MACHADO BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU NJ - SEMPAI RISADINHA

"OUT OF DARKNESS MUST COME LIGHT "

This is something that has come to epitomize Sempai Rigo Asencio's transition from a life of depression and misery to a life of happiness and bliss. Sempai Rigo's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey begins right out of high school. His lifestyle of inactivity, terrible eating habits and a family history of illnesses, led to high blood pressure and a weight of 280 pounds. This is the turning point that made him look for a change, but what it would be was still unknown to him.

During spring cleaning one year, Sempai Rigo found an unmarked DVD. He didn't know at the time, but that DVD would be the answer to all of his problems that he was having in his life and more. The DVD was a highlight reel of the legendary Royce Gracie and his victories in the UFC. Royce Gracie fascinated Sempai Rigo with his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and how he was able to not only defend himself in No-Rules Fighting, but to win and dominate every fight regardless of weight, strength, or size. Sempai Rigo started to do his research and bought every single UFC DVD on the market. He learned more about the sport, the fighters, and the history. After educating himself, it was now time to take on the huge task of finding an Academy that he could call his new home and begin his new life as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial artist.
Sempai Rigo's began searching for an Academy that would lead him to his new found goals. Until one day, he came upon an intriguing website called www.kneeonbelly.com. The rest, as you can see, is history.
Sempai Rigo began training under New Jersey's Offical Rigan Machado Representative Sensei Johnny Guerrero and became part of the Rigan Machado, Marcos Santos, and Team Guerrero family. It was through the motivation and active role of Sensei Guerrero in his training that Sempai Rigo was able to lose 100 pounds in a year, and was also able to achieve the rank of Blue Belt in less than a year. This was a big moment in Sempai Rigo's life because he had never been active in his life, yet was able to lose 100 pounds in a year and achieve the rank of Blue Belt before he turned 19. Sempai Rigo had come to the realization that he would dedicate his life to not only studying and teaching the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but helping other people like himself realize their true potential in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and life itself.
At the tender age of 20, Sempai Rigo Asencio has achieved the rank of Purple Belt and has trained with the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters & instructors in the world today. Below are some of the many experts Sempai Asencio has trained with:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Marcelo Garcia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Robson Moura
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Royler Gracie
Legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Rigan Machado
Legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Roger Machado
Master Adilson "Bitta" Lima

Legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion John Machado

The Most Decorated American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion "The Prodigy" BJ Penn
Grand Master Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practioner Francisco Mansur
The Legendery "King Of The Guard" Rilion Gracie
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Delson 'Pe De Chumbo" Heleno
World Famous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor John Donehue
Ultimate Fighter Star Noah "The Red" Thomas
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Expert and Champion Alison "Jucao" Brites
Top Rigan Machado Black Belt Marcos Santos
Champion Judo Fighter Mike Swain
Elite XC Fighter Murilo "Ninja" Rua
2005 Grand Prix Middleweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

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 , and Children's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction in the area of Cedar Grove, Montclair, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Verona, Essex County, & Northern New Jersey. We are the Official New Jersey Representative of Legendary 8th Degree Black Belt World C h a mpion Rigan Machado & Top Rigan Machado Black Belt Professor Marcos Santos , and we are the first and only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New Jersey that is affiliated with the International Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Federation. We teach our students how to defend themselves in a realistic self defense situation by using the proven methods of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu system created by Grand Master Carlos Gracie and Grand Master Helio Gracie. We incorporate in our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction both the philosophies of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu & Machado Jiu-Jitsu to give our student a very open minded and creative approach to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training. We are committed to continually enhancing our programs to address exercises, drills, safety tips and a realistic approach to self-defense. We offer a flexible schedule with Morning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, Afternoon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, and Night Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes to satisfy your thirst for knowledge at anytime of the day. We employ full time instructors whose sole purpose is to continue the advancement of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the Academy and for the student. We “Build Confidence Through Achievement” and provide an environment conducive to positive relationships, fostering self-discipline, self-confidence and self-respect. Although we honor Martial Arts traditions that go back centuries, we are dynamic and are constantly seeking new and innovative ways to enthuse and excite our students. We are a family here and as the famous Machado Jiu-Jitsu saying goes... "LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR"