The Staff of PSABJJ
Marc Adami
Marc started training in 2007 under Renzo Gracie black belt Gene Dunn, white-purple; trained under Marcelo Garcia purple-brown; received his black belt under Fabio Clemente & Leo Vieira and now trains under Fabio Clemente with team Checkmat NYC.
Titles:
- Ranked number 1 master brown belt in 2017
- Pan Am champion
- 3x Pan Am No Gi champion
- Pan Am bronze medalist absolute
- 4 x Asian Open champion - 2x weight 2x absolute
- European No Gi champion
- European bronze medalist
- 3x New York Open champion, 2x silver medalist, bronze medalist
- BJJ Pro champion
- Boston Open champion
- NAGA Expert champion
- Masters worlds silver medalist
- Rome Open silver medalist
- Toronto Open bronze medalist
Steven Crocilla Jr.
Black Belt under Master Fabio Clemente
Began training in 2008 when a friend recommended he learn "appropriate self-defense." Steven trained under Gene Dunn from white-purple belt. He began instructing as a White Belt, unheard of in most schools, but that allowed him to hone his skills faster. Steven received his brown belt from Marcelo Garcia during his four-year tenure there. Steven joined Team Fabio Clemente and found a professional environment that he was looking for.
Training daily under the tutelage of Master Fabio Clemente with Professors Eduardo Capeluto, Pedro Fernandes, Zata Toscano, and Mike Kalika teaching or in class, Steven has embraced training around/through/ and with injuries. Steven is proud to be a Black Belt under Fabio Clemente.
If you are someone who is worried about pre-existing injuries preventing you from training, Steven's advice; "Don't."
Steven has trained through multiple disc herniations of the lumbar spine, lordosis, stenosis, and degenerative disc disease, prior to beginning BJJ training. Although a constant concern mindful training has allowed him to train in the most competitive environments. Steven had trained for four years with a completely torn right ACL, torn meniscus and torn partially torn MCL, from 2011-2015. He even competed in several smaller local BJJ tournaments, taking home a few medals including a gold. After the 2015 right ACL replacement, a competitive injury required a left ACL replacement too. After that he was able to train safely at Team Fabio Clemente through his Black Belt. Since then he has has a dual lumbar discectomy due to his pre-existing back issues.
Even through it all Steven credits Jiu-Jitsu with keeping him in his best possible shape, increasing fluidity to his joints, and strengthening his mental resolve also.
Jose Diaz-Urena
Jose grew up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He started training in 2009 under Omar Del la Cruz at Fight Training Academy. He found His home as a Blue Belt at CheckMat NYC, earning his Black belt under Fabio Clemente where he continues to train. He’s been an active competitor since 2016.
Titles:
- IBJJF Pan American Silver Medalist
- 4x IBJJF Boston Open Champion
- 3x IBJJF New York Open Champion
- 3x IBJJF New York Open NoGi Champion
- 3x IBJJF Washington DC Open Champion
- 2x IBJJF Atlanta Open Champion
- BJJF Miami Open Champion
- IBJJF Chicago Open Champion
- 3x Grappling Industries Champion
- 2x BJJ Tour Champion
- Tap Cancer Out Superfight Winner
Caleb Archer
Caleb discovered Muay Thai at the young age of 14 and was fortunate enough to train under the legendary Ajarn Phil Nurse, owner of The Wat. He had my first fight a week before his 16th birthday.
Since then, he’s had the privilege to train at some of the best gyms alongside world champions across the world. Some highlights include training and fighting MMA at American Top Team, where he got to hone in on my grappling skills and sharpen my boxing technique with Olympic champion Howard Davis Jr. Caleb also trained and fought professionally in Thailand, having received a scholarship at Tiger Muay Thai, home to some of the top strikers in the world.
Having been exposed to many high caliber coaches, training modalities and styles Caleb combines the best of all worlds in my coaching. As a coach, he’s trained folks in both private and group formats at all levels. Caleb hopes to impart all of my years of knowledge and experience onto my students, while also helping them identify and apply their own unique strengths and attributes. Muay Thai is both art and science, and my goal is to help you become fluent in both aspects, whether you want to train for fun or have aspirations to fight competitively.
Jeff Garcia Jr.
When Park Slope Academy was still under construction in 2012 Jeff was the first Little Grappler to join,. Moving through the Little, Junior, and Adult class Jeff literally grew up on the mats. Jeff wrestled throughout his high school career and has begun to practice MMA as well. Jeff is multiple time IBJJF medalist and currently has an Amateur MMA record of 2-0.