
North Side Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
North Side Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Where Belts Are Earned & Champions Are Made!
Where Belts Are Earned & Champions Are Made!



Established 2011
Established 2011
NSBJJ History and Evolution
NSBJJ History and Evolution
These are some of the firsts and highlights from almost ten years of teaching at NSBJJ. They are listed in no specific order.

Anthony Torres gets his Black Belt
Anthony Torres gets his Black Belt
UFC Veteran and 20 year MMA fighter finally gets his Black Belt from Professors Sean Huff and Paul Nava
First PAN Gold
First PAN Gold
Patrick dominates and wins his first Major in the IBJJF and first PAN Gold for NSBJJ


NSBJJ's First Child Prodigy
NSBJJ's First Child Prodigy
Twist started under Professor Huff and is Now an IBJJF World Champion!
First Siblings to Podium at Kids PANs
First Siblings to Podium at Kids PANs
Shaylee and Daylin both Place at Kids PANS!


Ernesto Wins his First IBJJF Gold
Ernesto Wins his First IBJJF Gold
Competing outside of AZ for the first time Ernesto submits his way to IBJJF GOLD
Bronze at Master Worlds
Bronze at Master Worlds
Alex almosts subs the winner and looks very impressive taking Bronze at Master Worlds


First Nebraska Seminar
First Nebraska Seminar
Sean Huff gives his first official ARES seminar at NEBJJ in Omaha
First Female Blue Belt
First Female Blue Belt
5 Gold Medal wins at White Belt giving up an average of 20lbs per match Ashley Melki dominates & becomes NSBJJ's first female Blue Belt


The First Female Child Prodigy
The First Female Child Prodigy
The Pride of NSBJJ Malyia becomes on of the best in the country under the tutelage of Professor Sean Huff
NSBJJ's First Black Belt
NSBJJ's First Black Belt
Former US Navy S.E.A.L. Chris M. becomes NSBJJ's first student to earn his Black Belt


First Abu Dahbi Gold Medal
First Abu Dahbi Gold Medal
NS student dominates ADCC in Los Angles to win Gold
Biggest Seminar
Biggest Seminar
Muay Thai specialest Thiago Azeredo giver seminar to 99 students


First White to Black Belt Promotion
First White to Black Belt Promotion
NS student becomes the first student to go from White to Bleck Belt. Took 7 years
First Fight
First Fight
Professor Huff beats 7-1 opponent by triangle in round 2 in Memphis Tenn

First NSBJJ Blue Belt
First NSBJJ Blue Belt
NSBJJ first student and first Blue Belt promotion MMA fighter
Greg Edwards
Future UFC Star Gets his Blue Belt on the Podium
Future UFC Star Gets his Blue Belt on the Podium
Drakkar Klose dominates AZBJJL and gets his Blue Belt on the podium!


First Kids student to go white to Purple
First Kids student to go white to Purple
Trent Oland becomes first and ONLY North Sider to go through all kid belts and is now a Purple Belt
1st Gracie to train with
1st Gracie to train with
A true honor to train with the one and only Clark Gracie


First SJJIF Worlds
First SJJIF Worlds
NSBJJ Places at SJJIF Worlds
1st Paul Nava Visit
1st Paul Nava Visit
The start to the best decision ever NSBJJ to become ARES under Masters GOAT 10X Black Belt World Champion Paul Nava


Ace Martinez win streak
Ace Martinez win streak
Ace dominates 4 MMA fights and as a white belt taps out a Black Belt
First Pro Grappling match & Sub win
First Pro Grappling match & Sub win
A NS student wins Pro Grappling debut by RNC


First Kids PANs Title
First Kids PANs Title
Mal Wins PAN Kids Gold
The largest kids tournament in the world
Visit with Master Saulo
Visit with Master Saulo
NS was almost a Saulo Affiliate, and has nothing but respect for the true BJJ Master and Champion.


First Professional Grappling FOTN
First Professional Grappling FOTN
Noah gets FOTN honors at ROP Pro Grappling
First IBJJF Gold
First IBJJF Gold
A NS student wins big in Las Vegas upsetting a former IBJJF World Champion


Sean Huff Wins Gold at Purple Belt
Sean Huff Wins Gold at Purple Belt
Sean Huff wins the AZ International Open outscoring his Drysdale BJJ and MMA Lab opponents 24-2. Wins his second AZBJJF Title and earns his Brown Belt
First Adult Female World Title
First Adult Female World Title
JD wins her second IBJJF NOGI World Title shortly after being promoted by Professor Huff


Ray Pina Dominates like no other at Worlds
Ray Pina Dominates like no other at Worlds
Not an advantage or point was scored on Ray as he won 7 matches in a row to win the 2019 Adult IBJJF NOGI World Championship. Only the 3rd person from Tucson ever to do so.
First Adult World Championship
First Adult World Championship
A NS student wins NS's first Adult World Championship


Bryan Scambler Wins Worlds
Bryan Scambler Wins Worlds
NS Wrestling coach Bryan Scambler wins M1 NOGI World Championship
First Match at Black Belt - First Master Worlds
First Match at Black Belt - First Master Worlds
Professor Huff's first match at Black Belt was in the World Championships,

3 ROP Champions at Purple Belt
3 ROP Champions at Purple Belt
The most dominate team in ROP has 3 champions at Purple Belt


First UFC Win!
First UFC Win!
Anthony Birchak KOed Joe Soto to win his first UFC fight
First Adult PANs Medal
First Adult PANs Medal
A NS student wins Silver at Pans going 3-1 and almost winning the major


First NSBJJ Student to Win AZ State Blue Belt
First NSBJJ Student to Win AZ State Blue Belt
Immediately after receiving his Blue Belt Chad Norris wins AZBJJL State Championship
First World Title for NSBJJ
First World Title for NSBJJ
Brenn wins his and NSBJJ's first IBJJF World Championship!


First UFC International CO Main Event
First UFC International CO Main Event
Anthony Birchak fights Thomas Edamame in Sao Paulo, Brazil
First UFC Fight
First UFC Fight
Anthony was looking good at his first UFC fight in PHX AZ


Original North-Sider Wins Brown World Championship
Original North-Sider Wins Brown World Championship
Mike Melki trained at NS for 7 years and was an original student in 2011
Tucson History - 2 Adult World Championships
Tucson History - 2 Adult World Championships
A NS student makes history and wins his 2nd Adult World Title, nobody else has accomplished this ever from Tucson.


Noah Burns Wins 20 Gold Medals in 2019
Noah Burns Wins 20 Gold Medals in 2019
Noah wins 20 Gold Medals and wins custom Kimono from Professor Huff as NSBJJ's MVP!
Justin Rascon Wins Big in Tucson
Justin Rascon Wins Big in Tucson
Justin ARascon dominates in Pro MMA and even throws up in cage


An Amazing Success Story
An Amazing Success Story
Professors Huff and Stamps were Blue Belts together, in a tournament in which they both competed Stamps was choked out cold. Many years went by and Professor Huff convinced him to face his fears and do another. Stamps dominated submitting all opponents in under a minute.
Stretch Boulders 4 first round Subs in a row!
Stretch Boulders 4 first round Subs in a row!
One of the original North Siders Stretch won his first 4 MMA fights all by submission!


Professor Wins Big in PHX earns Black Belt
Professor Wins Big in PHX earns Black Belt
Huff beat opponent from South America 9-0
Patrick gets Silver at Worlds
Patrick gets Silver at Worlds
Patrick gets Silver Medal at the Adult World Championships


The Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
12 years later!
ARES BJJ Royalty
ARES BJJ Royalty
NSBJJ is a part of the best team in all BJJ - ARES!


First Combate MMA Fight
First Combate MMA Fight
Justin Rascon fights in Professional MMA Combate Americas
AT Gets Silver in Absolute
AT Gets Silver in Absolute
After almost winning his division AT gets Silver to a Super Heavyweight and looked absolutely amazing


The Next Ninjas!
The Next Ninjas!
Top ranked female Olivia wins 4 AZBJJL Titles - Top ranked in SJJIF Noah Burns also wins Gold in AZBJJL
Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho @ NSBJJ
Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho @ NSBJJ
A true pleasure to have a Legend teaching at NSBJJ!
