.
His fourth fight was tough, after several submission attempts Greg finally locked in the triangle choke and tapped out his opponent, winning his division.

JOE GIORDANO fought a great fight.
After training only 2 months Joe stepped onto the mat for the second time!
It was a great show of heart as Joe defended several submission attempts and escaped from positions, but was eventually caught in an armbar.

TONY CARCHESIO took home the SILVER MEDAL!
Tonys first match went the distance.
The action was non-stop through the round. Tony dominated his opponent and won by points.
In his second match Tony submitted his opponent by ankle lock!
His third match was another long battle that went the distance and Tony came out on top once again, winning the match!
In the finals Tony faced a tough opponent and after a tough three and a half minutes, got caught in a guillotine.

BILL PETERCSAK had two great fights!
Bill ended his first match by armbar in under 15 seconds!!
He had a great second match, but was caught in an armbar half way through the round.

Great job guys, we are all very proud of you!
 

TEAM MODERN MARTIAL ARTS BRINGS HOME THE HARDWARE ONCE AGAIN!!!

This time at the S.I. JUDO INVITATIONAL
Bob McKim 1st Place
John Potenza 1st Place
Sandra Potenza 2nd Place
Sal Lubrano 3rd Place.

It was an amazing show of heart, skill & slams! Congratulations guys.

ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND FOR TEAM MODERN MARTIAL ARTS!!!

Saturday -MASTERS OF THE BLADE

Sensei Potenza Did it again, winning ALL 3 of his divisions, bringing home 3 Gold Medals!
1st Place Knife Fighting
1st Place Stick & Knife
1st Place Long Sword

Matthew Harkins - Gold Medal - Knife fighting
Bronze Medal - Long Sword
Bronze Medal - Stick & Knife

SUNDAY NAGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gregg Galperine did it again!
After beating 4 very game opponents, Gregg took home the Championship Sword & title of NAGA World Champion!
Gerat job guys!

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial Arts For their victories and efforts at
Real Fight Night 1

First Bout - Muay Thai
Lee Xenakis fight a great fight! Lee entered the fight with a broken foot and a stress fracture on his instep! He dominated his opponent for most of the fight, but was unable to continue due to his injured foot.

Second Bout - Submission Grappling
Gregg Galpering did it again! After dominating the first round, Gregg submitted his opponent half way through the second round

Third Bout Submission Grappling
Jordan Kauffman won by unanimous decision!
He locked a triangle choke in the first round but his opponent grabbed the ropes and he had to let the hold go. This was Jordan's first fight, Great job!

Main Event - Submission Grappling
Bill Petersack fought a tough fight.
This was bills first fight ever! His opponent had over 15 years experiencs and owns his own school! Bill stepped up to the plate and took the match, he nearly locked in a gulitine choke, but eventually got caught in a top wrist lock.

The whole night was a great show of skill and heart.

Congrats to Gregg Galperine for his victories and efforts at The Battle at The Boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Gregg took home the Bronze medal winning 2 out of his 3 matches!
 

OUR WARRIORS HAVE RETURNED from JAPAN and the PHILIPPINES

Congratulations to Sensei John Potenza and Matt Harkins for their victories and efforts competing in the Philippines.
At The Gathering of Warriors 2005 International Tournament - in Manila.
Sensei Potenza came home with an amazing 3 GOLD MEDALS!

LONG SWORD 1st Place
SWORD & DAGGER 1st Place
KNIFE FIGHTING 1st Place

Matt Harkins was bumped up to the adult heavyweight division in his fights and still came home with a Silver medal!
Sword and Dagger 2nd Place.

The trip to Japan was great as well.
Sensei Potenza, Matt Harkins, Mike Harkins and Kristin Oconnor met with Carl Long Sensei and Shima Sensei and their students to preform a group demonstration for Miura Hanshi and several other Grand Masters from Japan. The demo was exellent. Great job gyus!
Welcome home.

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial Arts For their victories and efforts at - The Gathering "East Coast Invitational 2005" -

KNIFE FIGHTING
John Potenza - 1st Place Heavy Wt.
Matthew Harkins - 3rd Place Light Wt.

LONG SWORD
John Potenza - 3rd Place Heavy Wt.

SWORD & DAGGER
John Potenza - 3rd Place Heavy Wt.
Matthew Harkins - 2nd Place Light Weight

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial arts for their victories and efforts at -
GRAPPLERS QUEST North American Championships.

GREGG GALPRINE - 2nd Place Middle weight.
Gregg won 3 matches in a row ALL BY SUBMISSION!

ANTHONY CARCHESIO - 2nd Place Cruiserweight.
Anthony also won 3 matches in a row, his 1st match by Submission and the next 2 he crushed his opponents by points!

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial Arts For their victories and efforts at - The Gathering of Warriors 2005 - "The Summit"

KNIFE FIGHTING
John Potenza - 1st Place Heavy Wt.
Matthew Harkins - 1st Place Light Wt.
Doug AArne - Had a great fight!

LONG SWORD
John Potenza - 2nd Place Heavy Wt.
Dan Hoffman - 2nd Place Light Wt.
Matthew Harkins - 3rd Place Light Wt.

SWORD & DAGGER
John Potenza - 2nd Place Heavy Wt.
Matthew Harkins - 1st Place Light Weight
 

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial Arts For their victories and efforts at - "The Gathering of Warriors 2004" Tournament

KNIFE FIGHTING
John Potenza - 1st Place Heavy Wt.

LONG SWORD
Dan Hoffman - 1st Place Lt. Hvy Wt.
John Potenza - 2nd Place Heavy Wt.

SWORD & DAGGER
John Potenza - 2nd Place Heavy Wt.

Congratulations to the fighters from Team Modern Martial Arts For their victories and efforts at - "The Masters of The Blade 2004" Tournament.

SWORD & DAGGER
John Potenza - 2nd Place Hvy Wt.
Matt Harkins - 2nd Place Fly Wt.
Vinny Wolsky - 3rd Place Fly Wt.

KNIFE FIGHTING
John Potenza - 3rd Place Hvy Wt.
Vinny Wolsky - 2nd Place Fly Wt.
Matt Harkins - 3rd Place Lt Wt.
LONG SWORD
Matt Harkins - 2nd Place Lt Wt.
LJ Wesolowsky- 3rd Place Hvy Wt.

Congratulations to the Fighters from Modern Martial Arts for their victories and efforts at -
"The Gathering of Warriors 2003"

LONG SWORD,(Middle Weight)
1st Place - Dan Hoffman
2nd Place - Matthew Harkins

LONG SWORD, (Heavy Weight)
2nd Place - Sensei John Potenza
4th Place - Louis Wesolowsky
KNIFE FIGHTING Participants,
John Potenza
Jeff Green
Leon Maluchnik
George Zatrinski

SINGLE STICK Participant, (FULL CONTACT)
John Potenza

SUBMISSION GRAPPLING, (Middle Weight)
2nd Place - George Zatrinski

SUBMISSION GRAPPLING, (Heavy Weight)
1st Place - Leon Maluchnik

SUBMISSION (Takedown) GRAPPLING, (Heavy Weight)
1st Place - Jeff Green
2nd Place - George Zatrinski
3rd Place - Leon Maluchnik

 

 

 

 

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