Brazilian JIU-JITSU - American Top Team Fort Lauderdale Brazilian jiu jitsu is a martial art,combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of American Top Team’s core training programs. We have...
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Cardio kickboxing at American Top Team is a combination of aerobics, boxing, and martial arts – it is one of the most popular fitness trends to hit gyms in recent years. These workouts, which are inspired by martial arts, have...
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Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for kids WHAT IS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU? Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense system based on the principles of technique and leverage, which allow you to defeat opponents of much greater size and strength. You don’t have to be the largest, fastest,...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Take BJJ Private Lessons Everyone knows that BJJ private lessons are available at every single school with pretty much every teacher, but most people don’t take them because they can be quite pricey. However, it’s not...
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Submission wrestling (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as No-Gi) or Combat wrestling (in Japan), is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus...
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Feel like a Professional MMA Fighter! You are locked in a cage. Across from you, wearing 4-ounce gloves, stands a professional fighter. The bell rings, he is staring in your direction as he moves quickly toward you… Can you imagine the adrenaline...
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Luis Nazario has been training Martial Arts for 20 yrs. He started Kenpo Karate at the age of 15 & earned his black belt. Also has a black belt in Gyo Ryu. Luis holds two Muay Thai titles. He has been doing Muay Thai for the last 12 years and teaching it for 9 years […]
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Billy Padden attained his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from West Chester University. During his time at WCU, Billy achieved ambitious athletic goals, going on to claim two National Collegiate Boxing Championships and three All-American titles. Billy is the Boxing trainer at American Top Team Fort Lauderdale . As a teacher, counselor and […]
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Awarded Black Belt in 2014 under Master Ricardo Liborio and Junior Fernandes Multiple times NAGA US Nationals Champion Florida State Champion Grapples quest champion Miami Open Champion South American Champion No Gi World champion Brazilian Jiu-jistu coach
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Hi, my name is Junior Fernandes. I’m the owner and head instructor at American Top Team (ATT) in Fort Lauderdale. I hold the rank of third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the legendary Master Ricardo Libório. I am also a brown belt in Judo. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I […]
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Blake Trueblood has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) for over eight years and was awarded his Black Belt in 2015 by Master Junior Fernandes. Blake was the first student to receive all his belts at the American Top Team Fort Lauderdale academy and has won and placed in a variety of BJJ tournaments, including IBJJF […]
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Submission Grappling and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu at American Top Team Fort Lauderdale Each and every day the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) has been paying more attention to “no-gi”, American expressions that means Jiu Jistu without “kimono” (Gi). At American Top Team Fort Lauderdale, there are specific days for this type of training: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and […]
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Last week in Orlando Master Junior Fernandes received the trophy of the first Meeting of the American Top Team Reunion from his master, Antonio Ricardo Liborio. The meeting took place at the Europe Expo in Orlando, Florida. Various seminars were held at the expo, given by some of the biggest names in BJJ, including: […]
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Summer Belt Promotion Kids – Teens – Adults Attention American Top Team Fort Lauderdale Family: Our summer belt testing is right around the corner! Please remember to show up and support your teammates whether you are getting promoted or not. We encourage you to invite family and friends to be part of the belt ceremonies. Pictures […]
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This past Saturday night (May 13th), American Top Team made history with 9 fighters on one UFC card! (UFC211) But that’s not all American Top Team accomplished! American Top Team also took 1st place in both GI & NO Gi at the IBJJF Miami Spring Open, the most prestigious annual Grappling event in Florida. American Top […]
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This Friday, May 12th American Top Team FTL, will have the pleasure of hosting the IBJJF seminar! The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Nogi World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The federation was created by Carlos Gracie, Jr., […]
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