Community directory

Organizations making a positive impact through martial arts in New Jersey.

Explore independent summaries and direct official resources. Organizations are not presented as partners, sponsors, or endorsers, and event listings remain in Events.

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Community organizations

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Challenge of Champions

Upcoming NJ event

A recurring New Jersey tournament with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts divisions.

The official source publishes numbered events at the NJ Expo Center in Edison and maintains historical results.

Upcoming NJ eventChallenge of Champions 58

Buddies Over Bullies

Recurring NJ activity

A martial-arts-led anti-bullying nonprofit that offers self-defense education, youth seminars, and community outreach.

The organization has New Jersey leadership and academy relationships, but it does not publish a dependable dated New Jersey event calendar.

Girls in Gis

Recurring NJ activity

A nonprofit that creates women-focused Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu events and access programs across the United States.

Its official New Jersey page documents the state program and is the authoritative place to check for newly announced New Jersey events.

NJ LEO Jiu Jitsu

Recurring NJ activity

A New Jersey nonprofit that organizes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu activity for members of the law-enforcement community.

Its official calendar documents recurring open mats, instruction, and fundraising activity at New Jersey gyms and venues.

Tap Cancer Out

Recurring NJ activity

A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu nonprofit that raises funds for cancer-fighting organizations through tournaments and community campaigns.

New Jersey academies have participated in its national fundraising activity, although its current official calendar lists no New Jersey tournament.

We Defy Foundation

Recurring NJ activity

A nonprofit that connects combat veterans with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training and organizes national fundraising events.

Its official archive documents a 2026 Battleship New Jersey seminar and fight-card weekend; no current New Jersey event is listed.

CINA

Informational resource

A Newark nonprofit providing school-based martial arts, performing arts, and youth development programming.

Its New Jersey programming includes taekwondo, boxing, kickboxing, self-defense, and anti-bullying education across Newark-area sites.

Project ALL IN

Informational resource

A nonprofit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu leadership academy pairing martial arts instruction with youth development and mentorship.

The program serves Trenton youth through ongoing classes; it is a community resource rather than a source of discrete public events.

Resource listings are informational and do not imply partnership, sponsorship, endorsement, or eligibility. Confirm all current terms with the organization.

Why Community matters

Martial arts reaches beyond regular classes.

New Jersey organizations use martial arts for youth development, veteran and law-enforcement support, anti-bullying education, charitable fundraising, and accessible competition. This page keeps those official resources discoverable while reserving event listings for verified activity taking place in New Jersey.

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