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Essential Jiu Jitsu

White Plains, NY

5.0

(65 reviews)

Adult competition score: 9,615 · #42
Kids competition score: 5,604 · #27

Essential Jiu Jitsu in White Plains, NY offers training in Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The gym has produced 3 IBJJF adult black-belt No-Gi world champions. It has also produced 178 kids world champions.

Contact & Location

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Notable Achievements

IBJJF No-Gi World Champions:6

Kids Champs:33

Training Focus & Amenities

Specialties:

No-Gi

Instructors

Chazz Canas

Black Belt

Teaches kids and introductory and intermediate adult classes at Essential Jiu Jitsu.

Jonathan W. Torres

Black Belt

Jonathan "JT" Torres is the founder and head instructor of Essential Jiu Jitsu and a fourth-degree black belt. He began training at 15, decided early ...

JT Torres

Black Belt

Head instructor at Essential Jiu Jitsu in White Plains.

Vinnie Russo

Black Belt

Teaches adult and kids jiu-jitsu and submission wrestling at Essential Jiu Jitsu.

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Black belts

Black Belt
Jerry Nicholas Aquino III
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J.Z. Hadjstylianos
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Jonathan W. Torres
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Black Belt
Francisco J. Cabral
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Black Belt
Yves Antoine Jean
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Bárbara Gonçalves
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Black Belt
Michael C. Soler
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Black Belt
John Keith Burke
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Black Belt
Andrew Solano
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Black Belt
Maria Estella Rios
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Black Belt
Wojciech P Husak
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Black Belt
Mary White Mccleary
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Black Belt
David Adam Rodriguez
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Black Belt
Andrew P Chirico
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Jeffrey A. Alvarado
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Jeffrey James Sorbel
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Black Belt
Sean Michael Mccleary
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Black Belt
Felipe H. Desouza-Simplicio
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Black Belt
Brett Matthew Kostern
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Black Belt
Marc Anthony Cerrone
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Black Belt
Christopher Scott Ng
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David Adam Rodriguez
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Rosary Mary Walsh
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Marcus Rudy Johnson
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Black Belt
Jose A. Rodriguez
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Black Belt
Alexander Lvovich Leykikh
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Black Belt
Anderson de C. Silva
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Black Belt
Chazz William Canas
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Black Belt
Jessica Malley Crane
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1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Open Class - 1st)
1x National Champion No-Gi 2025 (Feather - 1st)
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Brown belts

Brown Belt
Christopher R Velez
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Patrick Thomas Humphries
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Brown Belt
Jason R. Sherrod
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Brown Belt
Damien M. Rosenstock
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Brown Belt
Marco Antonio Backes Sampaio
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Brown Belt
John A. Riggio
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Brown Belt
Anthony Nassier R. Boyce-Davis
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Brown Belt
Alex V Hernandez
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Brown Belt
Christian E Garcia
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Brown Belt
Jill Valenzuela
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Brown Belt
Jonathan Isaac Jimenez
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Brown Belt
Patrick J. McGowan
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Brown Belt
Ivan E Perez
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Brown Belt
Nicholas James VanDerKamp
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Brown Belt
Peter Joshua Duckworth
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Brown Belt
Lina Hanh Nguyen
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Brown Belt
Charles John Christo
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Purple belts

Purple Belt
Justin J Hill
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Purple Belt
Daniel L. Rodriguez
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Purple Belt
Adam Kyle Galeon
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Purple Belt
Dominique M. Vranos
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Purple Belt
Hendrik Sebastian Gores
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Purple Belt
Dana Marie Christensen
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Purple Belt
Jose Villanueva
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Purple Belt
Aldo Arossa Neto
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Purple Belt
Alexander Wallace Doty
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Purple Belt
Ian Mark Megginson
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Purple Belt
Stiven Orrego
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Purple Belt
Tyler Jason Roberts
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Purple Belt
Eric Johnathan Valenzuela
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Purple Belt
Josh Jordan Richards Jr.
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Purple Belt
Veronica Lynn Mayo
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Purple Belt
Michael Joseph Spark
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Blue belts

Blue Belt
L Silva
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
1x Juvenile National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
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Blue Belt
Christopher Young Kim
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Blue Belt
Ka Chun Wong
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Blue Belt
Whitney Leigh Wilson
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Blue Belt
Christian Andres Martinez
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Blue Belt
Keymi L Limon
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Blue Belt
Mariella Alyssa Carrasquillo Mercado
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Blue Belt
Madelyn Sasha Guerra
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Blue Belt
Brian Vargas
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Blue Belt
Adam John Lopez
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Blue Belt
Ali Hammam
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Blue Belt
Andrezza Grazielly Lima Anastacio
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Blue Belt
Bryan Humberto Juarez
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Blue Belt
Bryson B Thomas
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Blue Belt
Jedidah Rose Hoy Yen Groseclose
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Blue Belt
Charles Thor Huggins
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Blue Belt
Peter Wolfgang Hinze
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Blue Belt
Adam Carl Bradshaw
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Blue Belt
Joey Cruz Panetta
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Blue Belt
J Mitchell
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion No-Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 1st)
1x Juvenile National Champion No-Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 1st)
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Blue Belt
Brian Michael Culang
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Blue Belt
Giles David Edwin Mitchell
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Blue Belt
Mario Cesar Assis
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Blue Belt
Michael Daniel Peralta-Munoz
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Blue Belt
Joseph A Palagonia
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Blue Belt
Brian Zapata
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Blue Belt
Charles Parker Cushman
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White belts

White Belt
Russell Luke Taormina
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White Belt
Eduard Gjonaj
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White Belt
Darius Darnell Coit Jr
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White Belt
Matthew Thomas Chavez
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White Belt
Tyree Lamar Ross
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White Belt
Katherine Sarah Meyer
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White Belt
Amanda Sue Marie Kurtz
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White Belt
Chase Nathaniel Middleman
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White Belt
Paul Christopher Stewart
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White Belt
Mark Francis Wicinski Jr
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White Belt
Christoph T. Lambrix
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White Belt
Josue E Vargas Ospina
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White Belt
Nathan Mannion
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Kids green belts

Green Belt
C Cruz
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 1st)
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Kids orange belts

Orange Belt
R Tumminello
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
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Orange Belt
A Jr
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion No-Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
1x National Silver Medalist No-Gi 2026 (Open Class Light - 2nd)
1x Juvenile National Champion No-Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
+ 2 more accomplishments
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Orange Belt
H Crowley
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Orange Belt
I Dupree
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 1st)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 2nd)
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Kids yellow belts

Yellow Belt
I Muniz
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 3rd)
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Yellow Belt
K Bajraktari
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
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Yellow Belt
F Peguero
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Super Heavy - 1st)
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Yellow Belt
G Ferreira
Key Accomplishments
1x Brasileiro Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
1x Juvenile Brasileiro Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Yellow Belt
C Zhang
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
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Yellow Belt
J Muniz
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Yellow Belt
T Cisco
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
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Yellow Belt
M Khoder
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x Kids European Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
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Kids gray belts

Grey Belt
J Nemes
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
A Lajqi
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
A Alcantara
Key Accomplishments
1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 2nd)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
William Yeo Henriques
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Grey Belt
Augustus Jack Meyer Grosz
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Grey Belt
B Kuci
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
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Grey Belt
B Rinaldi
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Heavy - 1st)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist No-Gi 2026 (Heavy - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
C Davis
Key Accomplishments
1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Middle - 1st)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
+ 1 more accomplishments
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Grey Belt
E Alleyne
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
E III
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
T Cormier
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids European Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
S Cira
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Super Heavy - 1st)
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Grey Belt
J Alexin
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Middle - 1st)
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Grey Belt
R Kelly
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
N Perez
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
Y Santos
Key Accomplishments
1x Brasileiro Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x Juvenile Brasileiro Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
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Grey Belt
K Kelly
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Rooster - 1st)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Rooster - 2nd)
1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Rooster - 3rd)
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Grey Belt
I Zogby
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
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Grey Belt
L Calderon
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 2nd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
M Hullett
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 3rd)
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Grey Belt
M Perez
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
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Grey Belt
J Kim
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
M Soler
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Medium Heavy - 1st)
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Other athletes

Madison Khoder
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Killian Kelly
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Theodore Cormier
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Yasmin Ferreira Santos
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Max Perez
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Neo Perez
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Location & Contact

10 County Center Rd G1, White Plains, NY 10607

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Essential Jiu Jitsu

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Black belts

Jerry Nicholas Aquino III

Key Accomplishments

J.Z. Hadjstylianos

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Jonathan W. Torres

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Francisco J. Cabral

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Yves Antoine Jean

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Bárbara Gonçalves

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Michael C. Soler

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John Keith Burke

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Andrew Solano

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Maria Estella Rios

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Wojciech P Husak

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Mary White Mccleary

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David Adam Rodriguez

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Andrew P Chirico

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Jeffrey A. Alvarado

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Jeffrey James Sorbel

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Sean Michael Mccleary

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Felipe H. Desouza-Simplicio

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Brett Matthew Kostern

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Marc Anthony Cerrone

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Christopher Scott Ng

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David Adam Rodriguez

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Rosary Mary Walsh

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Marcus Rudy Johnson

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Jose A. Rodriguez

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Alexander Lvovich Leykikh

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Anderson de C. Silva

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Chazz William Canas

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Jessica Malley Crane

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Brown belts

Christopher R Velez

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Patrick Thomas Humphries

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Jason R. Sherrod

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Damien M. Rosenstock

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Marco Antonio Backes Sampaio

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John A. Riggio

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Anthony Nassier R. Boyce-Davis

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Alex V Hernandez