Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Northern Valley

Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Northern Valley is a martial arts school located at 240 Pegasus Ave #103 in Northvale, New Jersey. The academy maintains a dedicated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program providing training sessions seven days a week for students across the Northern Valley region. The academy is owned and instructed by Professor Carl Massaro, a 5th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie. Massaro began training martial arts in 1992, has trained at the Renzo Gracie Academy headquarters in New York City since 1998, and also holds black belts in Tae Kwon Do and freestyle martial arts. Training focuses on authentic Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fundamentals, advanced grappling strategies, and practical self-defense. Classes incorporate positional sparring, takedowns, guard passing, and submission mechanics within a disciplined training environment.